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...leading up to the strangely hypnotic blues-ballad “Carolina Drama.” “Salute Your Solution,” the album’s first single, is a chunky, supercharged freefall that takes full advantage of the quartet format, fully fleshing out the bass and keyboards in a way that the rest of the album lacks. “Five on the Five”—easily the album’s best track—stabs wildly with a soaring chorus that stomps feet and pumps fists into fuzzy bliss. Benson?...
...coherence of Lim’s composition. It was a bit of a relief to hear an enjoyable modern piece, given the unpleasant atonality of many new pieces. The first movement was a rhythmically witty exchange among the strings, anchored by a playful call and response between the double bass and the cellos, while the second movement was sweetly melodic and made use of unexpected harmonic changes. The third movement, “Danse Macabre,” combined material from the first two, producing a twisting, grotesque result. Julia L. Glenn ’11 played a solo that...
Before he turned 13, Cuban Jazz musician Israel (Cachao) Lpez was playing professionally--though he had to stand on a wooden crate to reach the neck of his bass. In 1937 he and his brother Orestes composed a tune called El Danzn Mambo, which later rocketed to popularity simply as the mambo when the pace was slowed for dancing. His freestyle jam sessions paved the way for groups like the Buena Vista Social Club, with whom his nephew now plays bass. Throughout his career, Lpez was revered by fellow musicians, but he was launched to international fame...
...Should the Boss Listen to You? By James E. Lukaszewski Jossey-Bass; 188 pages...
...while the syrupy flutes of “Last Hurrah” and the Sega Genesis synth- and slap-bass of “I’ll Tell You” bring a unique musical element to the table, the production values of “11th Hour” will leave modern hip-hop heads wanting more. Here’s where a more long term pursuit of the Deltron route seems like the better option for the Funky Homosapien. Producing your own beats within the style that has defined you may seem to make the most sense...