- Audio Cassette (30 Jan 1996)
- Format: Import
- Label: Polygram Records
- ASIN: B00000ERNN
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Water of Life (Prelude) |
| 2. 37th Chamber |
| 3. Don't 'Xplain |
| 4. Dah Blessing |
| 5. In the Garden of Eden (Thinking Inside of You) |
| 6. Creation Stepper |
| 7. Absolution |
| 8. Each One (Must) Teach One |
| 9. Unknown Warrior (Song Fo My Forefathers) |
| 10. I've Known Rivers |
| 11. Guiding Light (Outro) |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
Nominated for the Mercury Prize, (which it deserved to win--but hey, that's competitions for you) Modern Day Jazz Stories is the album that first saw Courtney Pine incorporate sampling into his music, including DJ Pogo as part of his small group. Linking up with Giles Peterson's Talkin Loud label, the resulting sparks burned bebop into hip-hop, saxophone solos with drum & bass beats. It is still, however, very much a jazz album, but one like all the best jazz before it which draws in influences from elsewhere in the music world. Standout tracks include the beautiful "The 37th Chamber" (the title of which is bizarrely taken from a kung fu film) and "I've Known Rivers". The latter, released as a single, and a minor hit for Pine, features the husky vocals of Cassandra Wilson, who is also to be heard on a wonderful cover of Billie Holiday's "Don't Explain". Modern Day Jazz Stories: it does exactly what it says on the cover. --Phil Brett
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I was first introduced to Courtney Pine by an ex boyfriend, and what an album to be seduced by. I was immediatly smitten by Courtney's saxophone and the way he combines it with many musical influences from around the world. To hear and see him playing this album live in Camden's Jazz Cafe was unworldly. What can I say except truely fantastic.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
i bought this on a whim- and boy its good. really relaxed with varied sounds, good drumming and not too much of that typical messy jazz, much more smooth, i love it- well done mr pine
Format:Audio CD
Had this CD since it first came out. It's brilliant. For me, it is one of the few CDs that is really innovative and yet still retains the traditional elements of "proper" jazz. The man is a master player, but he doesn't show off and never forgets people are listening to him!!
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Room for improvement
Don't get me wrong, Pine is fantastic, and I do enjoy listening to the album. But it can get slightly tedious after a while. Well worth the price i paid for it here though!
Published on 3 Nov 2008 by D. Norris
Get ready to stand and deliver
The master of urban jazz does it again. I was introduced to Mr.Pine's world a couple of years ago, and that was the beginning of my love of urban jazz. Read more
Published on 25 July 2000
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