Customer Reviews

Unchain Your Mind

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"Unchain Your Mind" is an interesting mix of the instrumental format that has some people shaking their heads and some people dancing their behinds off. Jazz purists will shun this music as they will say its not Jazz. People like me who love new ventures into the Jazz format will embrace it. I first heard the group in 1995 on the track "90 Degrees in the Shade" on an acid jazz compilation cassette. I was immediately hooked on the song and searched for the CD. With the exception of one track, a bizzare version of the "Hawaii 5-0 theme" that I didn't care for, this CD is great!! Recommended!!

Absolutely fantastic. This is one of the CDs that you put in your changer, and NEVER take out. I'm shopping for another copy for my house. Obviously, 90 Degrees in the Shade is what attracted me to Heavyshift, but there are a few very pleasant surprises on this CD. Hawaii Five 0, Obey the Rules of the Night and Unchain Your Mind will have you rocking all night. But it is truly one of those CDs that you just put in, push play, and let it go. Thank goodness CDs don't wear out, otherwise I'd be in trouble.

through I do not own the album by Heavyshift. But I rate the one song 90 degrees in the shade with 5 stars ten if possible, this song is the true acid jazz. A well blend of the alto sax, keyboards, organ in the background. An excellent song to help you free the mind and have you think you are driving down on a night outing in Miami. This song played frequently on smooth jazz 105.9 in Wash DC. I am quite sure that the rest of the CD sound just as great.

I bought this CD for my mom for Mother's day. It is so cute to watch her bounce up and down behind the wheel of the car as she listen's to "Unchain your mind". She does the cutest little bounce dance around the house...you'd have to see it to understand...but I think it's so cool that this one song makes my mom stop what she's doind, have no worries, and just dance her heart out.

The duo of John Wallace and Will South have composed an absolute gem of a CD.

I guess a jazz purist might consider this "acid jazz," incorporating hard core riffs to create an almost raucous sound. But I feel that therein lies the appeal.

All ten tracks feature stylish saxophone and clarinet playing from Wallace, along with a mix of various wind and string ensembles to create a strong-willed sound full of "body," for lack of a better word. Without question, my favorite track is "Oscar Bravo," which I've worked out to a few times in Jazzercise class. It's fun listening.

You might get tired of this CD after hearing it a few times, but not me. I thoroughly enjoy this one.

A spectacular album indeed. I received a promotional copy of this CD from a musician friend who got it as a freebie from a local radio station. Just one listen is all it took, and now it's one of my essential discs for long drives, reading, reflection, dinner parties, everything. Pick it up, you'll be a fan for life.

This is not your typical Jazz album. Very unique style. Kinda wacky at times. Very creative use of the Sax and Synth.

If you are looking for something different and kind of whimsical with a little hard rock....go for it!

For a true sample listen to the Hawaii 5-0 track....weird but cool! Don't listen to it on the freeway...you might start a car chase with the Highway Patrol!

Heard 90 degrees in the Shade on a Jazz radio station and bought the album. After listening to all of the songs I really love it.

Great sax in this music. Some of the songs have singing , I am not crazy about the singing. the whole CD is worth buying for the song ninty degrees in the shade.

Heard a cut from this album a few times on satellite radio and finally decided to order the album the cut was from. I'm glad I did. I really like the album. It's not often that I get musical jazz phrases stuck in my mind, but I sure did after listening to this album. And instead of being annoying, having the music stuck in my head was enjoyable rather than annoying. Three thumbs up!