Anthology V.2 [Import]

Eddie Henderson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 27, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Soul Brother
• ASIN: B00007DNDR
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #121,504 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Scorpio-Libra

2. Mars in Libra

3. Anua

4. Spiritual Awakening

5. Revelation Realization

6. Moussaka

7. Omnipresence

8. Discoveries

9. Fusion

10. Dreams

11. Inside Out

12. Exit No. 1

Editorial Reviews

Subtitled - Anthology Volume 2 - The Capricorn Years. combines two classic albums, 'Realization' and 'Inside Out' (both recorded in 1973), featuring Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi band in which Eddie was a core player. First time on CD anywhere in the world! This music is cited as amongst the best of early 70s jazz fusion. Soul Brother Records. 2002.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fusion-era electric jazz doesn't get any better than this!, March 13, 2005

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J. Lund "jazzbrat" (SoCal, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anthology V.2 (Audio CD)

Because the two albums that are reissued here -- combined in their entirety onto one CD -- have been out-of-print for so long, REALIZATION and INSIDE OUT are relative unknowns in comparison to the most acclaimed fusion-jazz era CDs by the likes Of Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, and others. Yet after several listens to this collection I'm seriously pondering if trumpeter Eddie Henderson may have done the best job of them all in highlighting the strengths and creativity of the fusion era while avoiding its weaknesses and excesses. At the very least the albums collected here should be counted alongside the best 1970s efforts by those other artists I mentioned. It's great to have this music finally available in CD format.

Much of Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi band -- including HH himself on keyboards -- are in on these sessions. Yet given that Henderson wrote most of the tunes and has his own distinct ideas on how to focus the diverse textures that comprise this electric-meets-acoustic jazz approach, it would be unfair to look at these cuts as Hancock sessions issued under Henderson's name (as sometimes might be the case due for contractual or other reasons). As for the music, you get consistently brilliant playing by Henderson, equally strong statements by reedman Bennie Maupin, Hancock, and others, timeless instrumental textures (where you might find a combination of acoustic bass, fender rhodes, and synth washes blending seamlessly together), and a bold mix of funk and straight-up jazz rhythms. Despite all that is going on, there is a uncluttered sense of wide-open space on these tracks. Also, while the musicians are in a progressive frame of mind, the results should be easy-to-grasp for anyone who doesn't have an anti-electric jazz bias.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece On CD At Last!, October 10, 2005

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Glen Morris (Plano, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anthology V.2 (Audio CD)

Realization is one of the most important works from the fusion era, grand in scope and vision, and flawlessly executed. More melodic and ethereal than Miles Davis at his best, Eddie Henderson's Realization has a spiritual center that the Prince of Darkness never achieved (though he came close in Bitches Brew and In a Silent Way). The backup band, essentially the Herbie Hancock band at the time, goes off the charts, and Henderson is ahead of them all the way. Arguably the most beautiful jazz album recorded. Also worth buying is Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi: The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings. Same band. Same sound. Same quality.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely fantastic, March 21, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Anthology V.2 (Audio CD)

This is a brilliant CD. You'll think you have died and gone to heaven. If you love electric era Miles or Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi band you'll love this. (Actually this is the Mwandishi band!)