Kokopelli [Import]

Product Description
Named after the mythical South American character who stood for individuality, 'Kokopelli' is the second album from the Bristol based outfit Kosheen. The album sees the band progress from their debut album by adding a more guitar driven sound to their already dark & emotive style of drum & bass. 11 tracks including the single 'All In My Head' (Radio Edit). Arista. 2003.

Kokopelli,Kosheen,Bmg Int'l,Dance,Dance Music,Pop

Average customer rating: Excellent CD THIS CD CANNOT BE USED WITH YOUR MP3 PLAYER Different, but edgier A masterpiece! Sophmore Slump?

Kokopelli Kosheen Manufacturer: Sony / Bmg Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Damage Resist Resist Overkill (Is It Over Now?) Hide U ASIN: B0000AGE0T Release Date: 2003-08-18

Tracks:

1. Ages
2. All in My Head
3. Avalanche
4. Blue Eyed Boy
5. Coming Home
6. Crawling
7. Little Boy
8. Recovery
9. Suzy May
10. Wasting My Time
11. Wish

Album Description

Named after the mythical South American character who stood for individuality, 'Kokopelli' is the second album from the Bristol based outfit Kosheen. The album sees the band progress from their debut album by adding a more guitar driven sound to their already dark & emotive style of drum & bass. 11 tracks including the single 'All In My Head' (Radio Edit). Arista. 2003.

Album Details

Second Full Length from the Band that "Finally Gave Drum and Bass Its Chance to Go Pop...and Were Promptly Disowned by the 'real' Drum and Bass Heads". Their 2001 Debut CD 'resist' Sold 500,000 plus Worldwide. The Band Still Remain Distinctly Individual with Emotive Vocals and Story-telling Lyrics Fused with Darkly Intimate Electronica. Refusing to Be Tied to One Particular Genre, Kosheen have Created an Album with a More Guitar-heavy Sound from their Experiences of Playing Live with their Last Album."

Customer Reviews:

Excellent CD.......2007-07-22

I heard the song "Wish" on Pandora and was immediately intrigued by this group. Then heard "Blue Eyed Boy" and decided to take a chance on buying the CD. I was hooked on the first listen and I like almost every track. Most of the songs grab you, are edgy, and are good rock songs a bit reminiscent of Heart. Personally, I think the first seven tracks are the strongest; "Wish" is awesome. The only song I don't care for near the end is "Ages", which is not a good fit for this CD. Unfortunately, since this album is apparently a departure from the norm for Kosheen, I'd be hesitant to purchase any of their other work at this point. I'd like to think this CD is the start of a new direction for the group.

THIS CD CANNOT BE USED WITH YOUR MP3 PLAYER.......2006-03-29

I loved Resist and was looking forward to this album, but was very disappointed when I discovered I could not transfer the music to my MP3 player. You are forced to install a player from the CD to listen the music on your PC, which is very poor quality. I wish I could get a refund.

Different, but edgier.......2006-02-24

One of the things that drew me to this album was the fact that it was named 'Kokopelli' and the pictures of Native Americans on its cover (as well as that of the singles 'All In My Head' and 'Wasting My Time'), because Native American history has been a really interesting thing for me, and I was intrigued as to how a British band would take their music and blend it with the elements of Native American culture.

But, that aside, this album is really good and I could practically listen to it a few days in a row.

The first time I heard it, I really didn't like too many of the songs except for 'All In My Head', but it was really weird how I really wanted to like this album (I bought Kokopelli before Resist, which is unconventional) and something about it kept drawing me back.

Now I really like the album and feel I can identify with many of the songs in the album, especially 'Coming Home' and 'Recovery'. Oh, and 'Wish' as well.

Many fans of this album really like the song 'Recovery', which is, unfortunately, not one of my favorites. I don't get the huge hype about the song, although I do see how it can really affect the listener and how it can relate so well to what many of us, as teenagers, experience.

My favorite tracks are:
All In My Head
Coming Home
Avalanche
Little Boy

I don't believe in comparing Kokopelli to Resist, as one is a dance, drum 'n' bass album, while the other is rock and breakbeat. But if I had to choose, I'd choose Kokopelli over Resist, though both albums were exceptional ones.

I'm looking forward to their next record!

A masterpiece!.......2005-09-19

RESIST was great. KOKPELLI set up a new standard. Matured, dense, dark, energetic, poetic. Belongs to my top 20 collection, beside Contino Sessions, Bekaup Fish, New Forms, Weekend In London (D. Clark), Colours (Cabaret Voltaire), Kapital (Laibach), etc.

Sophmore Slump?.......2005-07-10

People either adore the darker, guitar-driven direction Kosheen's sophmore disc takes, or lament the loss of the deliciously melodic, drum & bass crawl of their freshman outing, "Resist;" unfortunately, I'm the latter.

Singer Sian Evan on "Resist" sounds like a mix between Ruth-Ann from Olive and the wistful lead singer of the now defunct "Mono." Here, she apes the punky chick vocals of "Sneaker Pimps."

So, buy which ever one you prefer. For me, it will always be the more simplistic and jazzy beauty of "Resist." And for those who agree with me, another CD I found equally compelling, is the beautiful and surprising compilation, "Mastercuts Early Hours ." Lotsa soulful Kruder & Dorfmeister Mixes (the gods of drum & bass) and a helluva vocal discovery in Jhelisa Anderson, on "Friendly Pressure," which indeed, reminds me of smooth stylings of Kosheen's debut.

Average customer rating: an listener for a few years, but now an admirer Gentle listing.

Steppin' Out The Braxton Brothers Manufacturer: Kokopelli Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Rollin' Now & Forever Both Sides Steppin' Out Nightlife ASIN: B000005NIT Release Date: 1998-04-07

Tracks:

1. Sunset Bay
2. Steppin' Out
3. Eventide
4. Someday
5. When Love Comes Around
6. Givin' My Love To You
7. I'm In Love
8. Didn't I Tell Ya
9. I'll Make Love To You

Customer Reviews:

an listener for a few years, but now an admirer.......2000-02-08

I viewed the Braxton Brothers at the JVC Jazz Festival in Concord, CA,in 1999. I enjoyed their performance and the duo seems very loving of each other and they have great personalities on stage also. I heard of them thoughout a few years and think these two brothers deserve more recognition, but I know in due time they will. They are very talented.

Gentle listing........1998-11-15

The Braxton Bros. for me is a new group and proved to be easy listening. If you enjoy the likes of John Klemmer, Bob James, Earl Klugh, and Grover Washington then these guys will have something for you. Extremely well played and produced. YOu won't be disappointed.

Average customer rating: Smoooooooooooooooooooooooooth Superior Amazing Brazilian Jazz Please tell me how to get this album! Great Jazz on any level!

Storyteller Ricardo Silveira Manufacturer: Kokopelli Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Small World Amazon Secrets Sky Light Long Distance Noite Clara ASIN: B000005WVG Release Date: 1995-08-15

Tracks:

1. Francesa
2. Upon A Time (Interlude)
3. Storyteller
4. Island Magic
5. Still Think Of You
6. The Puzzle
7. Fountains
8. After The Rain
9. Always There
10. That Day In Tahiti
11. Upon A Time (Reprise)

Customer Reviews:

Smoooooooooooooooooooooooooth.......2004-02-23

Why does this CD rate 5 stars. Because the song Francesca IS smooth jazz.It's very rare that one song captures the essence of a music form but this song takes you within the music and leaves you there in a fantasy!

Superior.......2003-11-12

This CD to me is rated with high ranks. It is very inspirational moving and creative among all. If I could posses this CD caliber again, I truly will cherish it. It was stolen in 1997 from me with regrets. No music store has been able to get it for me. As I resided in Fort Worth, Texas, for 6 years no one ever heard of it nor did they reconize the artist that wrote it. To me that was extremely strange to me

Amazing Brazilian Jazz.......2000-11-22

This is an awesome album; Ricardo is a top-of-the-line guitarist, and shows it in this album. A must have for Latin and Brazilian Jazz fans.

Please tell me how to get this album!.......2000-07-03

Somebody please tell me how to find this album! I've looked everywhere! My original copy got scratched! avatar100k@aol.com

Great Jazz on any level!.......1999-05-03

This CD is great, not only for jazz fans but an awesome listening experience for musicians also. Silveira's command of the jazz idiom shines, switching from soft, romantic pieces to uptempo and intense! Overall: AWESOME!

Average customer rating: Incredible soundtrack! Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West

Lewis & Clark Great Journey West Manufacturer: American Journey ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Lewis & Clark: Sounds of Discovery Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery Mysteries of Egypt Innovators ASIN: B00007MGW8 Release Date: 2003-01-14

Tracks:

1. Prologue/Opening Titles
2. A Most Ambitious Journey
3. Back Breaking Work
4. Kokopelli Wind (R. Carlos Nakai)
5. Buried With Honor
6. Creation Chant (R. Carlos Nakai)
7. Winter Hardship
8. Moment of Departure
9. Overland Portage
10. Sacagawea's Reunion
11. Mandan Camp/Over the Bitterroots
12. Nez Pierce Camp/Over the Rapids
13. To the Pacific
14. Finale/Credits

Album Description

Relive an amazing tale of discovery and exploration with Lewis & Clark - Great Journey West, the soundtrack from National Geographic's documentary film by the same name. This beautiful recording follows the journey of Lewis & Clark and includes a variety of music featuring Eastern and Western influences. This soundtrack also includes two bonus tracks from world-renowned Native American flutis R. Carlos Nakai.

Customer Reviews:

Incredible soundtrack!.......2005-07-19

The amazing music was one of the things that stood out to me most as I viewed the IMAX film "Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West." I had only seen it once but I went ahead and bought the soundtrack. I still remember being BLOWN AWAY the first time I listened to it! And my spirits still soar every time I put this CD on!
Some of the tracks have an interesting 'tribal' twist to them - not my favorite for listening. (Just opinion.) But the orchestral tracks more than make up for it! They really capture the bold and adventuresome spirit of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Just listening to this recording makes me wanna go out and conquer the world.
I highly recommend it!!

Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West.......2003-03-18

After visiting my local IMAX Theater and watching the film " Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West", I found myself playing the music from the film over and over in my head. The epic soundtrack is beautiful and symbolic of the struggle to discover the wild west. In addition, the CD has a few bonus cuts from native flute master R. Carlos Nakai, that are a very nice fit with the recording. I am very glad I purchased the recording and I think you will be too!

Average customer rating: Cooks

Bop 'n' Blues Cornell Dupree Manufacturer: Kokopelli Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music Memory | Computer Add-Ons | Computers & Add-Ons | Categories | Electronics | Memory Finder | Memory Cards | Memory Card Readers | Memory Card Adapters | PC Memory | Mac Memory | Printer Memory Modules Similar Items: Night Fever: The Versatile Sessions Can't Get Through Child's Play Uncle Funky Child's Play ASIN: B000005WVB Release Date: 1996-10-29

Tracks:

1. Freedom Jazz Dance
2. Bags' Groove
3. Manteca
4. 'Round Midnight
5. Hucklebuck / Now's The Time
6. Love Letter
7. My Little Suede Shoes
8. Walkin'
9. Bop 'N' Blues

Customer Reviews:

Cooks.......2002-08-16

A must if you're a blues guitarist and want to jazz things up. Great grooves.

Average customer rating: Love This Music very well laid out exceptional

Kokopelli:The Indian Legend Terrell's Magic Flutes , and Terrell & Diane Jones ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Native American | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000IAAK Release Date: 1992-07-01

Tracks:

1. Great Mystery/Breath of Life
2. Medicine Journey
3. Vision Quest
4. Lenyanovi
5. Council of Elders
6. Paho(Prayer Feather)
7. Eagle Drum/Fire Ceremony
8. Kokopelli
9. Shaman's Death
10. Dreamtime

Album Description

Kokopelli is an instrumental interpretation of one of the oldest mystical legends of Native American folklore. A large variety of handmade wind and acoustical instruments blend with recorded nature sounds and digital technology to create a peaceful, serene recording that is used in many therapeutic environments for meditation, massage, and easy listening.

Customer Reviews:

Love This Music.......2007-05-16

I recently purchased the CD, but have carried an audio tape of this music in my car for years. It is beautiful and very calming - great for freeway traffic stress.

very well laid out.......2004-03-27

I bought this tape in 1996 during a trip to California. Alas my tape is no longer any good and I have searched the internet to find another tape or CD. It is a delightful sound of music in the sense that all of the sounds which are from a variety of not well known instruments blend together to form a unique sound of purposeful music

exceptional.......1999-12-11

I really enjoyed this CD. It has a really unique sound which I do not get tired of.

Average customer rating:

The Mystery of Man Sarah Vaughan Manufacturer: Kokopelli Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000005WVA Release Date: 1995-02-21

Tracks:

1. Mystery of Man
2. Mystery of Man [Instrumental]
3. Actor
4. Mystery of Man [Instrumental]
5. Girl Disappointed in Love
6. Mystery of Man [Instrumental]
7. Madeleine
8. Mystery of Man [Chorus and Instrumental]
9. Black
10. Mystery of Man [Instrumental]
11. Children
12. Let It Live [Instrumental]
13. Armaments Worker
14. Toward the Light [Instrumental]
15. Let It Live

Average customer rating: Wonderful Brazilian melodies!

River Wide Brasilia Manufacturer: Kokopelli Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Brazilian Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Itacuruca ASIN: B000005WVD Release Date: 1995-05-16

Tracks:

1. A Chamada Do Rio
2. Angel Voices
3. River Wide
4. Tudo Joia
5. Sanctuary
6. Seeds Of Joy
7. With Open Arms
8. Voce Ja Foi A Bahia?
9. Samba Em Preludio
10. Song Of Praise

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful Brazilian melodies!.......2000-11-09

A wonderfully rhythmic, melodic album, excellently produced, and featuring Pamela Driggs's beautiful voice. If you like Brazilian rhythms, or if you're an old Astrud Gilberto fan like me, you owe it to yourself to seek out this extremely enjoyable album. Why this album is out of print (as of this writing) is beyond me. It is a golden gem, with the standout cuts being almost too numerous to mention; Angel Voices, River Wide, and Sanctuary among them. The quote on the back of the album describes it far better than I ever could... "A cohesive program of exuberant rhythms and seductive melodies that evolves with an uncommon blend of logic and emotions. Pamela's voice is a remarkable instrument, defining the bittersweet edge of the Brazilian style with deft perfection and a natural ease that's totally disarming." Mark Holston, JAZZIZ.

Average customer rating: A great CD, definately not out of print Several steps forward for Brazilian Jazz Better than the original soundtrack Buy the original The Morning of the Carnival

Black Orpheus Trio Da Paz Manufacturer: Kokopelli Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music Brazilian Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Partido Out Rio de Janerio Underground Somewhere Samba Jazz in Black & White ASIN: B000005WV8 Release Date: 1995-01-03

Tracks:

1. Felicidade
2. Frevo
3. Felicidade
4. Manha de Carnaval
5. O Nosso Amor
6. Chde Estrelas
7. Samba de Orfeu
8. Doar
9. Felicidade [Vocal Version]
10. Manha de Carnaval
11. Namacumba
12. Hugs & Kisses
13. Samba de Orfeu [Vocal Version]

Customer Reviews:

A great CD, definately not out of print.......2007-03-27

This is a great CD, i will not argue otherwise, but the seller who is advertising that the CD is out of print, and wants $70 is trying to swindle you. I just bought it at a concert at Binghamton University for $15.

Several steps forward for Brazilian Jazz.......2006-06-14

This 1994 CD by Trio Da Paz is another great example of how Brazilian Jazz has been moving forward, with so much great taste and musiquality.
Each cut in this CD is an absolute winner, no fillers, and the performances are so well arranged and executed especially since this project so huge, but Romero, Dudu and Nilson have been able to pull it off.
It's also important to mention Trio Da Paz' guests here:
- Herbie Mann / Flutes
- Claudio Roditi / Trumpet & Flugelhorn
- Nana Vasconcelos / Percussion
- Maucha Adnet & Alana Da Fonseca / Vocals
- Jorge Silva & Cyro Baptista / Percussion.

Two reviewers mentioned that this one is better than the original, and that the original is way better; I don't know which one is better since both recordings are completely different from each other, all I know is that the original was Bossa Nova, this is in the Afro-Brazilian Jazz rhythm and each one has to be graded in its own context. This one is awesome !!!!!!!!

Better than the original soundtrack.......2006-03-09

Yes, I feel that this album done by Trio da Paz surpasses the original soundtrack to the movie Black Orpheus for two reasons. Firstly and most importantly, the original soundtrack is much more of a depiction of the movie on CD. The sounds of the movie are dubbed overtop the songs and the tracks change abruptly. This makes it abrasive to listen to and enjoy. Secondly, Trio da Paz is an incredible group and their expressions really capture the themes and intentions of Jobim and Bonfa. If you felt that Manhã de Carnaval, the main theme to the movie, was haunting and evocative in its original form, you will greatly love and appreciate what has been done on this album. I've seen Trio da Paz live more than once, and each time they play they have copies of this album available for purchase and mention it sometime during a set on stage. They feel very strongly about their work here and that should say something about the emotion in this album.

Buy the original.......2004-12-09

The original Black Orpheus that set the world on fire is available fro Verve. Why buy imitators when you can get the real thing? I highly recommend the original soundtrack. Though if you want to hear how influential that sound from 1959 still is today, this is an example.

The Morning of the Carnival.......1999-08-12

In 1958 in Cannes a Brazilian Movie set not only the movie world on a spin, but the music world went along for the ride. The Black Orpheus would become the vehicle that would introduce the world to the music of Luiz Bonfia and Antonio Carlos Jobim, This album remains faithful to the movie soundtrack. From the opening "A Felicidade" to the closing "Samba De Orfeo", My favorite from this album and the movie is "Manha De Carnaval" (Morning of the Carnival) its haunting and longing themes are truly beautiful. Any lover of true Brazilian music must have this CD, Bravo Trio Da PAz

Average customer rating: It's a shame he followed his leader, Bobby Watson . . .

Edward Simon Edward Simon Manufacturer: Kokopelli Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop & Post-Bop | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: La Bikina Beauty Within Unicity Simplicitas Process ASIN: B000005WVE Release Date: 1996-10-29

Tracks:

1. Colega
2. Alma Llanera (Part I)
3. Alma Llanera (Part II)
4. Caballo Viejo (Old Horse)
5. Slippin' And Slidin'
6. Stop Looking To Find (It Finds You)
7. Magic Between Us
8. Teen's Romance

Customer Reviews:

It's a shame he followed his leader, Bobby Watson . . ........2004-02-12

. . . to the ill-fated Kokopelli Records, the late Herbie Mann's attempt to establish an independent label for accessible, mainstream jazz artists. Why a shame? Because this, his brilliant sophomore disc, not only has gone largely unheard, but this detour probably set his career back about a decade.

Fortunately, he has recovered very nicely, thank you, with a wonderful disc on Mythology, La Bikina, and an equally fine outing on Criss Cross, The Process.

Many of the virtues that were later to reveal themselves on the latter two discs are already fully present on this outing: a deep folkloric sensibility; a lightly worn virtuosity, always in service to a group concept; a very attractive, dancing, lilting approach to his instrument, very much in a Villa-Lobos vein; an uncanny ability to choose entirely apt playing partners--and to lead them authoritatively yet democratically; and the ability to compose attractive compositions in a wide variety of styles.

The band, reading like a whose who of younger musicians, including a twenty-something Mark Turner on tenor sax turning in perhaps his finest playing on disc, Larry Grenadier on bass, Adam Cruz on drums, and old guy Milton Cardona on percussion, cooks up a storm. Easily able to shift effortlessly between ballads, burners, and mid-tempo mood pieces, this band exhibits a protean flexibility found only among the top practitioners, proving once again the wealth of musicianship among younger jazzers.

Anyone interested in the roots of the Nu Latin jazz will certainly want to check out this glorious but rather neglected disc.

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