Various Artists - Blue Note Revisited (2004) (rel.2004)

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	Artist/Composer Various Artists Title Blue Note Revisited (2004) Length 67:52 Discs: 1 Tracks: 13 Format HQ 192+ kbps Packaging Jewel Case Label Blue Note Cat. Number N/A Style Electro; Urban Rating

Track list

01 Oriental Folk Song (Wayne Shorter) (La Funk Mob) 03:49 02 La Malanga (Bobby Hutcherson) (Kenny Dope) 06:02 03 Kudu (Eddie Henderson) (Kyoto Jazz Massive) 05:25 04 Lansanna's Priestess (Donald Byrd) (DJ Spinna) 06:05 05 Won't You Open Up Your Senses (Horace Silver) (4Hero) 03:51 06 Los Alamitos Latinfunklovesong (Gene Harris) (Bugz In The Attic) 07:03 07 Young Warrior (Bobbi Humphrey) (Madlib) 06:25 08 Oblighetto (Brother Jack McDuff) (J Dilla) 03:43 09 The Emperor (Donald Byrd) (DJ Cam Feat. Erik Truffaz) 04:10 10 Footprints (Dub) (Wayne Shorter) (DJ Mehdi) 04:12 11 Song Of Will (Eddie Gale) (Jazzanova) 07:42 12 A Time To Remember (Grant Green) (Osunlade) 04:45 13 Caravan (Michael Petrucciani) (Matthew Herbert) 04:40

Notes

4hero - remixing Kenny Dope - remixing Jonathan Maron - bass Mike Patto - vocals, Korg synthesizer Leo Bubba Taylor - drums DJ Cam - scratching, strings, Fender Rhodes, remixing Luca Barbarossa - guitar Kaidi Tatham - keyboards Hajime Yoshizawa - keyboards, Fender Rhodes, Mini Moog DJ Spinna - tambourine, vocals (bckgr), remixing Dego - keyboards Jazzanova - remixing Erik Truffaz - trumpet Marc Mac - bass DJ Mehdi - remixing Madlib - remixing Luke Parkhouse - drums I was expecting more... Reviewer: Superfreak from Montreal, Quebec Kenny Dope, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Spinna and Madlib did a terrific job... Jazzanova, J Dilla Osunlade and Herbert was just average, it means a big deception, they could have done a better job... Dj Cam and Truffaz demonstrated a lot of clichés and Mendhi and La Funk Mob totaly destroyed the work of Wayne Shorter... It's sad because the first 12 inches (Kenny Dope and Bugz) is already a classic... I was expecting more... Amazon.com Blue Note represents a goldmine of raw brain matter in the continuing mind-meld between dance-world spinners and the jazzmen of old. Like kids jumping into a pile of leaves, 13 DJs delve into the label's vaults to connect Donald Byrd fusion and Wayne Shorter hard-bop with a hodgepodge of tricky needlework. The newcomers keep up with the old hats, combining respect for the originals with a jolt of modern momentum. Some take a soft approach; Kyoto Jazz Massive deconstructs and rebuilds Eddie Henderson's "Kudu" with kicked-up rhythms and reverence for the song's marvelous Patrice Rushen keyboard solo. Meanwhile, DJ Cam brings some nice flow via Erik Truffaz, who provides extra flava on Byrd's funk-jazz workout "The Emperor." Going all the way out, Matthew Herbert's skittery, left-field style totally transforms Michel Petrucciani's noodling "Caravan." A challenging piece of jazz-dance, Blue Note Revisited artfully avoids downtempo clichés, doing justice to the explorative nature of these artists and the wax they've left behind. --Matthew Cooke