Zone [Live]

Topaz | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 23, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Velour Recordings
• ASIN: B00005QDFU
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #133,577 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #24 in Music > Indie Music > Rock > Funk Rock
  • #42 in Music > Rock > Jam Bands > Funk Jam Bands
  • #69 in Music > Jazz > Jazz Jam Bands

Track Listings

1. Minha Mente

2. I Can See It in You

3. Walkabout

4. 4th and D

5. You and Me

6. The Zone

7. Naked

8. Fat City Strut

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SINISTER ... FUNK, November 2, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Zone (Audio CD)

This is the best jazz/funk album that I've heard in the last two years. Better than Soulive. The music is like a 70's cop show theme with agressive improvisation and futurisic creativity. Buy this disc if you want hot party music, hot love making music, or just a good dose of high flying in your face funk.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Emphasis on the groove, January 1, 2002

By A Customer

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This review is from: Zone (Audio CD)

I heard Walkabout on my local Jazz station (WERS)- called the station - got the name of the disc and bought it. This is cool jazz funk with the emphasis squarely on the groove. Definitely not a soloist showcase.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but only in spots, June 5, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Zone (Audio CD)

I was rather looking forward to hearing this record after the glowing reviews posted here and after hearing "Fat City Strut" on the band's website. Unfortunately the promise of "Fat City Strut" is not borne out on about half the tracks on this record, so I would call this record something of a disappointment. The compositions are just too lightweight, and although the individuals in this band are quite proficient players, the overall sound of this record is just too poppy and "smooth" for my liking. Certain tracks ("I Can See It In You", especially) would not seem out of place in a discotheque, circa 1977.

All told, I like about five songs on the record, and they happen to be the ones composed by Topaz himself. What this band really needs is more of a hard edge in their sound; as it is, they're just some acid jazz softies with a bit of talent.