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Music CD - Stanton Moore: III
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Music CD: III
Artist: Stanton Moore
List Price: $18.98
Our Price: $13.25
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Manufacturer: Telarc
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Tracks:
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1. Poison Pushy
2. Licorice
3. Big 'Uns Get the Ball Rolling
4. Chilcock
5. (Don't Be Comin' With No) Weak Sauce
6. Dunkin' In the Deep
7. Maple Plank
8. Water From An Ancient Wall
9. When the Levee Breaks
10. I Shall Not Be Moved
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0089408364822
Label: Telarc
Manufacturer: Telarc
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Telarc
Release Date: 2006-09-26
Studio: Telarc
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great job
Comment: This is full of excellent funk. I'm going to use it as a bed for my guitar woodshedding at home. By the way, Will Bernard's guitar playing is really fine.
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Summary: Fresh and funky
Comment: Another great CD from Stanton Moore which is a great modern drummer!
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Summary: Stanton Survives
Comment: With the tragedy of Katrina, Stanton Moore faced many challenges and hardships both personally and profesionally. He's a survivor. Instead of succumbing to these obstacles, Stanton decides to rent out Preservation Hall record this amazing third disc. The opening track, Poison Pushy is Stanton and the New Orleans funk sound at its best. Dynamic, rhythmic and passionate, simply put, this music has soul. I have been a Stanton Moore fan for a while now and despite the recent setbacks, he just keeps getting better and better. Robert Walter and Will Bernard are magnificent and the cover of Led Zep's When the Levee Breaks is both sad and dramatic. It is performed with class. If you are a Stanton fan you won't be disappointed and if you are new to the New Orleans sound you'll have a nice taste of Stanton Moore's amazing talents.
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Summary: Great Funky Nawlins Flavor!
Comment: For about a good year now I have been a big fan of Robert Walter. For about a good 3 months now, I have been a fan of Will Bernard. Ever since I got this CD a few weeks ago, I have been a fan of Stanton Moore.
This CD, despite being filed under "Stanton Moore" is a group effort. Were I to have heard it without knowing whose name was on the disc, I would have guessed Walter's. While all three have shining moments on this disc, Walter wrote the five opening tracks. And while the playing is at all times tight and sensitive (as organ trios have to be), the composition is really what makes this CD. The songs all have great grooves (even the slow ones), and hummable melodies.
Besides the composition, what is most noticeable about this disc is the production and how appropriate it is to the music here. It is very raw; actually recorded fairly live in the Preservation Jazz Hall on portable recording equipment. Moore gets a very Bonham-esque heavy sound (not to mention his boomy jazz bass-drum). Bernard's sharp sound is a good blend with Moore's (and, yes, Moore is up in the mix on all tunes, though not excessively so). Walter's B3 organ provides a soft cushion to round out the edgy production.
The other thing seperating this disc from so many other funky attempts is that these guys (and the 'guest' horn players, Skerik and Mark Mullins) really understand funk, and the New Orleans approach to it. On several of these tracks, one could close their eyes and hear the Meters, particularly Moore's 'borrowing' of several of "Zigaboo" Modeliste's drum 'tricks'. The group's groove and feel is impeccable throughout and even the slower tracks at the end of the disc are about as 'in the pocket' as one can get.
All of this is another way of saying that if you like New Orleans style funk, good, sensitive playing, and good tunes, you will want to check this CD out. Especially, i would reccomend this for folks who really like the sound of Medeski, Martin, and Wood when they choose to remain in this tonal hemisphere.
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Summary: Stanton Lives Up To His Reputation
Comment: Another really good album from this phenomenal drummer. Stanton's feel is truly individual and results in music that grooves like no other. This album has something for everyone, and everthing for drummers. Be that his tricky time, as illustrated in Licorice, his solid yet emotive grooves as found in Poison Pushy and my favourite, Maple Plank, or his passionate solos, the best of which for me is at the end of Big 'Uns Get The Ball Rolling. Great production too - a flamboyant, exciting sound.
I don't think anything will beat All Kooked Out, with Skerik and Charlie Hunter, but this comes satisfyingly close. A really good mix of tracks, even a few slow ones at the end (which I'm not huge on, but if you're in the mood for it, very nice music all the same). Not the best place to start off if you've never heard Stanton Moore before - get All Kooked Out first! But for the fans, you'll love it. He's amazing.
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Editorial Reviews:
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New Orleans based jazz funk drummer Stanton Moore was a founding member of the Â"steamroller funkÂ" band Galactic in the early 1990s, and has dabbled in a variety of progressive jazz projects in the years since. His discography includes two solo recordings (All Kooked Out in 1998 and FlyinÂ' the Koop in 2001) and a host of collaborative projects, including Garage a Trois, a progressive jazz trio with eight-string guitarist Charlie Hunter, saxophonist Skerik and vibraphonist Mike Dillon. Outre Mer, Garage a TroisÂ' 2005 release on Telarc, followed a consistently polyrhythmic groove, thanks in large part to MooreÂ's broad range. Moore steps out on his own again for the aptly titled III, his third solo project. This recording features Robert Walter on organ and Will Bernard on guitar, along with a few special guests: Skerik, and trombonist Mark Mullins. The album was recorded at the legendary Preservation Hall in New Orleans. In the final stretch, Moore pays a solemn tribute to his beleaguered hometown with a three-song suite. It begins with beautiful rendition of South African pianist/composer Abdullah IbrahimÂ's Â"Water from an Ancient Well,Â" followed by a dark and ominous rendition of Led ZeppelinÂ's Â"When the Levee Breaks,Â" and closes with the gentle spiritual, Â"I Shall Not Be Moved,Â" a track that suggests perseverance and resolve. Indeed, Moore is a survivor Â- literally and artistically. Despite some of his own personal setbacks in the aftermath of Katrina, he continues to channel the muse and explore the remote places where jazz, funk, soul and various other musical strains merge. III is, among other things, a survivorÂ's tale Â- a recording that ignores adversity and pursues the creative ideal.
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