In the Buzz Bag

Brooklyn Funk Essentials | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 15, 1998)
• Original Release Date: September 15, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shanachie
• ASIN: B00000AFQ0
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #165,822 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #57 in Music > Indie Music > Jazz > Acid Jazz

Track Listings

1. By and Bye

2. Istanbul Twilight

3. Magick Karpet Ride

4. In the Buzzbag

5. Keep It Together

6. Selling Out

7. Ska Ka-Bop

8. You Don't Know Nothing

9. Freeway to Üsküdar

10. Zurna Preserve

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A child is born:, February 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: In the Buzz Bag (Audio CD)

BFE entegrated the most beloved Turkish tunes to NY funk. It's a very successful fusion, but in fact, the original Turkish melodies remain so untouched, so that you can play this cd even in a traditional turkish club. The rhytym harmony is amazing. So fun and peacefull. It is not possible to understand how [e-mail] came to the point of politics in middle east in his review of the album. Incredible successfully selected songs belong purely to folk music, and have of course nothing to do with government issues, as away as BFE is from Bill Clinton's new years programme. BFE has added a great international taste to its experience. BFE has left the roxy club in Istanbul some time ago, but we still like to hear the voice of a child from the jam sessions on a musical marriage. I highly recommend this album to funk, jazz, rap and world beat fans.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Job!, December 24, 1999

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Serkan Koseoglu (Ankara, Turkey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In the Buzz Bag (Audio CD)

I like this album very much. The balances of instrumets is really good. I like its sound and I can feel the groove. I got never bored listening it. The band worked with gypsy musicians in Turkey. Most of the Turkish melodies used are real classics in Turkey. I can say they don't create much about Turkish music but they really mixed it quite good with funk and jazz.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic...Intelligent..., August 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: In the Buzz Bag (Audio CD)

It's a great album, dynamic an itelligent. Group has made a good blend like Marlboro with Turkish tobacco. But still, I think some tracks are a little bit overdriven with Turkish music. It's a tasteful album which get the same pleasure each time I listen.