Squire for Hire

1. Squire For Hire

2. Folk Jazz

3. O Misterio

4. Springtime Rain

5. Nothing New

6. Fm 7

7. U See That

8. Doot Dude

9. Oblivion

10. Let It Go

11. Right By Your Side

12. Last Dance (Make It Good)

Squire for Hire,Nathan Haines,Chilli Funk,047997581723,Dance,House

Average customer rating:

Good Stuff From the Do It all Mr. Haines

like to hire this squire (ha ha)

Squire For Hire
Nathan Haines
Manufacturer: Chilli Funk
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0000AW0TY
Release Date: 2004-03-02

Tracks:

Squire For Hire
Folk Jazz
O Misterio
Springtime Rain
Nothing New
Fm 7
U See That
Doot Dude
Oblivion
Let It Go
Right By Your Side
Last Dance (Make It Good)

Customer Reviews:

Good Stuff From the Do It all Mr. Haines.......2007-03-14

Nathan Haines has been around for a while. He's worked with loads of artists in the West London broken beat scene too - from the Bugz to the Gilles Peterson to Phil Asher/Chilifunk and all over. Wherever he is, he's got that unique horn and that sound... which all makes sense that he'd open up with "Squire for Hire". It's sort of interesting - he hails from New Zealand, much like another well known gifted artist into the same sort of genre, Mark De Clive-Lowe.

This isn't his first release, but it's a terrific one none-the less. It's got funky vibes, soulful grooves and a damn fine sax! It's never shrieky, it's never over the top and the musicianship is anything but forced. Like the previous reviewer said, it's just cool... laid back but enough to get your head bobbin'. Songs that stood out to me were a few I'd heard before like "O Misterio", which features Guida De Palma of Jazzinho. I hope she goes back to this style of singing - clear, very cool, very nice. The beat to the song is something to behold though. I used to try spinning it but there's almost no way to cross it into another song. Still, it's a lovely number. "Squire for Hire"'s a great little nu-jazz number too with a great live band sound and vocal. That voice is none-other than Marlena Shaw! I also dug the spoken tracks, especially 'Springtime Rain', with Rich Medina. What a mood the tracks gives... and the instrumentation is nothing short of wonderful.

There were other cuts here that I enjoyed, but those are the highlights to me. He tried Steely Dan's classic "FM", and to be honest really did the song justice - just not my favorite track of Steely Dan's. And then not every song grabbed me, so I did hit the FF button on just a couple. But I can't knock him for trying because there are several elements of Steely Dan in Nathan's album and loads of other great songs. This album isn't necessary new - released back in 2003. But it's a nice one and one that I've enjoyed. I recommend this to anyone that's a Kyoto Jazz Massive fan - you'll almost definitely be hooked onto this sound. If you are interested, I'd recommend picking it up soner rather than later as it's probably going to be out of print shortly and tough to track down.

like to hire this squire (ha ha).......2006-10-21

I heard this playing in a shoe shop in central Auckland, and just had to buy it. Before then, I had never heard of Nathan Haines.
Now I can't live without this album, and I've bought anything else he has recorded.
The music is jazzy, funky and just plain cool. The rhythm and attitude of this album never fails to get me grooving.

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