Power of Soul [Original recording remastered]

Idris Muhammad | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 5, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000630C7
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #186,989 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid mid-tempo jazz-funk, December 2, 2002

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Keith Hayasaka (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Power of Soul (Audio CD)

This is Idris Muhammad's best album as a leader, and deserves to finally be released on CD. The band is first rate: Grover Washington knocks out some great solos with Joe Beck, Randy Brecker, and Bob James adding splashes of color to the mix. The Hendrix-penned title cut, with its horn punches and heavy backbeat might be the most rocking thing producer Creed Taylor ever put to tape. The other three tracks on this album don't offer any new revelations, but settle into a mellow groove that really simmers in places. "Piece of Mind" (my favorite song here), has a gritty urban feel, while "The Saddest Thing" and "Loran's Dance" feature catchy, pretty melodies. As this date's leader, Idris Muhammad doesn't offer extraneous frills or drum pyrotechnics--he seems to be more concerned about doing what he does best: laying down the tightest groove possible.

20 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The funk doesn't always have to hit hard...................., November 25, 2003

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Daddy-o "paintfink" (Beatsville, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Power of Soul (Audio CD)

I love this album more and more with every listen. The groove is non-stop, but on a mellow tip. We all know Idris Muhammad is the original funky drummer, but on this album he brings it on a different level- on a chill out and burn one down vibe. I listen to this album mostly when i get home from a night of serious drinkin' or on a Friday night at home relaxin' with a cold one and a fatty. It brings the mood way down. I have said it before and I will say it again- Anything with this man's name on it is the she-ot!!

17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ...idris muhammad saved my life!!!..., November 14, 2002

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R. Davis "upfromsumdirt" (louisville, ky) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Power of Soul (Audio CD)

...okay... i exxaggerate... but this cd did bring some life to these weary bones of mine! this is the type of downtempo-jazz-funk i been lookin for: music to relax and slump to... and maybe "funk" aint the best word to use... i'ma pull up an ol' school word and say that this ish is more "groovy" than it is "funky"... (unnastand?)... anyway, i think this cd is excellent, the whole ... thing! but if you're a 'stuffed-shirt'-type, and you prefer your jazz traditional or if you're one of them 'downtempo-chillout-trance'-types, neither one of yall will be entirely pleased... this falls in the middle where er'body else hangs out...