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| | Songs from the Analog Playground | | | Music Artist : | | Charlie Hunter Quartet | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Blue Note Records | | Release Date : | | 2001-09-25 | | Store Price : | | $17.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $17.98 | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Street Sounds - Charlie Hunter, Charlie Hunter Quartet, Mos Def
2. Rhythm Music Rides Again - Charlie Hunter, Charlie Hunter Quartet
3. Mighty Mighty - Theryl DeClouet, Charlie Hunter, Charlie Hunter Quartet
4. Mitch Better Have My Bunny - Charlie Hunter, Charlie Hunter Quartet
5. More Than This - Charlie Hunter, Charlie Hunter Quartet, Norah Jones
6. Desert Way - Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter, Charlie Hunter Quartet
7. Run for It - Charlie Hunter, Charlie Hunter Quartet
8. Spoonful - Theryl DeClouet, Charlie Hunter, Charlie Hunter Quartet
9. Close Your Eyes - Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter, Charlie Hunter Quartet
10. Percussion Shuffle - Charlie Hunter, Charlie Hunter Quartet
11. Creole - Charlie Hunter, Charlie Hunter Quartet, Mos Def
12. Sunday Morning - Charlie Hunter, Charlie Hunter Quartet
13. Day Is Done - Charlie Hunter, Charlie Hunter Quartet, Norah Jones
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Vocalists are key
Submitted on: 2008-01-02 |
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| Although I've generally enjoyed the instrumental work of Charlie Hunter, what makes this album rate five stars is the variety of vocal artists he's gathered. From the low, swinging tones of Kurt Elling and the poetic, smooth stylings of Mos Def to Theryl de Clouet's great turn on Earth Wind and Fire's "Mighty Mighty," the album really flows. Norah Jones offers two fine covers, as well. I've only rediscovered this album and just purchased it for a friend who was similarly impressed. |
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 Analog Playground
Submitted on: 2004-11-10 |
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Songs from the Analog Playground is one of the better modern jazz albums I've heard.
It features a few solid guest vocalists along with some great playing by Charlie Hunter and his band. Each of the guest vocalists bring a uniqueness with them and they make their song special.
The vocalists help keep the album from getting too repetitive and boring. Norah Jones, Kurt Elling, Mos Def and the lead vocalist from the band Galactic do about two songs each. There are also some straight-ahead instrumentals.
The entire cd is filled with very good music. It's very laidback, jazzy and grooving.
I would recommend this Cd, even to people who are on the fringe of being jazzheads because it has that universal musical appeal. Good stuff! |
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a great choice
Submitted on: 2002-05-08 |
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| A definite choice for any jazz and funk fan. it is a perfect balance of rythms, jazz, funk, vocals, and soft sounds. Sweet enough for any woman, tough enough for any guy. If you like Hunter, buy the CD |
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Musician's Musician
Submitted on: 2002-01-21 |
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| There are few musicians who can actually make my jaw drop, but Charlie Hunter is definitely one of them. You'll notice that the only instruments in the band are saxophone (John Ellis), percussion (Chris Lovejoy) and drums (Stephen Chopek), and Hunter on guitar. There's no organist and no real bassist, even though you can hear all these instruments on this album. Hunter's 8-string guitar is a meld between the first three strings of a bass and the five top strings of a guitar, and he plays everything else you hear. Hunter's sound mostly consists of Latin jazz. This album is a mix of both slow and up-tempo songs with both instrumentals and singing. The album opens to a percussion piece with a bossa nova feel. Hunter displays his guitar talent starting with "Rhythm Music Rides Again" backed with some great sax from Ellis. "Mitch Better Have My Bunny" returns to the bossa nova rhythm again. Listen to how Hunter mixes a walking bass line with the guitar rhythm. Hunter has several guest along to add to the mix with their voices. "More Than This" is a slow piece allowing focus to be given to the beautiful voice of Norah Jones. Hunter also does a cover of the classic "Spoonful" with the gravelly voice of Theryl De Clouet. An excellent job. Mos Def and Kurt Elling also appear on this album. Each singer lends their talent on two songs each. The rest of the band are excellent musicians themselves. Both Lovejoy and Chopek provide an entertaining beat to the music. These two are a joy to listen to, and even more fun to see live. It's amazing what these gentlemen do. If you're a fan of guitar, jazz, or even music, check out Charlie Hunter. If you can see him live, he's well worth the price of admission. |
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Wow
Submitted on: 2001-12-06 |
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| I just saw Charlie hunter just a few days ago (12/3/01) and he was simply *amazing*. I've seen him before last year at about the same time, and I was impresssed, but this time. amazing. the new singer he has with him is one of the best voices ive heard in quite awhile, especially when it comes to the 'new jazz' scene. If you like charlie hunter, you'll *love* this cd. also check out the opening band for Charlie, called the Jacob Fred Jazz odyssey. they were excellent as well. Robert |
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