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Personnel includes: Scratch (rap vocals); Jill Scott, Bilal, Black Thought, Dice Raw, Malik B, Rich Medina, Schoolz Of Thought, Steve Sterling, Floetry, Flo Brown, Spontaneous, Ciph Born, D-Ruck, Calente, E.S.T.
The Roots' human beatbox has been wowing listeners with his bag of vocal tricks since he debuted on the band's Illadelph Halflife; whether offering an amazing simulation of a DJ working a pair of turntables or adding even farther-out effects, he's become a deserved showstopper. But the gymnastic beatboxing and faux-scratching would merely make his first solo album a one-listen novelty, if he hadn't surrounded them with tunes worth hearing more than twice. Luckily, on the majority of this debut, Scratch is able to do just that, especially when he teams with fellow Philadelphian Bilal for the Prince-like stomp of "Square One" and pumps up the pulsing "That's What We Talkin' About" with an authentic brass section. The album's flaw is a common one to the hip-hop genre: too many guest MCs (there are 20-odd vocalists credited). And most of the rhymers Scratch enlists aren't up to the level of his bandmates Malik B and Black Thought, who enliven the very Rootsy "U Know the Rulez." But on the whole, The Embodiment of Instrumentation offers more than just the expected "oohs" and "ahs." ~ Dan LeRoy The Embodiment of Instrumentation Music The Embodiment of Instrumentation Review
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Purchase The Embodiment of Instrumentation CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Ella Fitzgerald Twelve Nights In Hollywood CDs (2009) Remastered; Box Set
The Embodiment of Instrumentation
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Personnel: Herb Ellis (guitar); Lou Levy (piano); Gus Johnson, Stan Levey (drums).
Audio Mixer: Val Valentin.
Liner Note Authors: Harry Weinger; Richard Seidel.
Photographer: Chuck Stewart.
Originally released on Verve Records in 1961, ELLA IN HOLLYWOOD is a straightforward collection of 12 familiar standards mostly given very simple, pop-oriented arrangements. Songs tend to run well under four minutes (a gently swinging "Just In Time" clocks in just under two), with only a minimum of room for Fitzgerald to break into her legendary scatting. The main exception is the centerpiece track, a nine-minute take on the Duke Ellington standard "Take the A Train," that gives Fitzgerald ample room to stretch out vocally. Although fans of her scat work might be somewhat disappointed by this mainstream set, ELLA IN HOLLYWOOD serves to remind just how gifted a stylist Fitzgerald was in the pop genre as well.
An appearance in Hollywood for a first-rate ...
| | Bebel Gilberto All In One CD (2009)
The Embodiment of Instrumentation
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Personnel: Carlinhos Brown (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer, drums, congas, bongos, agogo, claves, hi-hat, shaker, surdo, timbales, triangle, percussion, programming); Daniel Jobim (vocals, piano); Cézar Mendes, Pedro Baby (guitar, acoustic guitar); Didi Gutman (guitar, strings, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, programming); Tom Brenneck (guitar, vibraphone, tambourine); Masa Shimizu, Paulo Levita (acoustic guitar); Carlos Darci (cavaquinho, trombone, cuica); Guilherme Monteiro (cavaquinho); Davi Moraes (sitar); Christina Courtin, Johnny Gandelsman (violin); Christopher Hoffman (cello); Cochemea Gastelum (flute); Aaron J. Johnson (trombone); Thomas Bartlett (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, bass guitar); John King (synthesizer, bass synthesizer, programming); Greg ...
| | Peter White Perfect Moment CD (1998)
The Embodiment of Instrumentation
$7.59  
Personnel : Peter White (acoustic guitar, keyboards); Greg Vail (soprano saxophone); Grover Washington, Jr., Gerald Albright (tenor saxophone); Rick Braun (trumpet); Brian Culbertson, Greg Karukas (keyboards, synthesizer, drum programming); Mike Egizi (keyboards, drum programming); Tim Heintz (keyboards); Mike Sims (electric guitar); Alex Al, Larry Kimpel, John Menzano (bass); Lil' John Roberts (drums); Lenny Castro (percussion); Steven Dubin, Paul Brown (drum programming).
Producers: Steven Dubin, Paul Brown, Peter White.
Engineers include: Dave Rideau, Paul Brown, Peter White.
Includes liner notes by Peter White.
Personnel: Peter ...
| | Weather Report 8:30 CD (1979)
The Embodiment of Instrumentation
$5.95
Weather Report: Joe Zawinul (keyboards, synthesizer, bass, vocoder); Wayne Shorter (soprano & tenor saxophone); Jaco Pastorius (bass, drums); Peter Erskine (drums, percussion); Erich Zawinul (percussion).
Additional personnel: Ten members of the West Los Angeles Christian Academy Children's Choir.
Reissue producer: John Snyder.
Recorded live in January and February, 1979. Includes liner notes by Scott H. Thompson.
Digitally remastered by Vic Anesini (Sony Music Studios).
This is part of the Columbia Jazz Contemporary Masters series.
Due to the standard length of all compact discs, "Scarlet Woman" has been ommitted from the Columbia/Legacy re-issue of 8:30 in order to accommodate the CD format.
Weather Report is generally regarded as the greatest jazz fusion band of all time, with the biggest jazz hit ("Birdland") from the best jazz fusion album (1977's Heavy Weather). But the group's studio mastery sometimes overshadows ...
| | Stan Kenton Rarities CD (2009)
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Liner Note Author: Will Friedwald.
| | Dizzy Gillespie Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945 CD (2005)
The Embodiment of Instrumentation
$13.79 
This is a live concert recording of Dizzy and Bird from Town Hall not previously known to have been recorded. With audio restoration by Ted Kendell, the sound is excellent. This is a discovered recording of Dizzy and Bird at bebop's inception - the equiv
Personnel: Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet); Dizzy Gillespie; Curly Russell (double bass); Charlie Parker (alto saxophone); Don Byas (tenor saxophone); Al Haig (piano); Max Roach, Big Sid Catlett (drums).
Liner Note Authors: ...
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CGD. 2005.
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