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Emergency! [Original recording remastered]

~ Tony Williams
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (10 Nov 1997)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered
  • Label: Verve
  • ASIN: B0000047GA
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 42,459 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars THE TRUE ROOTS OF 70's JAZZ-ROCK, 17 April 2002
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A welcome release on CD for an LP that transcended categorisation on it's release in the late 60's, not exactly selling in shedloads and thus making it very difficult to find on vinyl in the 70's !
Whilst it cannot be denied for a moment that Miles Davis was responsible for introducing like-minded musicians to each other for the recordings that he was making around the time of 'Emergency !' ( and spawning so much great music in years to come in doing so... ) I still think that this release stands up as the first truly 'Electric Jazz' album. Sure, there are elements of the kind of Hammond/Bar-chord -fuelled grooves of Jimmys Smith & McGriff swinging around, but it's as though Williams made a conscious Quantum Leap here - to produce something altogether more loud and crackling and more in tune with contemporary rock.

Regardless of what you may think of the kind of 'Jazz-rock' that I think this music made possible, both this and the equally wonderful follow-up 'Turn it over' are recordings featuring some of the finest playing you'll hear anywhere from Larry Young, John McLaughlin and Tony Williams.

Check it out, crank it up - hear those amps buzz, watch for goosebumps on your forearms !!

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8 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Historically important but not vital, 4 Aug 2003
This album is historically important but deeply flawed. The original sound quality is awful-the pickups on McLaughlin's guitar were broken, the organ continually squeals and bleeps, and the decision to include lyrics is deeply unfortunate, McLaughlin and Young sounding like 'the stoned Freshmen' with lyrics like 'Who are you? Be yourself..' etc. It was historically important at the time but those interested in electric jazz are better advised to start with Miles Davis of McLaughlin's own later Mahavishnu Orchestra (firts two albums).
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4.0 out of 5 stars Agree with all of the above, and ..., 16 Jun 2009
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Had this on vinyl way back when, and lately on CD ... and agree with nearly all that's been said. So why say anything? 1. I disagree that it was really a jazz-rock construct at all, if anything more an impossible jazz-punk thing, screech & roar until you're sore. 2. I disagree about Johnny Mac's later electric output, personally I found the M Orch dull and retrograde compared to Lifetime (& he was doing other stuff with JCOA, and later acoustic stuff on My Goal's Beyond and with Shakti which was innovative), 3. this is just high energy expert bad noise fun!
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