Gilles Peterson, Jazzanova - The Kings of Jazz
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Artist: Gilles Peterson, JazzanovaEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-03-21
Music Label: Rapster
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Roy Haynes "Quiet Fire"
- Randy Weston "In Memory Of"
- Rashaan Roland Kirk "Spirits Up Above"
- Charles Mingus "Moves"
- Art Blakey "Anthenagin"
- The Jazz Crusaders "Young-rabbits'
- Mark Murphy "My Favorite Things"
- John Coltrane "Equinox"
- Eric Dolphy "Fire Waltz"
- Bill Evans "Peace Piece"
- Nikki O "Butterflies"
- 4 Hero "Spirits In Transit"
- Bembe Segue "Mother Of The Future"
- Matthew Herbert Big Band "Everything's Changed"
- Pavel Kostiuk Feat. Vanessa Freeman "Brand New Day" (Chateau Flight Remix)
- Two Banks Of Four "Two Miles Before Dawm"
- Rima Feat. Ian O'Brien "Modern Times"
- Innerzone Orchestra "At Les"
- Carlo Fashion "Muster Fur Kammerorchester"
- Hedvig Hanson "Afro White"
Free Music Notes for The Kings of Jazz
Free Music Review: A tour through jazz
Hit: 4 Stars
The Kings of Jazz is a study in jazz musicology. Jazzanova picks out some of their favorite jazz-infused contemporary material for one disc and Gilles Peterson time travels from the `50s to the `80s chronicling some of his classic jazz favorites for the other. Jazzanova essentially shows us where jazz is while Gilles shows us a bit about where it's come from.
Perhaps surprisingly for the guy who recently did the Digs America compilation, Gilles doesn't make any incredibly obscure choices. His disc consists of mostly familiar names doing mostly familiar material.
There's the well-known rhythm of "Quiet Fire" by Roy Haynes. There's the moving hymnal sound of Rahsaan Roland Kirk's "Spirits Up Above." There's Coltrane's sax getting a case of the blues on "Equinox." There's Blakey, Mingus, The Jazz Crusaders, and more. The most obscure name is a personal favorite of Gilles. And Mark Murphy's version of "My Favorite Things" hangs right in there with the more exalted names on this side. Gilles provides a beautiful primer on historic jazz.
Jazzanova on the other hand take a look at the various incarnations which jazz is morphing into today. There are fairly straightforward modern jazz songs like Nikki O's "Butterfly" and "Everything's Changed" by The Matthew Herbert Big Band. There are milestone songs that have carved out new niches in the jazz landscape such as 4 Hero's "Spirits in Transit". And then there is my personal favorite, a live version of Bembe Segue's "Mother of the Future."
As you get into the second half of Jazzanova's selections, the disc gets a more electronic feel. Before getting to the latin flavor of Hedvig Hanson's "Afro White", the last four tunes by Two Banks of Four, Rima, Innerzone Orchestra, and Carlo Fashion respectively are all heavily electro-jazz.
As a whole, The Kings of Jazz gives you a wonderful look at the vibrant progression of a genre that many mainstream listeners think of as dying. Gilles and Jazzanova succeed in showing that while jazz is changing, it is very much alive.
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