Here's the Deal

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:45:41
Liquid Soul: Mars Williams (sopranino, soprano, alto & tenor saxophones, wood flute, toys); Simone, Dirty MF, Brian "MCB" Quarles (vocals); Ron Haynes (trumpet); John Janowiak (trombone); Chris "Hambone" Cameron (keyboards); Tom Sanchez (guitar); Rick Showalter (bass); Dan Leali (drums); Newt Cole (percussion); DJ Ajax (turntables). Recorded at Rax Trax & Studiochicago, Chicago, Illinois. HERE'S THE DEAL was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. Personnel: Mars Williams (alto, tenor, wooden flute, sopranino saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Tommy Sanchez (guitar); Ron Haynes (trumpet, flugelhorn); Johnny "Showtime" Janowiak (trombone); Chris "Hambone" Cameron (keyboards); Dan Leali (drums); Ajax (turntables). Audio Mixers: Mike Park; Rick Barnes. Recording information: Double Door, Chicago, IL; Studiochicago Double Door, Chic. Funk is a dish best served live, and although Liquid Soul's third album HERE'S THE DEAL is a mix of concert performances and studio cuts, the irresistible grooves conjured up by this Chicago collective remain a constant throughout. Led by saxophonist Mars Williams, Liquid Soul work from a funk base augmented by plenty of jazz, hip-hop, and rock. Rapper MCB rides a rambunctious rhythm throughout "Sure Fire One," while Nina Simone's daughter Simone adds sultry vocals to the erotic slow jam "Dysfunction," and the brassy, scratch-laden "Stop By Monie's." Other studio cuts worth mentioning are the blaxploitation-flavored "Sex Tablet," and the quirky swing of "Rocket Scientist," guided by Tony Sanchez's fluid rhythm guitar playing. The live cuts find Liquid Soul raising the bar considerably, as they unleash a furious Caribbean-infused rhythmic attack on the Dizzy Gillespie tribute "The Diz" and give Miles Davis' "All Blues" a booty-shaking makeover. Elsewhere, atonal chords spice up the dark grooves of "Donkey Punch," while the chicken-scratch guitar and locomotive bass lines of "Spam Sucker" turn it into a theme for an imaginary '70s cop show.
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)