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Music : Emphasis! On Parenthesis
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Emphasis! On Parenthesis by: Stanton Moore List Price: $18.98 CD-Charts Price: $14.99 You Save: $3.99 (21%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0089408368127 Label: Telarc Manufacturer: Telarc Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Telarc Release Date: April 22, 2008 Studio: Telarc Sales Rank: 13577 MPN: 83681 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Album Description: Emphasis (on parenthesis), the followup to III, features this same threesome in a much different creative place. It's clear from the eleven tracks that the trio has achieved a level of cohesion and confidence that no longer requires assistance from any other session guests. Emphasis (on parenthesis) is full of songs that stick. The set opens with the highly expressive "(late night at the) Maple Leaf," a tune loosely based on an instrumental improvisation that emerged during a gig that Moore and Walter played with bassist George Porter at the famed New Orleans club. "Robert remembered some of the stuff that we improvised - in particular, some of the chord structures that George was messing with at the time. Over time, Robert and I fleshed it out into more of a song." Tracks like "(proper) Gander" and "(who ate the) Layer Cake?" are more riff-based and driving. "Those songs come from a heavier groove," says Moore. "We all listen to Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, so tunes like these lean more toward our riff-rock roots." "Wissions (of Vu)" came about as the result of an interesting composing process. Moore and his trio donned headphones in the studio and improvised to the sounds of a favorite track by Wu Tang Clan. "The idea was to come up with parts to a song that would be assembled later," says Moore. "Once I was in the mix-down process, I just stripped away the track we were all listening to and started pulling out the parts that each of us played that I liked. Then I composed all the pieces into an actual song." "(I have) Super Strength" was built around the exuberant exclamation of Walter's four-year-old son. "While Robert was demo-ing some ideas, his son was running around the house like a superhero," Moore explains. "He kept yelling, `I have super strength!' It made it on the tape, and we all thought it sounded pretty funny. I had Robert loop his son's voice, and then we improvised against that." This sense of experimentation and exploration has always been the cornerstone of Moore's music, no matter who he's playing with or in what context. But Emphasis (on parenthesis) never loses its connection to its basic three-man core. Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Good summertime jazzThe (slightly) humorously titled "Emphasis" is (nearly) 47 minutes of soul jazz. It's not hardcore jazz, but it's a step above jam band or (pedestrian) funk music. If you're familiar with Stanton Moore's "III", you'll hear a lot of similarities, though Skerik's saxophone is (sorely) missed. Also, this one is emotion-free. Though the CD's (pretty) good, and it's enjoyable, the problem is that they could use another lead voice. The songs (all written by the group) are in a variety of styles (some funk struts hard, or struts soft, some rock more than others) but it can run together. Stanton Moore's drumming is superb as always, and Robert Walter tried hard on Stanton's CD's. Will Bernard plays with a bluesy tone and style. This is recommended ... Read More: Rating:  - This is Super Strength (Fun) Does Stanton Moore have the greatest snare sound (ever)? With Robert Walter on keys and Will Bernard on guitar, what's not to love (about this)? These guys know how to have a (really) good time, as the song titles will attest. For instance, check out the (toy) piano solo on Wissions (of Vu). Schroeder (and Margaret Leng Tan), eat your hearts out. One gripe: it's a mere 47 minutes (long). Skerik's tenor, which filled out much of Moore's previous release (III), is not really missed here--Moore manages to make the drums sound like a lead instrument--but if a horn player had guested on, say, two additional tracks, this would hardly be overcompensatin'. At any rate, great Telarc sound (as is so often the case). |
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