Full story with proper credits....
"Produced by: Aaron "Ace" Levinson, Carl Craig, and Karriem Riggins.
Featured Players: Marcus Belgrave, Regina Carter, Bennie Maupin, Geri Allen,
Allan Barnes, Amp Fiddler, Karriem Riggins, Jaribu Shahid, Jeremy Ellis, Al
Turner, Ron Otis, Francisco Mora, Perry Hughes.
The Story
Following the success of the acclaimed PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT, ropeadopes
newest music lab is the city of Detroit. With a core band that includes the
founding fathers (and mothers) from the Motor City, The Detroit Experiment
chases the music of Detroit from its roots straight into the future.
Aaron "Ace" Levinson, Carl Craig and Karriem Riggins recorded the band over
a period of five days at the legendary White Room Studio in downtown
Detroit. The musicians in the core band have been all over the map in terms
of both genre and locale. However, thanks to their common bond of Detroit
and its musical soul, the chemistry in the studio started as soon as they
hit record.
The central basis for the Experiment was the Carl Craig-produced,
trumpet-driven reinterpretation of the Marcus Belgrave classic "Space
Odyssey", bringing together the talents of Marcus Belgrave, Amp Fiddler,
Francisco Mora, Karriem Riggins, and Jaribu Shahid.
Bennie Maupin, best known for his work as band leader of the Headhunters,
contributed his songwriting and arranging talents on the original
composition "Baby Needs New Shoes". Another great collaboration was that of
Regina Carter & Geri Allen, who recorded the powerful gospel-based opus
"There is a God" in one take.
While elements of jazz, blues, soul, and electronic music all contributed to
the eclectic mix of the project, Detroits connection to hip hop was also a
an essential element of the experiment. The sound of Detroit hip-hop was
captured through the contribution of jazz drummer and hip-hop producer
Karriem Riggins, who recently produced Slum Villages first hit single
"Tainted" as well as lending his production skills to Common & The Roots. On
"The Way We Make Music," the alchemy of Karriem Riggins hip hop production,
combined with the creatively crafted lyrics of Detroits first female MC,
Invincible, provided that crucial element of gritty yet soulful hip hop that
has put Detroit on the map once again.
The Detroit Experiment is a true testament to the talent in Detroit, taking
you from the days of Marcus Belgraves Tribe Records straight through to
Detroits future torch bearers Carl Craig and Karriem Riggins.
featuring:
Marcus Belgrave - trumpet (Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Tribe Records)
Regina Carter - violin (Kenny Barron, Vernon Reid)
Bennie Maupin - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
(Headhunters, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis)
Allan Barnes - alto saxophone, flute (Blackbyrds)
Amp Fiddler - keyboards (P-Funk, Maxwell, Carl Craig)
Jeremy Ellis - keyboards (Ayro, John Beltran)
Geri Allen - piano (Wallace Roney, Charlie Haden)
Jaribu Shahid - bass (Sun Ra, Roscoe Mitchell, David Murray)
Karriem Riggins drums / Producer (The Roots, Common, Slum Village Mulgrew
Miller)
Al Turner - bass (Detroit session musician)
Ron Otis - drums (Detroit session musician, Earl Klugh)
Francisco Mora - percussion (Max Roach, Carl Craig, Sun Ra)
Perry Hughes - guitar (Detroit session musician)
Monica Blaire (Blaire White) - vocals
Invincible (Anomalies) - vocals "
From: "Maarten Baute" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: "Maarten Baute" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <313@hyperreal.org>
Subject: (313) carl craig?
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 21:20:59 +0100
now... what´s this?
DETROIT EXPERIMENT, The/CARL CRAIG: The Way We Make Music (Ropeadope US)
12": The Detroit Experiment-"The Way We Make Music" (featuring
Invincible & Karriem Riggins) (full version, instrumental)/Carl
Craig-"Church", "Space Odyssey", "Midnight At The Twenty Grand", "Space
Break" (RPD 97989)
just new in the stores....
Cheers,
Maarten
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