Da Truth, Nat King Cole - Re: Generations
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Artist: Da Truth, Nat King ColeEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-03-10
Music Label: Capitol
Soundtracks:
- Lush Life (Cee-Lo)
- Straighten Up and Fly Right (will.i.am & Natalie Cole)
- Day In Day Out (Cut Chemist)
- Brazilian Love Song (Michaelangelo L'Acqua & Bebel Gilberto)
- The Game of Love (Nas & Salaam Remi)
- Walkin' My Baby Back Home (The Roots)
- Hit That Jive, Jack (Souldiggaz & Izza Kizza)
- Calypso Blues (Stephen & Damian Marley)
- More and More of Your Amour (Bitter:Sweet)
- El Choclo (Brazilian Girls)
- Pick-up (Just Blaze)
- Anytime Anyday Anywhere (Amp Fiddler)
- Nature Boy (TV On The Radio)
Free Music Notes for Re: Generations
Free Music Review: Truly Unforgettable...
Hit: 5 Stars
This is one of those projects that sharply divides. On the one hand, you have the purists who will be aghast. On the other hand, you have people open to experimentation and new ideas, (as well as a new generation discovering the old). I fall into the latter, that is those open to experimentation and new ideas. I'm a fan of Nat King Cole's, but still, a few of the tracks here are new to me.
"Re: Generations" is a remix/re-interpretation of 13 Cole tracks by DJs, Producers and singers. The idea birthed by his daughter Carole Cole, was to bridge the gap between the new and the old generation, and it works pretty well if you're willing to let it.
The songs are given diverse treatments; a Hip Hop/Jazz feel (the absolutely stunning and danceable "Lush Life" by Cee-Lo using select verses from the original, a groovy bassline, darting horns and skittery beats, "Walkin' my baby back home" with a rapped coda by The Roots, "The game of love" with Nas which also has a Brazilian feel), Reggae ("Calypso blues" with Damien Marley), Latin (the lilting "Brazilian love song" with Bebel Gilberto, "More and more of your amor" produced by Bittersweet, "El Choolo" with fab horns and a Matador feel), Rock (the very arty "Nature boy" is given an erie atmospheric feel by Alternative Rock band TV on the Radio adding distortion and electronic flourishes to great effect), while the rest largely stay true to the original arrangements with subtle embellishments.
"Straighten up and fly right" is produced by will.i.am and is a duet with daughter Natalie (scatting nicely) set to nice clipped beats over a Jazzy backdrop. "Hit that Jive Jack" is filled with hand claps with rapping by Izza Kizza over a spare musical arrangement. "Day in-day out" is big band jazz with rich percussion produced by Cut-Chemist. "Pick up" is a soothing Jook joint, as is the absolutely lovely horn-peppered "Anytime anyday anywhere" with Amp Fiddler.
I absolutely love this album, and from reviews I've read here, it appears some of the younger generation are discovering Cole's music thanks to this CD, helping make him truly unforgettable. Mission accomplished!
Re: Generations Poster
In an altogether modern and collaborative approach, many of the world's most pioneering musicians, producers and DJs have joined together to bring each of their distinct styles to 13 of Nat King Cole's outstanding recordings for RE:GENERATIONS.Executive Produced by Carole Cole and Michaelangelo L'Acqua, the album contains the manifold talents of Cee-Lo, The Roots, will.i.am with Natalie Cole, Cut Chemist, Just Blaze, Nas with Salaam Remi, Souldiggaz with Izza Kizza, Michaelangelo L'Acqua with Bebel Gilberto, Stephen and Damian Marley, Bitter:Sweet, Brazilian Girls, Amp Fiddler and TV On The Radio.
RE:GENERATIONS aims to construct a tuneful bridge between generations, cultures and races. Evocative of a sleek and stylish metrolounge where music and the visual arts converge, RE:GENERATIONS honors Nat King Cole's continued cultural influence around the planet, 90 years after his birth.
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