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I looked for the song Rose Rouge for an eternity, after I heard it on the movie Serendipity, but it wasn't in the soundtrack.This cd is just amazing.I love it.
The tunes are bluesy, modal, funky, and (mostly) danceable. not too flashy, with emphasis on tastefulness.
The heart of this cd for myself lies in tracks 4 to 9, so I moved the first 3 tracks to the back end on hard drive. The mixture of soloists --xylophone, sax, trumpet, keyboard, flute, and guitar-- keeps things varied (the flute, guitar and xylophone are outstanding).
A reviewer describes this as 'house meets jazz' and as such this is an exceptional cd. There is a lot of soloing and it all succeeds.
"Sure Thing" (which first brought me here) is a sultry, smokey vamp over which the guitarist just burns. However it is distinctly NOT for the jazz purist.
Granting that some of the rhythm tracks are sequenced, the instrumental work here is good to great.
It's almost dancable. It's a fusion of jazz electronic and blues. If you've never heard any of his music before, this is the cd with which to start. This is an excellent cd. There really isn't a weak cut.
You must buy this if you love true Jazz. This is one of the best Jazz cd's that I have ever bought. The rhythm and the beat capture the soul.
Flip on this CD in your car in the nightime, seems to sound better at night, and cruise down road with a head noddin' stone cold groove Been listening to this for the last three weeks since I got it. If u like acid jazz with a driving bass/precussion backbeat and some incredible keyboard and flute work this is for you.About 5 very solid tracks, coupla ok ones and one is kinda background music.
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