Product Description
Japanese pressing of 2005 album with bonus Interview from Radio 95 Auckland, New Zealandtrack. P-Vine.
Essence of Soul,J. Rawls,Pony Canyon,R&B/Soul,Rap
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- One of the very best albums!
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Present Tense
Lenny White
Manufacturer: Hip Bop Essence
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000001BI4
Release Date: 1995-04-18 |
Tracks:
- Thick
- East St. Louis
- Who Do You Love
- Door #3
- Sweet Tooth
- Wolfbane
- Tea In The Sahara
- Dark
- And Then You'll Know
- By Any Means Necessary
- Two Weeks In Another Town
- The Shadow Of Lo
- Caprice
Customer Reviews:
One of the very best albums!.......2001-02-08
That Cd is incredible! Fine drumming, wonderful music, great guest artists ( like Kenny Garrett, Chaka Chan, Vic Bailey, Michael Urbaniak, Marcus Miller) and the song "Who do you love?" feat. Chaka Chan is an OUTSTAND!!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for everybody who likes good music!
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- essence of soul
- Magnificent Music
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Essence of Soul
J. Rawls
Manufacturer: Polar Entertainment
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000CQKZMK
Release Date: 2005-04-04 |
Tracks:
- The Interview
- Smile Again feat Tavaris
- Pleasure Before Pain feat Eric Roberson
- Woman Enough (The Apology) feat. Middle Child
- Soul (Again & Again) feat. Middle Child
- Inhale, Exhale feat. Venus Malone and Wordsworth
- Questions feat. Tavaris
- Inside Of Me feat. Middle Child
- Miss You (Bring It Back) feat. Jonell
- Ill Connect - Performed by Sol Uprising
- What If feat. Middle Child
- Bailar feat. Aloe Blacc
Album Description
J Rawls has assembled the crème of the soul underground for a compilation which beautifully represents the fluidity between hip hop and jazz infused soul. Having honed his craft with his group the Lone Catalysts, J now confidently delves deep into vocal terrain. The result is a refreshing collection of surefire gems.
From the bittersweet sentiments of the wonderfully talented Eric Roberson ("Pleasure Before Pain"), to the apologetic ladies anthem performed by Middle Child ("Woman Enough to Say"), Jonell's party anthem ("Miss You"), to Aloe Blacc's Brazilian love affair ("Bailar"), The Essence of Soul has something for everyone.
Customer Reviews:
essence of soul.......2007-03-06
Come on what do you need to know other than its j. rawls!!!
Magnificent Music.......2007-01-10
This cd is absolutely a must-have if you enjoy good music. It is very well produced and is one of those best kept secrets. We need to put it out there - give it more radio play. I heard a song from the cd on a local jazz station and fell in love. Kudos to J.Rawls!!
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- "Latin-Afro-Cuban Jazz in it's natural habitant ~ 100% "
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Afro Cubano Chant
Various Artists
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ASIN: B000001BI8
Release Date: 1996-02-20 |
Tracks:
- Cubano Chant
- Tanya
- Suave
- Mui Tarde Amor
- Los Dos Lorettas
- Nica's Dream
- Casablanca
Customer Reviews:
"Latin-Afro-Cuban Jazz in it's natural habitant ~ 100% ".......2005-05-21
Silva Screen Records and Hip Bop Essence presents this remarkable and perfect music collection for those quiet times in your day, when you just want to sit back and give a listen to - "Afro Cubano Chant", featuring the Essence All-Stars with a seven track collection of soft Latin american and Afro-Cuban music interwoven with some of the best musicians around...Gato Barbieri (tenor sax), Steve Berrios (percussion), Andy Gonzalez (acoustic bass), Bob James (acoustic piano), Mike Mainieri (vibes), Lenny White (drums timbales)...sensual, tropical musical style grew out of the merging of North American jazz harmonies with Afro-Cuban rhythms. Some selections are romantic with breezy sounds of the bossa nova, but relaxing and soothing at the same time, each track hits the spot...recorded in September 1995 at Ambient Recording Company in Stamford, Connecticut by Alec Head...making this a major contribution of Latin American and Afro-Cuban music to our American Jazz...gotta love it!
Refreshing with seven compositions all in a latin mood that is distinctive and simply enjoyable..."CUBANO CHANT" (Ray Bryant), "TANYA" (Lonnie Newitt), "SUAVE (Santl Wilson Debriano), "MUI TARDE AMOR (Bob James), "LOS DOS LORETTAS" (Mike Mainier), "NICA'S DREAM" (Horace Silver), "CASABLANCA" (Lenny White), spotlighting awe-inspiring performances by vibraphone virtuos, this collection features the percussive-yet-melodic sound of the vibes in Latin-Afro-Cuban Jazz...a wonderful series featuring The Essence All-Stars that is appealing to lovers of jazz and latin music alike, don't pass this one up...you'll never know what you've missed!
Stand up and take a bow Reynold da Silva and Yusuf Gandhi (executive producers), Lenny White (producer), Milan Simich (creative supervisor) and of course Silva Screen Records and Hip Bop Essence for another in the ongoing Essence All-Stars series...Jazz performed and recorded just the way we like 'em!
Total Time: 44:00 on 7 Tracks ~ Hip Bop Essence 8009 ~ (2/20/1996)
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The Tom Browne Collection
Tom Browne
Manufacturer: Hip Bop Essence
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B00006JYUC
Release Date: 2002-10-07 |
Tracks:
- Jam fo' Real
- Ghetto Horn
- Someday We'll All Be Free
- Watermelon Man
- In a Sentimental Mood
- Everybody Loves the Sunshine
- All Blues
- Freedom Jazz Dance
- First Flight
- That's What Friends Are For
- Un-Break My Heart
- 'Philly' Twist
- Bluesanova
Album Description
13 classic tracks from one of jazz's finest trumpet players. Contains the previously unreleased track 'Bluesanova' (Browne-Town Mix) remixed by Lord Jamar (Brand Nubian) featuring Dead Prez. Hip Bop Records. 2002.
Album Details
13 Classic Tracks from One of Jazz's Finest Trumpet Players. Includes the Previously Unreleased Track "Bluesanova (Browne Tom Mix)", Remixed by Lord Jamar (Brand Nubian) Ft Dead Prez.
Average customer rating:
- "keepers of the jazz flame ~ Essence All-Stars"
- Late night jazz - a hidden jem
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Primal Blue
Kenny Burrell , Ron Carter , Tim Hagans , Craig Handy , Cedar Walton , and Lenny White
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ASIN: B000001BI6
Release Date: 1995-10-17 |
Tracks:
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- Uno Dos Adios - Kenny Burrell/Ron Carter/Tim Hagans/Craig Handy/Cedar Walton/Lenny White
- Primal Blue - Kenny Burrell/Ron Carter/Craig Handy/Cedar Walton/Lenny White
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Customer Reviews:
"keepers of the jazz flame ~ Essence All-Stars".......2005-05-20
This seven track collection of - "Essence All-Stars: Primal Blue", features do you dig it "Tasty" indeed top of the heap selections...a collection of stay up late all night jazz peppered with rhythms and percussion that hits you right in the gut.... A musical hybrid that's at once cool & smooth, yet hot & spicy... covers for the most part what this album is about, but don't stop there, you're about to take a journey into the coolness of what jazz is all about...recorded in April 1995 at Ambient Recording Company, Stamford, Connecticut...with a gig to keep your tastebuds satisfied.
The entire CD is awesome from start to finish, with stand outs and highlights... with a haunting arrangement that lingers for days "PRIMAL BLUE" (Kenny Burrell), "DEAR RUTH" (Cedar Walton), "STOLEN MOMENTS" (Oliver Nelson), YOU GO TO MY HEAD" (Coots/Gillespie) "UNO DOS ADIOS" (Lenny White) smooth jazz is a tall order and Kenny Burrell (guitar), Ron Carter (bass), Tim Hagans (trumpet), Craig Handy (tenor sax/soprano sax), Cedar Walton (piano), Lenny White (drums) fill it with melodic ingredients and then some..."BASS BLUES" (John Coltrane) and "FOR TODDLERS ONLY" (Ron Carter), has the rhythm and tempo you can't get enough of.
Our friends Reynold da Silva and Yusuf Gandhi (executive producers), Lenny White (producer) at Silva Screen Records and Hop Bop keep the standards high with wonderful material superbly suited for this CD, with some of the best artists of today being featured...can't stop listening to the All-Stars with that touch of Essence...just the way we like 'em!
Total Time: 49:00 on 7 Tracks ~ Hop Bop Essence 8006 ~ (10/17/1995)
Late night jazz - a hidden jem.......2001-03-28
This album is cool, late night, bluesy jazz at its best. I do not understand why Hip Bop Records did not brand the superb collection of artists on the record as The Essence All Stars, as it follows in the same sequence as Essence of Funk, Afro Cubano Chant or Jackies Blues Bag from the same label. Consequently it is often filed under various artists, and missed by potential buyers - don't make that mistake! Whether it is the super cool version of Oliver Nelson's classic Stolen Moments or the Lenny White orginal Uno Dos Dios, the arrangements, the solos and the playing are uniformly excellent. Lenny produced the album, which is recorded very simply "live" to two track with no overdubs. This is buried treasure - a hidden jem which always puts me in a good mood after a long hard day at work. Don't miss it.
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Essence of Kwanzaa
Bill Summers
Manufacturer: Monkey Hill
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000003M1F
Release Date: 2000-09-19 |
Tracks:
- Ghetto Get Up
- Ujimaa
- Imani
- Kujichagulia
- Dit It Done It Wit It
- Ujima
- Kuumba
- Nia
- Yekola
- Umoja
- Bahia Lady
- Sure Wa
Average customer rating:
- You Wudda cudda shudda bought this album
- This man can blow!
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Wuda Cuda Shuda
Fred Wesley
Manufacturer: Hip Bop Essence
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B00009NJFU
Release Date: 2003-09-09 |
Tracks:
- Getcho Money Ready
- Geek Goom
- The Ballad Of Beulah Baptist
- Wuda Cuda Shuda
- I Love You Like A Brother
- Can't Leave It Alone
- El Paso
- Andrea
- Get Down Widcho Baad Self
- Ernie's Bag
- Email For Dad
- Smooth Move
Customer Reviews:
You Wudda cudda shudda bought this album.......2004-11-19
This album is fantastic! Mr. Wesley's Wudda Cudda Shudda is a true musical classic! If you like jazz, you'll dig this album. If you like funk, you'll dig this album. If you like a little hip-hop, you'll like this album. If you are a fan of music period, you must by this album. Now I find it interesting that "Funky Wesley", played for James Brown and Maceo Parker. You can really hear their style of music in Fred's music and lot of Fred's stlye in their music. Trust me, if Maceo Parker likes Fred's music, anybody should!
This man can blow!.......2004-11-17
A few months back I attended a Maceo Parker concert--a bad man in his own right--and was blown away by this guy, sitting on the side, a little too big to stand throughout the entire 3 hour concert. He sat in the background for a while and I didn't really notice him until he stood for a solo. Wow. He played the funkiest trombone I had ever heard, a combination of jazz and funk, a sound that got everyone to their feet. Who was this guy? It turned out to be none other than Mr. Wesley, the baddest trombone man alive. I later learned that he was also a band leader for James Brown before the two had a falling out. (Mr. Brown's loss)
Fred Wesley is a creative genius--song writing and producing, yes, but most of all playing. All of his skills come through on "Wuda Cuda Shuda." The tracks combine jazz, funk, and a little hip-hop and introduce you to a side of the trombone I had never heard before. In short, this album is great.
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- GREAT CD
- The Ultimate Love CD
- Loved it!
- Wonderful compilation of artists
- SEXY MEN AT IT AGAIN!
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Essence Men: The Love Songs
Various Artists , and Various Artists - R&B/Soul
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000038IDZ
Release Date: 1999-12-07 |
Tracks:
- Let Me Make Luv 2 U - The Transitions
- Love & Happiness - Al Green
- All The Things (Your Man Won't Do) - Joe
- Lady - D'Angelo
- Ms. Wonderful - Chico Debarge
- Kissing You - Keith Washington
- Femininity - Eric Benet
- Love Ballad - Ltd
- 5 Steps - Dru Hill
- I'll Make Love To You - Boyz II Men
- The Only One For Me - Brian McKnight
- For You - Kenny Latimore
- True Love - Calvin Richardson
- Ecstasy (When You Lay Down Next To Me) - Barry White
- New Jam - Tommy Sims
Customer Reviews:
GREAT CD.......2007-02-16
THE BEST ROMANTIC CD I HAVE HEARD. SO GOOD I BOUGHT 2 COPIES JUST IN CASE ONE GOT SCRATCHED. MY WEDDING SONG WAS CHOOSEN FROM THIS CD.... LOVE IT!!!!!
The Ultimate Love CD.......2002-08-04
Hey girls/guys, if your looking for a CD that just says everything you want to say to your lover, THIS IS IT. You go from Al Green to Brian McKnight and then to Barry White. Please believe me, this one is for the very serious collectors. I play this just to get my thoughts straight and drown out my children. All I can say is BUY, BUY, BUY, and ENJOY!!!!!!
Loved it!.......2001-05-14
An excellent compilation of some of the best R&B artists today. Words can't express how I feel when listening to Eric Benet's "Femininity" and LTD's "Love Ballad." But I loved the other songs just as much.
This is a definite must-have!
Wonderful compilation of artists.......2000-07-31
Don't sleep on this one. I was pleasantly surprised at the combination of crooners Essence pulled together to form this smooth, romantic cd that women of every age will truly appreciate. The songs just flow seamlessly from one track to the next. A great gift for mom, sister, or your significant other. Just get a copy of your own, so you're not always borrowing hers. Fellas, this is definately a "grind" cd.
SEXY MEN AT IT AGAIN!.......2000-01-24
These sexy men don't stop on this great Essence c.d. called The Love Songs! It's a great gift for that specail lady in your life to express the way you feel about her! With artist like Eric Benet, Joe, Keith Washington, and D'Angelo it's a sure thang! It will have your lady grabbing for a fan or grabbing for you! So go out and get it, it's a sure thang!
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- RE at Breeze's Metro Club Review
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Live at Breeze's Metro Club
Rare Essence
Manufacturer: Rare One
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B00008L3YS
Release Date: 2003-02-11 |
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- Roll Call
- One On One
- I Must Be Dreamin'
- The Medley: Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Drunk/R.E. Get Busy One Time
- Shake It (But Don't Break It)
- Do The Mickey
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RE at Breeze's Metro Club Review.......2006-08-21
I had been looking for this CD for a number of years. I have the album version and I love it. I thought that the CD could have had a little more bass added, but it is still one of my favorite RE outings. The entire recording is a throw back to the late 1980's when I was a teenager and enjoying Rare Essence. Wonderful CD!!
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My Brother and Me: The Best of Dave McMurray
Dave McMurray
Manufacturer: Hip Bop Essence
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0009VBTSM
Release Date: 2005-07-26 |
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- Walk In The Night
- Feel The Need
- My Brother And Me (Remix)
- Just An Illusion
- Gar Z
- I Want You
- How Come U Don't Call Me Any More
- Nautilus
- Let It Go
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Smoothjazz.com Review.......2005-09-16
If you've been thinking that a "Best of" collection from one of the most awesome sax players in contemporary jazz should be a no-brainer, then you're not alone. Well, our wait is over, as Hip Bop Records has released a killer collection of Dave McMurray favorites from his previous three Hip Bop albums, plus five previously unreleased tracks. This set of tunes is incredibly hot, with amazing energy and dynamics. Ever since I saw him on tour with Bob James a couple of years ago, I've been a huge fan, and you know what Bob James thinks about him. Bob says, "[McMurray] is the master of his horns, a dexterous wizard of the saxophones, one who makes each note tell a story!" This Detroit-bred artist tears it up, and this album illustrates that fact beautifully, from the "My Brother and Me (Remix)" w. Bob James to, well, name any other track on this disc. Trust me, it is just that good! The Dave McMurray style reminds me of Grover Washington, Jr., but with the energy level kicked way up. He plays sax (tenor, alto, soprano), flute, keyboards, percussion...and he sings...and it's all amazing! He's worked with stars too numerous to list here...oh, OK, I'll mention Dylan, the Stones, Elton John, Nancy Wilson...get the picture? MY BROTHER AND ME - THE BEST OF DAVE McMURRAY is nonstop ear candy, one track right after the other. It definitely falls into the "essential" category. `Nuff said! ~Scott O'Brien
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Neon Ballroom
Math & Science
Music for Ballet Class
Milk & Kisses
Mazzamania Talk-Interview [Import]
Joyas Musicales, Vol. 1
Something You Got
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard