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Various Artists
Blue Note Revisited
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. Oriental Folk Song - Shorter, Wayne
2. La Malanga - Calzado, Rudy
3. Kudu - Rushen, Patrice
4. Lansanna's Priestess - Mizell, Larry
5. Won't You Open Up Your Senses - Silver, Horace
6. Los Alamitos Latinfunklovesong - Peters, Jerry
7. Young Warrior - Mizell, A.
8. Oblighetto - McDuff, Jack
9. The Emperor - Byrd, Donald
10. Footprints [Dub] - Shorter, Wayne
11. Song of Will - Stevens, Eddie Gale
12. A Time to Remember - Creque, Neal
13. Caravan - Ellington

CD Details

All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Blue Note Revisited
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Blue Note Records
Release Date: 4/20/2004
Album Type: Enhanced
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Jazz, Pop
Styles: Trip-Hop, House, Acid Jazz, Dance Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 724359026602, 724359026657, 766487317245

Synopsis

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

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CD Reviews

The best jazz remix compilation so far

Dave Tran | Kingston, ON, Canada | 05/01/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is some of the best new jazz material DJs can use. Sonically interesting, challenging, genre-bending music good for dancing or knocking back expensive cocktails. Tempo changes, broken beats and a funky jazz sensibility make you never want to listen to (or spin) house music again.My favourite tracks are La Malanga, Los Alamitos Latinfunklovesong and Won't You Open Up your Senses. Get the promo (La Malanga / LA Latinfunk ...) on 12" if you can. Can't wait for the whole set to come out on wax; it's that good. Lots of possibilities here to flex your turntable skills.This compo is much better than last summer's Verve Remixed 2 (which still has a few good tracks).Another good album to buy would be Blue Note Trip: Sunrise/Sunset to round things out if you like more obscure music from the Blue Note label."

Rock Solid

afbg02 | San Francisco, CA United States | 05/27/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Given the enormous talent involved and the quality of the material being "revisited", I expected this to be spectacular. I must say it didn't quite live up to all my expectations, but it's still pretty thrilling. The disc is rock solid. Great break beats, synth melodic loops, and hip hop stutters enrich these classic Blue Note tunes. My only criticism is that the musicians didn't seem to take any chances. To me, living Jazz music must be in some way innovative, however esoteric. I don't hear that on this CD."

Great Idea From Blue Note

Michael G. Voitik | Skokie, IL United States | 05/02/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It is quite interesting to hear renditions of songs that were quite funky in themselves back in the day, and Blue Note provides just that. The majority of the tracks are interpretations and mixes of the soul/funk jazz era of the late 60's to the mid-70's. Hearing what Kenny Dope did to Bobby Hutcherson's "La Malanga" is enough to get me to go out and get the original track and see what it's like in its entirety.Every song on this track has a nice steady groove to it. I was surprised and disappointed with the final track, "Caravan", by Michel Petrucciani. It's sound didn't seem to quite fit in with the rest, given the fact that it was written nearly 20 years most of the other tracks. Aside from the lackluster last track, this album is a good addition to any Blue Note fan."

Modern classic

killa | usa | 04/30/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"the album is laid back, funky, and very well conseived the producers who remixed he songs for the album deserve the utter most respect. To me this is the new wave of urban music and i'm lovin it"

Bluenote Jazz remix-light

Enrique Torres | San Diegotitlan, Califas | 03/05/2007

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I too, like several other reviewers here and elsewhere, I suppose, expected more from this disc considereing the original material. I was a tad disappointed but after reviving it from my inactive stacks I find it has some refreshing merits, just not enough. It breathes new life into classic old jams granted but the songs don't need CPR they need a makeover, some daring radical face lift, nip and tuck boldness that matches the originals in their day. The opening track," Oriental Folk Song", originally recorded by Wayne Shorter and Coltrane's sidemen is infused with some nice funky beats and soulful vocals that make it contemporary yet maintains much of the original integrity of the song.It sounds a bit(the vocals) like something Donald Byrd's Blackbirds would have done with the song. This is the case with most of these songs, they are fresh yet retro but sound an awful lot like Bobbi Humphrey's or Donald Byrd's background singers. The Japanese renderings on "Kudo," originally performed by Eddie Henderson, takes on a new life with reworkings by Kyoto Jazz Massive. The keyboard flavors and extra vocals change this song tremendously, to the point where it is hardly recognizeable to the original. "The Emperor" is somewhat different from the Doanld Byrd original as new trumpet is added , along with some hip-hop-style undertoned vocals and DJ scatching. The result is a stylish original by DJ Cam that has it's feet planted in both time zones. The electronica group Jazzanova creates quite a strange sound with heavy beats and light vocals mixed for a time warp version of "Song of Will", an original number by Eddie Gale. As stated when I began this review, I expected a better disc. It isn't half bad but not nearly innovative enough considering what they had to work with. Someone like Thievery Corporation or Kruder and Dorfmeister might have some up with something more challenging. More chances and experiment should have been taken, this CD is only ok and ends up resulting like Bluenote Jazz re-mix light."