Rebel Souls

Rebel Souls

Track Listings

1. Prelude to Rebellion

2. Who Your God Is

3. Son of Fire

4. Rebel Souls

5. Azarath/Watching in Darkness

6. From the Abyssland

7. Deliverance

8. Might Returns

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Breeding Resistance
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funky jazz with radical politics

On rhythm, revolution and truth telling.

Breeding Resistance
Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls
Manufacturer: Delmark
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
General | Jazz | Styles | Music
General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0001HM4TM
Release Date: 2004-03-16

Tracks:

Saro-Wiwa
Chairman Fred (I Wish Fred hampton Was Here)
Knife
Martyrs
This Is A Takeover
Elegy
Breeding Resistance (AKA The Paper Tiger Blues)
Huntsville, TX
D.C.
Axe
Pablo

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funky jazz with radical politics.......2005-06-27

BREEDING RESISTANCE is a rhythm-driven slice of r&b and jazz, plus Afrobeat and reggae, with brief Coltrane moments the only hints of the avant-garde. Chicago drummer Ted Sirota formed the band in 1995, and this is the third recording, with a shifting lineup. The frontline is Jeb Bishop on trombone, Geof Bradfield on tenor, and Jeff Parker on guitar. Sirota penned five of the tunes and Bradfield three, while Bishop, Parker and bassist Clark Sommers each wrote one.

The disc opens with an Afrobeat number, "Saro-Wiwa," dedicated to an activist killed by the Nigerian regime. "This Is a Takeover" is reggae/dub. "D.C." stands for Don Cherry, though Bradfield's composition is not as adventurous as the classic Ornette Coleman quartet. "For Martyrs" and "Elegy" are ballads, while the title cut is an up-tempo workout, which ends with Sirota bellowing "YEAH!" There are some good solos here and there from Bradfield and Bishop, but this is mainly a rhythm section album. Strong left-wing politics runs through the music, but it's mainly found in the titles and liner-notes. The one exception is "Chairman Fred," which includes a clip from a speech by the charismatic young leader of the Chicago Black Panthers before he was assassinated by the FBI and the Chicago Police.

The key influence on the eclectic Rebel Souls sound is revealed first in Bishop's "Knife," probably the best composition on the album, and strongly in the last two cuts, "Axe" by Bradfield and "Pablo" by Sommers -- the Crusaders. That suggests that Sirota would do well to move in an even more populist direction -- forget about avant-cred entirely, head straight for the pocket, and try to sound more like "Put It Where You Want It" next time around.

On rhythm, revolution and truth telling........2004-08-24

There must be something about playing contemporary jazz drums that leans one to the left. I have recently picked up CDs by Royal Hartigan, Chad Taylor and this one led by Ted Sirota that breathed revolutionary ire and fire in the liner notes and music. What's interesting is that in all three cases the resulting music has been outstanding so maybe there is something about revolutionary ire and fire that generates great art. (As a corollary, perhaps the reason the Bush administration seems so anti-art and anti-science has something to do with their brand of "conservative" politics-but that is the subject for another review).
Back to the music. The band is Ted Sirota on drums, Clark Sommers on bass, Jeb Bishop on trombone, Geof Bradfield on the tenor and Jeff Parker on guitar. If you are at all aware of the contemporary Chicago scene, most of these names should be familiar to you. Bradfield is an outstanding tenor player (see my review of his Rule of Three CD). Bishop is, of course, a member of the Vandermark 5 as well as a leader of his own projects. Jeff Parker is part of the various Chicago Underground configurations.
Sirota himself is Berkely trained and worked in various Boston groups until he moved to Chicago in the early nineties. In the mid-ninties, he formed Rebel Souls which has been his main project ever since. This is their fourth CD.
One thing that is various apparent about all of these guys is that while they all have been influenced by the AACM, they have also listened to and absorbed a lot of other music. They can play outside jazz but they do not do so very often. Their more usual approach is a soulful update on post-bop jazz. They like reggae music, Fela Kuti, and the blues. Their soli are thoughtful and they enjoy thorny harmonics as much as most good jazz players but they also just like to swing. Almost anybody will really get a kick out of listening to Parker's comping and soloing on this CD.
I guess what I am getting at is that this music is solidly in the jazz tradition. But please consider what I mean by that. Remember that part of that tradition is to disrupt, to expand, to change the subject in an unexpected way.
Above all, the jazz tradition to me is about expressing the truth of the moment. The jazz musician at his or her best is immersed in the music of the moment, in that club, with that audience, playing with everything they know and feel. That is what these guys are trying to do. Who knows, maybe that sort of search for truth in the moment leads to leftist politics? The corollary of which would go a long way toward explaining the problems the current administration has with telling the truth. I can't believe I wrote that. Maybe leftist politics are contagious. Let's hope so.
In any case, check these guys out. This is a great working group that deserves to be better known.

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Rebel Souls
Doc Holliday
Manufacturer: Artbeat Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000NWXOJO

Product Description

In 2006 Doc Holliday are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their first album with another 10 completely new recordings. Their 10th album Rebel Souls which is kind of a tribute to the roots and inspirations of the band, features interpretations of classic southern rock tunes, as well as references to their British influences from the golden 60s & 70s! The new release contains a clear, sharp and stripped Doc Holliday sound in a down-to-earth, kind of semi-plugged mood, which leaves full space to the power of the songwriting. In terms of craftsmanship, sound, musically and recording-wise this daring approach to the nature of the songs is certainly the climax of their career a true must-have for every southern rock collector and all rebel souls. DOC HOLLIDAY: Bruce Brookshire (vocals, guitar, dobro) Eddie Stone (keyboards, vocals) Daniel Ford (bass, guitar, vocals) John T. Samuelson (guitar, vocals) Danny Lastinger (drums) 1. Run For Your Life [Lennon/McCartney] (originally recorded by The Beatles in 1965) 2. Fire On The Mountain [George McCorkle] (Marshall Tucker Band, 1975) 3. Corinna [J.E. Davis, III] (Tay Mahal, 1968) 4. Midnight Rider [Gregg Allman] (The Allman Brothers Band, 1970) 5. One After 909 [Lennon/McCartney] (The Beatles, 1969) 6. Melissa [Gregg Allman] (The Allman Brothers Band, 1970) 7. Statesboro Blues [Willie McTell] (Taj Mahal, 1967) 8. Heard It In A Love Song [Toy Caldwell] (Marshall Tucker Band, 1977) 9. The Ballad Of Curtus Loew [Collins/Van Zant] (Lynyrd Skynyrd, 1974) 10. Bad Company [Paul Rodgers] (Bad Company, 1974

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Propaganda
Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls , Ted Sirota , Kevin Kizer , Rob Mazurek , Jeff Parker , and Noel Kupersmith
Manufacturer: NIAM (UK)
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000JI4S0G

Product Description

Critically Acclaimed 1999 Release. Personnel Includes: Ted Sirota (drums); Kevin Kizer (tenor saxophone); Rob Mazurek (cornet); Jeff Parker (guitar); and Noel Kupersmith (bass). TRACKS: 1. Geronimo's Free; 2. Ten; 3. Carolynn's Blues; 4. Propaganda; 5. Lonely People; 6. La Danse De Janvier; 7. Little Spots; & 8. Hemiola.

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Rebel Souls
Damnation
Manufacturer: Last Episode
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005YEZ4
Release Date: 2000-03-07

Tracks:

Prelude to Rebellion
Who Your God Is
Son of Fire
Rebel Souls
Azarath/Watching in Darkness
From the Abyssland
Deliverance
Might Returns

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Still Roots Rockin'...
Their Best Period Mid 1980's
Great CD to ease your mind

Rebel Souls
Aswad
Manufacturer: Mango
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | International | Styles | Music

General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music

Tracks:

In My Father's House
Rebel
54-46 (Was My Number)
Just A Little Herb
Rainfall, Sunshine
Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)
You Can't Show Me
Gave You My Love
I Asked The Question
Need Your Love (Each And Every Day)
Chasin' For The Breeze

Customer Reviews:

Still Roots Rockin'..........2005-10-25

...even though this would signal the beginning of the end to their roots sound. You can see hints of their future pop-driven sound in their electrified compositions on this album. But their transformation was merely a mirror image of the direction reggae was taking during the 80s (and dancehall is a direct offspring of that).

But Aswad had been rockin' the real stuff since reggae's formation. By this album's release they were already the hottest, brightest thing in reggae (hence the crazy costumes on the cover). They do not disappoint with their usual serious approach to songwriting reflected in "In My Father's House", or "Just a Little Herb", which is up there among their best works ever. And also among their best written, performed, and produced song is the lovers rock track, "Need Your Love", which solidified their mastery of songwriting, regardless of genre.

Overall, I'm not going to rate this album as their best, but certainly there's a few tracks that are pure Aswad and shows the lads maturing as songwriters and musicians. As a fan, I like to see growth and this is that. Unfortunately, their trademark roots rock style was virtually extinct after this collection.

Their Best Period Mid 1980's.......2005-09-19

The whole group was intact at this time..and it seems that their natural progression from laid back roots into a more rocking synthesized soundscape did them justice..The front cover sports them as sci-fi superstars which they had become at this time..the whole CD is great, but their covers of Toots(55-46) and Marvin Gaye(Mercy,Mercy) are exuberant..their interesting use of horns, sweet melodies,rasta posturing,creatively defined them along with Steel Pulse as the 2 great UK bands playing reggae of the time.This CD should be re-released with added stuff, if possible as a twofer with the also excellent followup TO THE TOP..the sound was well mixed on this CD,ASWAD were master technicians ...I saw these guys in NYC at the time and it was a rocking roots affair gathering in the bright lights they deserved before they further morphed into a more of a Abba-esque R & B reggae groove..

Great CD to ease your mind.......2005-03-09

Rebel Souls has many great songs in a modern 80's style. "Rebel" is a powerful faster tempo version of "I A Rebel Soul" from their self titled album. If you like roots reggae that's the album you want. The opening songs are strong and with an upbeat "54-46 cover song from Toots and the Maytals. After brilliant "Just a little Herb" the album mellows out and has a big finnish with "Chasin' for the Breeze".

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Vs. the Forces of Evil
Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls
Manufacturer: Naim
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005AFOJ
Release Date: 2000-01-01

Tracks:

Grendel
Tight Rope
You Know Me
Tubby
Dig to China
Becky's Bash
Impengu Dek Bengikai
Wonder

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Rebel Souls
Doc Holliday
Manufacturer: Nl Distribution
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000E8R9LG
Release Date: 2007-06-28

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Rebel Roots
Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls
Manufacturer: Naim
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

R&B | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00000826L
Release Date: 1997-03-10

Tracks:

Four Folks
East Broadway Rundown
Wait
Brilliant Corners
Song for Mumia
Voids
Orenttish
Mannerisms
Wru
First Song

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Ryan Waters

Manufacturer: Reflect and Rebel
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAH0EM
Release Date: 2004-11-16

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Propaganda
Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls , and Ted Sirota
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000K8GXQ2

Product Description

Song List 1. Geronimo's Free 2. Ten 3. Carolynn's Blues 4. Propaganda 5. Lonely People 6. La Danse De Janvier 7. Little Spots 8. Hemiola Album Credits Ken Christianson, Engineer Ken Christianson, Engineer Ted Sirota, Producer Album Notes Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls: Ted Sirota (drums); Kevin Kizer (tenor saxophone); Rob Mazurek (cornet); Jeff Parker (guitar); Noel Kupersmith (bass). Additional personnel: Ryan Shultz (bass trumpet); Rick Gehrenbeck (Fender Rhodes piano); Ruben Alvarez (percussion). Recorded at Union Chruch, Hinsdale, Illinois on October 12

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