The Philadelphia Experiment

The Philadelphia Experiment, Uri Caine | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 12, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rope a Dope
• ASIN: B00005JXQL
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #107,785 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Philadelphia Experiment

2. Grover

3. Lesson 4

4. Call for All Demons

5. Trouble Man Theme

6. Ain't If the Truth

7. Ile Ife

8. The Miles Hit

9. (Re)moved

10. Philadelphia Freedom

11. Mister Magic

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Philly Love, July 16, 2001

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Thomas Magnum (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Philadelphia Experiment (Audio CD)

The Philadelphia Experiment is a trio made up of three of Philly's finest, drummer ?uestlove, keyboardist Uri Caine and bassist Christian McBride. The group is a jazz combo, but they inflect hip hop beats and attitude thanks to ?uestlove who day job is drumming for The Roots. The eleven tracks are mostly made up of covers like Marvin Gaye's "Trouble Man" which shimmers with a funky, cool vibe and Elton John's "Philadelphia Freedom" which they slow down from an up-tempo song into a plaintive celebration of their home town. They acknowledge the influence of and celebrate the music of a Philadelphia legend, the late Grover Washington, Jr. on a cover of his "Mister Magic" and the original "Grover". Mr. Washington was a classy and brilliant musician who is often overlooked, but it is heartening to see that younger musicians like the members of The Philadelphia Experiment appreciate his contributions.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Make it a point in your life time to get this CD!!!, June 14, 2001

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dOc "undergroundmuzic" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Philadelphia Experiment (Audio CD)

You can't go wrong with ?uestluv (Roots drummer) backing up the productions. Christian McBride another great talent in Philly and Uri Caine an amazing talent that meshes well in this jazz trio. If I had the skills to produce a jazz CD, this is what it probably would sound like. Good sounds, great vibe...... an ear candy treat.

oNe

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Refreshing Change Of Pace.., April 9, 2002

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WILLIE A YOUNG II "willow" (Houston, TX.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Philadelphia Experiment (Audio CD)

Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson is one of the truly gifted young artists in modern music and his presence is the force that truly drives this fantastic collection into the creative stratosphere. As the main creative force behind The Roots earthy, groove-oriented funk rap and the purveyor of the organic, beautiful sounds that anchor recent works by D'Angelo and rapper Common, his drumming and production skills are approaching legendary status and with good reason, the funk/jazz stylings of this great LP (the title cut and great original composition "Grover") are a fine, if somewhat limited example of his skills. Assisted ably by bassist Christian McBride and keyboard whiz Uri Caine, Thompson lays down fat bottomed grooves and alternates between good, solid rhythm playing and skittering, herky-jerky adventurous experimenting always leaving the listener short of breath! While a few of these numbers veer dangerously close to funky background music, the album, on the whole is quite satifying and doesn't embarrass any of it's participants. A worthwhile experiment that sounds quite promising and makes one hopeful for further explorations next time around.