Customer Reviews

Blue Note Revisited

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

...much props to the guys and gals and the photo session!

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i was seriously disappointed in this project... maybe my expectations were too high considering the title of 'BLUE NOTE REVISTED!!!!' ... however, i remain optimistic that they'll come thru for me with the next chapter in this series (you just KNOW there's gonbe one!)

peace.

Nos últimos tempos duas das mais importantes gravadoras de jazz lançaram discos com seus sucessos remixados por artistas da música eletrônica. Isto nos leva a crer que existe uma afinidade entre estes estilos de música. Em Blue Note Revisited o resultado é excelente. As músicas apresentam uma grande coesão harmônica e rítmica, mostrando que os "remixers" tiveram muito cuidado em suas versões. O disco é altamente recomendável, principalmente para os puristas do jazz que têm uma boa oportunidade para abrirem suas mentes para o som do novo milênio.

Dj Vareja