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Corey Wilkes
Drop It
Genres: Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
1. Trumpet Player - Corey Wilkes, Hughes, Langston
2. Sonata in the Key of Jack Daniels
3. Drop It
4. Remy's Revenge - Corey Wilkes, Baratz, Chelsea
5. Touch (Prelude)
6. Touch
7. Return 2 Sender - Corey Wilkes, Paul, Junius
8. Searchin' - Corey Wilkes, Irving, Robert III
9. Ubiquitous Budafly
10. Funkier Than a Mosquita's Tweeter - Corey Wilkes, Bullock, Aillene
11. Drop It [Live]

CD Details

All Artists: Corey Wilkes
Title: Drop It
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Delmark
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 7/1/2008
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Style:
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 038153058227

Synopsis

Product Description

Jazz trumpeter Corey Wilkes burst on the Chicago jazz scene in 2002. This is his debut as a leader. Corey took on the ghost of Lester Bowie and filled the vacant seat in the Art Ensemble of Chicago. His soulful notes can be heard gracing a variety of projects such as DJ sets by Logic, Osunlade and Josh Deep; tracks on Hidden Beach's Unwrapped Vol. 4, also recorded with Roscoe Mitchell, Art Ensemble, Tortoise, Ernest Dawkins, Nicole Mitchell and Ethnic Heritage Ensemble's Hot 'N' Heavy CD & DVD. With Chelsea Baratz, tenor sax; Jabari Liu, alto sax; Robert 'Baabe' Irving III, piano and Fender Rhodes; Junius Paul, bass; Jeremy 'Bean' Clemmons, drums.

CD Reviews

A decent debut album

DJ Outro | Austin, TX | 08/18/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Corey Wilkes is an ambitious, modern trumpet player with projects ranging from jazz to hip-hop, including a stint with the Art Ensemble of Chicago. On this album, however, the tracks are a mixed bag and border on smooth jazz on more than one occasion (esp. tracks 2, 3, and 6) and I have a hard time getting into his rather oblique styles. Still, the omnipresent electric bass in the background on many of the tracks are reminiscent of Herbie Hancock's sound - try Remy's Revenge (tk 4) or Return 2 Sender (tk 7) for that kind of loose, groovy feel. The soulful vocals on Funkier than a Mosquita's Tweeter (tk 10) are lively and impressive; the spoken word from track 1 is less entertaining. All around, a decent debut album from this rising star."