Red Heat

Jimmy Haslip | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 18, 2000)
• Original Release Date: July 18, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder / Umgd
• ASIN: B00004UAPO
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,710 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #1 in Music > Indie Music > Latin Music > General
  • #17 in Music > World Music > Caribbean & Cuba > Cuba
  • #20 in Music > Indie Music > World Music

Track Listings

1. Los Feliz

2. Calle Del Sol

3. The Heat (El Calor)

4. The Red Sun (El Sol Colorado)

5. Laguna

6. Vaya

7. Novelas

8. She Never Has A Window (Ella Nunca Tiene Una Ventana)

9. Fuego

10. El Morro

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solo Y-Jacket makes Smooth Jazz, but not elevator music, July 19, 2000

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William Merrill "eclecticist" (San Antonio, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Red Heat (Audio CD)

Bassist Jimmy Haslip has taken a side trip from his regular gig as a founding member of the Yellowjackets to put out this engaging and pleasurable solo release. The album features a strong Latin flavor, with a continuous presence of Latin percussion and rhythms, but also amply showcases Jimmy's skills on electric bass and as a song stylist. There is a "Smooth Jazz" veneer to all the songs, thanks mainly to the synths washes and other subtle textures Joe Vannelli adds as producer and principal keyboard player. If you remember how lush and layered Gino Vannelli's songs were (Joe V. also produced and played for his brother), you've got an idea of how these new Haslip tunes float serenely on clouds of sound. The songs range from the frisky opening cut, "Los Feliz," to several softer and more lyrical songs like "Laguna." Jimmy's bass is usually the featured instrument, but his playing is augmented superbly by such talents as fellow Y-jacket Russ Ferrante, flautist Justo Almario, and multi-horn player Chuck Findley. The whole thing is a treat, and will satisfy both Yellowjacket fans and Latin jazz lovers alike.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You go Jimmy!!, October 21, 2000

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This review is from: Red Heat (Audio CD)

When first inserting "RED HEAT" in my Car-CD Player, the fierce power of this album almost blew me into the back seat. What an awesome feature by the power-brains/hearts of Jimmy Haslip and Joe Vannelli. Embedded in a driving bed of phantastic keyboard/synth layers, Jimmy gets the space to fly - and that he does incredibly on "RED HEAT". There's just nobody sounding like you, bro....! To me, the way the music just flows, even at breakneck speeds, is a trademark of producer/ keyboardist Joe Vannelli, responsible for a major amount of this very quality of the incredible GINO VANNELLI records. Compositionally, the songs have a "classic" vibe to it, easy to listen to - but lots of depth and inner harmonic motion! On a sidenote, being a producer myself, I can hear how carefully this record is crafted, produced and engineered, because its raw power kicks so hard, I'm now using "RED HEAT" as a mix reference in my studio.... Keep it up....AWESOME!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Un bajista inteligente, October 23, 2000

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Gustavo L. Moré "Cuquito" (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Red Heat (Audio CD)

If you want to listen to the most inteligent latin jazz around in these days, buy this record. It has a very subtle sensibility, and passion at the same time. Haslip has taken Latin Jazz a step forward, apart from the usual "salsa" filled records and jams. This is highly polished material of the highest caliber, beautifuly produced and superbly played. His six strings just sings so well, sometimes it sounds like a great guitar player in the lower register.