Label: Planet E – PE65272-1 Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: May 2003 Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Jazz, Funk / Soul Style: Contemporary Jazz, Soul, Instrumental, Future Jazz, Deep House, Funk, Space-Age, Experimental
Carl Craig's jazz/funk/fusion experiment! (VG+/VG+)
In Detroit Experiment a varied cast of Detroit players were thrown into a studio for a few days to see what would happen. Produced by techno pioneer Carl Craig, the line up includes jazz heavies (reedist Bennie Maupin, trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, pianist Geri Allen, and violin sensation Regina Carter), Motown session players (guitarist Percy Hughes and drummer Ron Otis), and various hip-hop and electronic people. The result is a tidy musical package crammed with rich ambient textures, percolating rhythms (stellar percussionist Francisco Mora sees to that), and strong grooves that still leave enough room for the jazz folk to solo comfortably. Ranging from the smooth-jazz-like "Revelation" to the interstellar bop of "Space Odyssey" to the outright hip-hop of "The Way We Make Music" to a surreal reading of Stevie Wonder's "Too High," the 14 tracks here have a little something for everyone, without sacrificing quality. Rarely has this new electro-jazz-hip-hop hybrid had such soul, but what else would you expect from Detroit? --Tad Hendrickson
Tracklist A1 Space Odyssey 5:25 A2 Think Twice 6:13 B3 Vernors 3:59 B4 Enterluud 2:32 B5 Highest 3:33 B6 Too High 4:27 C7 Church 5:27 C8 There Is A God 5:47 C9 Baby Needs New Shoes 4:36 D10 Midnight At The Twenty Grand 6:55 D11 Revelation 7:45
