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Rarely has an album title so perfectly encapsulated the essence of a hybrid project as Marc Antoine's smartly realized Urban Gypsy. Usually in rhythm and jazz, soul-based loop electronics back up horns like trumpet or sax, and flamenco guitar strains are left to those who can provide more Latin-styled backbeats. But Antoine creates hypnotic soundscapes both by machine, doing all the programming himself, and organically, with the help of Steve Reid and Luis Conte. On up-tempo swings, he gets the hip-hop grooving before texturing his bold acoustic precision. And his ballads allow for some clever improvisation between streams of cool strumming. A flair for Brazilian zing explodes on an all-too-short interlude before Antoine returns to his homeland for a street carnival shuffle appropriately titled "Paris Jam." All-star assistance is provided by Rachel Z (a bluesy Fender Rhodes jaunt) and Jimmy Haslip. This spectacular fusion of styles and melodic flair can take its rightful place at the top of either genre it touches upon.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
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Marc Antoine, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Luis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Haslip, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Bernadette Barlow, ComposerLyricist - Scott Blockland, Producer
℗ 1995 GRP Records Inc.
Marc Antoine, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Scott Blockland, Producer
℗ 1995 GRP Records Inc.
Rachel Z, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Antoine, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - STEVE Reid, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Blockland, Producer
℗ 1995 GRP Records Inc.
Marc Antoine, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Scott Blockland, Producer
℗ 1995 GRP Records Inc.
Marc Antoine, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Sovory, ComposerLyricist - Allen Sovory, ComposerLyricist - Scott Blockland, Producer
℗ 1995 GRP Records Inc.
Marc Antoine, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Scott Blockland, Producer
℗ 1995 GRP Records Inc.
Marc Antoine, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Scott Blockland, Producer
℗ 1995 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marc Antoine, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Scott Blockland, Producer
℗ 1995 GRP Records Inc.
Marc Antoine, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Scott Blockland, Producer
℗ 1995 GRP Records Inc.
Marc Antoine, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Scott Blockland, Producer
℗ 1995 GRP Records Inc.
Marc Antoine, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Scott Blockland, Producer
℗ 1995 GRP Records Inc.
Marc Antoine, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Scott Blockland, Producer
℗ 1995 GRP Records Inc.
Album review
Rarely has an album title so perfectly encapsulated the essence of a hybrid project as Marc Antoine's smartly realized Urban Gypsy. Usually in rhythm and jazz, soul-based loop electronics back up horns like trumpet or sax, and flamenco guitar strains are left to those who can provide more Latin-styled backbeats. But Antoine creates hypnotic soundscapes both by machine, doing all the programming himself, and organically, with the help of Steve Reid and Luis Conte. On up-tempo swings, he gets the hip-hop grooving before texturing his bold acoustic precision. And his ballads allow for some clever improvisation between streams of cool strumming. A flair for Brazilian zing explodes on an all-too-short interlude before Antoine returns to his homeland for a street carnival shuffle appropriately titled "Paris Jam." All-star assistance is provided by Rachel Z (a bluesy Fender Rhodes jaunt) and Jimmy Haslip. This spectacular fusion of styles and melodic flair can take its rightful place at the top of either genre it touches upon.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:38
- Main artists: Marc Antoine
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: GRP
- Genre: Jazz
© 2004 GRP Records Inc. ℗ 1995 GRP Records Inc.
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