Anthem

Christian Scott | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 28, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Concord Records
• ASIN: B000SNUNWE
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,471 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Genre: Jazz Music
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Media Type: Compact Disk

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars He deserves more press, November 17, 2007

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M. Wells - See all my reviews
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Christian Scott is quite the talent. Anthem, the follow up to his debut, Rewind That, finds Christian expanding upon his distinct sound with a maturity not often found in young musicians.

Christian Scott is exciting to listen to because there is no one that sounds quite like him. Anthem, while certainly a jazz album, incorporates many different styles of music and amazingly it all fits and flows together as one work.

New Orleans is Christian's home town and it should be noted that this album was written in response to Hurricane Katrina. The album is emotive, and it truly does sound like one long elegy to the New Orleans that existed prior to the summer of 2005. The fact that a young man is able to express tragedy through the medium of jazz music with such poignancy shows that Christian Scott is a special musician.

I recommend anyone reading this review buy Anthem. It isn't a five star album but it is a very good album that deserves the listener's patience. If anything, buy it and its predecessor just so you can experience the evolution of one of music's brightest hopes.

I look forward to more releases by Christian Scott in the future. I hope Christian continues to experiment with his sound and expand his musical horizons. This is one trumpeter I can see carrying Miles Davis' torch and this statement should not be taken lightly.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Late Miles meets Radiohead, or Ben Allison meets Marcus Miller, March 1, 2008

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Anthony Cooper (Louisville, KY United States) - See all my reviews
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This CD stands out from the average jazz disc, because the band plays a lot like a rock band. The typical song (they all have the same 'sound', except for one which dips into smooth jazz territory) is midtempo, with the drummer hitting the snare on the 2 and 4 (like a rock or R&B drummer). The keyboardist plays a minor key melody, but in a rock style, playing sequential eighth notes. The bass player plays a funky bassline. That sets things up for Christian Scott, who plays a lot of slow moody trumpet on this CD. His trumpet playing is also minimalistic, it's reminiscent of late Miles, but with a stronger tone. I've probably done the equivalent of describing a birthday cake by talking about flour, butter, and whatnot, but it all comes together. The songs on Anthem are about Katrina and violence, and he keeps it consistant -- there's no Lee Morgan hard bop soloing over a walking bassline. This is a very good CD, and it's certainly unique. Mr. Scott walks the tightrope between good-simple and blah-smooth-simple very well. In addition, the final rap song ties together jazz and the spoken word better than Mingus was able to do (though if Mingus hooked up with a time-travelling rapper in 1959 - look out). Anyone who likes jazz with rock song forms should get this.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great album! Unique Sound., April 25, 2010

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559rell (Fresno, CA) - See all my reviews

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1 - Very nice. Beautiful styling.

2 - Fitting.

3 - Dark, struggle, almost to triumph... sounds like a story being told.

4 - Reminds me of Rewind That. It's ok. He shows more of his ability as far as technical ability are concerned.

5 - Cool.

6 - Cool. Tense. Noisy. Fun.

7 - Crisp, clean, uptempo by-way of the percussion. Interesting.

8 - My favorite track. Great dynamics, melodies, story, and styling.

9 - I don't know why this song reminds me of Miles... but it does. I like it. Cool lounge vibe.

10 - Very nice. uptempo. Scott really shows what he can do (as far as technical ability) on this track.

11 - Chill. Smooth Jazz if it were actually jazz. j/k.

12 - Interesting...

Overall: Great album. Christian Scott deserves his props. He definitely has his own sound and he does it well. Great line up of musicians on this album too.