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Various Artists
Soul Sessions
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Jazz, Pop, R&B

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. Twisted - Baden-Powell, Ed
2. Our New National Anthem - Donnie
3. The Essence [Joe Claussell Mix] - Hancock, Herbie
4. Future Love [Ananda Project's Future Soul Mix] - Nsombi, Naomi
5. Call Me - N'Dambi
6. Saturday Night Experience - Lee, Rodney [1]
7. Ground - Darlington, Dave
8. Love Chooses Lovers - Simmons, Khari Cabr
9. In a Hearbeat - Callier, Terry
10. Again - George, U.
11. Ever After - Luster, Freddy
12. Mariposa - C., Carol
13. Happiness - Lee, Shawn

CD Details

All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Soul Sessions
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Giant Step Records
Release Date: 5/28/2002
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Jazz, Pop, R&B
Styles: Drum & Bass, House, Techno, Modern Postbebop, Dance Pop, Funk, Soul
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 693657702528

Synopsis

Album Description

NYC based Giant Step has been an essential part of modern soul music for over a decade. Their marketing division has worked with breakthrough artists like Macy Gray, Jill Scott, and India Arie. As the first installment of this new series, Giant Step Records Soul Sessions gathers and introduces some of soul music's newest and brightest luminaries as well as legends. This compilation contains tracks that were previously available only on 12 inch vinyl and features such artists as Ultra Nate, Donnie, Jody Watley, Koop with Terry Callier, and Herbie Hancock.

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CD Reviews

One of the Best Compilations of the Year

The Groove | Boston, MA | 07/04/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The influential label Giant Steps digs deep and compiles slammin' jams that have passed radio's radar screen on the lush "Soul Sessions." While modern r&b collections grow repulsively trendy, this album offers slammin soulful grooves from names that may be familiar to the average Joe Schmo as well as other tracks from lesser-known artists. Standouts include the mellowed out jazz of Ultra Nate in "Twisted," as well as Jody Watley's "Saturday Night Experience," a welcome diversion from her dance pop of the 1980s. My favorite track is the funkified "Our New National Anthem" by Donnie. All in all, this is a groovilicious collection that should appeal to soul snobs and casual listeners alike."

BEST OF UNDERGROUND SOUL

MARC | WASHINGTON, DC | 02/27/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"MOST OF THE SONGS AND ARTISTS ON SESSIONS WILL NEVER BE HEARD ON MAINSTREAM R/B STATIONS. WHICH IS PROBABLY THE MAIN REASON I PURCHASED THIS CD. IM FAMILIAR WITH ABOUT 5 OF THE ARTIST ON HERE , ULTRA NATE PROBABLY BEING MY FAVORITE. HER SONG TWISTED FROM HER LAST CD IS HERE IT'S LAID BACK JAZZ TRACK WITH HER HUSH VOCALS IS ENOUGH TO PUT ANYONE IN THE MOOD. N'DAMBI AND SEEK DELIVER THE OTHER 2 STAND OUT TRACKS WITH MAD HOUSE FLAVOR. THIS IS GREAT SOUL/DANCE MUSIC AT ITS BEST. NO TRACK IS WORTH SKIPPING OVER."

A renaissance of soul music and spoken word...

Mervin Malone Jr. | Austin, Texas United States | 12/16/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Giant Step Records has long been on the vanguard of burgeoning soul. "Soul Sessions" is no exception. A truly novel recording, "'Sessions" unites a wide range of talent under one musical umbrella. Herbie Hancock, Chaka Khan, Jody Watley, Ultra Naté and Donnie are just some of the artists featured here.Sonically, the collection is an enticing mix of soul, jazz and electronica. Funk and soul exist alongside chillout and drums 'n bass tracks quite appealingly. Ultra Naté's "Twisted" and Jody Watley's "Saturday Night Experience" are both jazzy excursions into chillout territory, whereas Donnie's "Our New National Anthem" is more consistent with traditional soul; Herbie Hancock featuring Chaka Khan's "The Essence" gets a drums n' bass reworking by Joe Claussell, and Seek's "Ever After" is allusive to disco.This is a brilliant collection with absolutely no filler. In addition to the tracks already mentioned, standouts include Carl Hancock Rux's "Ground", Imani Uzuri's "Again" and Shawn Lee's "Happiness". "Soul Sessions" is a brilliantly conceived and executed experiment that not only reaffirms, but redefines the definition of soul."