Artist : VA
Title : Variations in Time (Compiled by Andy Williams)
Genre : Jazz+Funk
Year : 2008
Date : 09/2008
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 10
Label : Public Transit Records
Source : Vinyl
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 65:16 min
Size : 92,6 MB
Tracklist:
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01.avram fefer trio - loss (for flo) 08:10
02.unity - theme for rahsaan 01:32
03.corey mwamba - brain strain live 07:18
04.billy bang featuring don cherry - 12:04
echo vamp 1678
05.franco micalizzi - flute sequence 03:42
06.follow follow - forks of the wa 05:11
07.the mebusas - son of mr.bulldog 05:20
08.ric'key pageot & jazzma - yoyo 06:17
(hatian folk melody)
09.amina & amiri baraka - nightmare 09:41
bush'it whirl
10.return of the medicine men - we 06:01
need love
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65:16 min
What is Jazz? Jazz fans and critics alike have
struggled to define this constantly-evolving musical
form. Andy Williams, veteran DJ and compiler of
the new "Variations in Time: A Jazz Perspective"
fundraising compilation on Public Transit
Recordings (PTR), has a few words for the music:
Colourful. Passionate. Soulful. Electrifying. Witty.
Raw. Heavy. Off-kilter. Deep.
The 13 artists Andy hand-picked to grace Variations
do more justice bringing the essence of the "Great
Black Music" to life. Whether hip hop, spoken word,
soul, free or funky, the diverse artists on this PTR
compilation share common ground in the Nile of jazz.
AndyÆs been embracing and linking music for more
than 30 years through experiences in Jamaica,
England, West Africa, Montreal and Toronto, and
he curates PTR's first deep jazz compilation for
those who know û and need to know.
Some of the highlights on Variations in Time are
Avram Fefer TrioÆs "Loss (for Flo)" a slow rimshot
groover, featuring Avram's saxophone floating
over top of smooth chord changes. Montreal-based
Ric'key Pageot and Jazzma provide the tropical
piano-propelled "Yoyo (Haitian Folk Melody)."
Guitarist Rainer Weins and Afrobeat outfit Follow
Follow contribute the insistent groove of "Forks
of the Wa." Co-founder of N.O.M.A. and composer
for theatre, television and film, Rainer lets the funk
loose in a track that mixes a little Fela with some
prime Gary Bartz. "We Need Love" is a captivating
blend of influences ranging from Leon Williams and
Gil Scott-Heron to labels like Strata East or Black Jazz.
Delivered by Los Angeles-based Bongo & Return of the
Medicine Men, it meshes provocative vocals with musical
interludes to startling result.
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