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Orbert Davis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 29, 2001)
• Original Release Date: December 11, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B0000648BP
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #398,175 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "Must Have" for "Real Jazz" Lovers!!!, September 20, 2002

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Talmadge Betts (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Priority (Audio CD)

While it is nearly impossible to capture every possible nuance and variable of this music known as jazz in one CD recording, Orbert Davis' Priority does an excellent job of covering a considerable amount of territory. No, this is not the diluted, elevator and shopping mall variety of "smooth jazz" of the modern day muzak variety. This stuff cooks, with a full bodied flavor for those with a taste for the good stuff. There are tasteful renderings of the established masters, Miles Davis' Miles Ahead, and Wayne Shorter's Scourin'. The former is arranged for sextet while the latter showcases Orbert with a stellar trio Ryan Cohan on piano, James Cammack on bass and Ernie Adams on drums. The four-piece grouping also lets everyone shine on Bill Wither's Ain't No Sunshine, with John Whitfield on bass. A duet with Davis and Cohan on Louis Armstrong's Weatherbird does a marvelous job of bringing back the elements of a "bygone" era for anew generation of listeners.

There are some hard-driving quintet arrangements featuring Ari Brown on sax, another Chicago treasure (tracks 1, 3, and 4). On tracks 5 and 6 Tracy Kirk on trombone takes the groove to an even higher level. Then, on track 10, it gets even more elaborate with a septet arrangement, featuring Zachary Brock on jazz violin.

Maybe your thing is vocalese, with solos sung as lyrics or scatted in mocking mimickry of actual instruments. On track 7, The Double Blues, Chicagoan Kurt Elling will fill the bill for you. Midnight in Bahia is the next track, with Elling sharing voacl duties with another Chicagoan, the sultry Bobbi Wilsyn.

Out of the CD's 12 compositions, Davis wrote four and co-wrote two with his partner in crime and Executive Producer Mark Ingram. In my opinion, these guys have produced an outstanding project for "old school, die-hard jazz afficionados" which should be getting a lot more attention than it is. It's a treasure. It's a well-kept secret. It's the good stuff!!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "Must Have" for "Real Jazz" Lovers!!!, November 8, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Priority (Audio CD)

While it is nearly impossible to capture every possible nuance and variable of this music known as jazz in one CD recording, Orbert Davis Priority does an excellent job of covering a considerable amount of territory. No, this is not the diluted, elevator and shopping mall variety of "smooth jazz" of the modern day muzak variety. This stuff cooks, with a full bodied flavor for those with a taste for the good stuff. There are tasteful renderings of the established masters, Miles Davis Miles Ahead, and Wayne Shorters Scourin. The former is arranged for sextet while the latter showcases Orbert with a stellar trio Ryan Cohan on piano, James Cammack on bass and Ernie Adams on drums. The four-piece grouping also lets everyone shine on Bill Withers Aint No Sunshine, with John Whitfield on bass. A duet with Davis and Cohan on Louis Armstrongs Weatherbird does a marvelous job of bringing back the elements of a "bygone" era for anew generation of listeners.
There are some hard-driving quintet arrangements featuring Ari Brown on sax, another Chicago treasure (tracks 1, 3, and 4). On tracks 5 and 6 Tracy Kirk on trombone takes the groove to an even higher level. Then, on track 10, it gets even more elaborate with a septet arrangement, featuring Zachary Brock on jazz violin.

Maybe your thing is vocalese, with solos sung as lyrics or scatted in mocking mimickry of actual instruments. On track 7, The Double Blues, Chicagoan Kurt Elling will fill the bill for you. Midnight in Bahia is the next track, with Elling sharing voacl duties with another Chicagoan, the sultry Bobbi Wilsyn.

Out of the CDs 12 compositions, Davis wrote four and co-wrote two with his partner in crime and Executive Producer Mark Ingram. In my opinion, these guys have produced an outstanding project for "old school, die-hard jazz afficionados" which should be getting a lot more attention than it is. Its a treasure. Its a well-kept secret. Its the good stuff!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jazzy Trumpet, October 3, 2003

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Jelani (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Priority (Audio CD)

I got this album when I was only 19... and for a teen who doesn't listen to Jazz as much as they should, I really enjoyed it. I found myself playing it during the times that I would usually listen to something more contemporary or urban. It's a must have for anyone who loves Jazz or is exploring music within the genre. If I had five thumbs to put up... this album would get them.