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KINGS OF JAZZ - GILLES PETERSON AND JAZZANOVA (BBE MUSIC) |
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From classic true jazz to jazz-infuenced futurisms,
this two disc set brings us "The History" and "The
Present" of jazz. Helping to filter out some worthy
tracks from jazz's extensive history is Gilles
Peterson, whose selections on "The History" disc
include Rashaan Roland Kirk's "Spirits Up Above," a
kind of funky sung jazz band number that halfway makes
me think of the "Hair" musical; lonely, rainy night
brass jazz with delicious vocals both male and female
on Charles Mingus' "Moves"; the jazz classicism of
Mark Murphy's "My Favorite Things," putting to shame
Julie Andrew's version; the hip smoothness of John
coltrane on "Equinox." Others on disc one include Roy
Haynes, Randy Weston, Art Blakely, The Jazz Crusaders,
Eric Dolphy and Bill Evans. The second disc explores
more modernistic modes, touching on music that may not
seem like jazz - in some cases - but is definitely
endowed with roots in jazz. Examine the sexy soul
jazz-it-up of Nikki O's "Butterflies" or the
funktified kickalong of "Mother of the Future" by
Bembe Segue. You can immerse yourself in the dark,
almost foreboding sound of Two Banks of Four performing
"Two Miles Before Dawn." You can even enter electronic
chillout territory with "At Les" by the Innerzone
Orchestra. Others on this disc are 4 Hero, The Matthew
Herbert Big Band feat. Jamie Lidell, Pavel Kostiuk
feat. Vanessa Freeman, Rima feat. Ian O'Brien, Carlo
Fashion and Hedvig Hanson. These "Present" selections
were made by the Jazzanova collective. All told this
is a wonderful exploration of jazz and jazz offshoots,
boasting an eclectic (for sure) batch of tracks, a
selection of smart, alluring music to drift through
for a while. -- review by Kristofer Upjohn
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