tried yesterday to recall a CD I got recently that was all
dub/Latin/instrumental
artist's name is Luz Mob
CD is called Luz Interpretations
Growing up throughout the States, Luz Fleming drew from surroundings
in urban San Francisco, Oakland and Brooklyn and rural Libre, Colorado.
Studying under
musical heavyweights such as Reggie Workman and Bill Dixon, Luz was
influenced
not only by improvisation and performance, but also by the hip-hop that
surrounded his
younger days in San Francisco's Mission District. This all seeps out in
various guises in
Luz's music; from his alto and baritone saxophone and bass clarinet
constructions, to
more dub and hip-hop rooted electronic production, you'd be hard-pressed
sometimes
to find where the Too $hort stops and the Eric Dolphy begins.
With Luz Interpretations, Luz Mob has selected nine compositions from
across different
musical spectrums and reimagined them infused with a healthy smattering of
bumping beats.
Crossing genres from cumbia and bachata to dub and reggae to jazz and
hip-hop,
Interpretations is a tasty stew, flavored correctly with Luz's thick horn
arrangements
and varied spices from across the CrystalTop fam on every instrument in the
symphony.
It was created over a period of more than three years, as Luz sought out
players across the country,
from deepest Brooklyn to the mountains of Colorado, to the S.F.City by The
Bay.
Mixed by luminary New York engineer and producer Scotty Hard (Wu-Tang Clan,
Medeski, Martin & Wood, Prince Paul), Luz Interpretations takes you from
J.T. The Bigga Figga to Disney's Jungle Book in less than an hour.
http://www.crystaltop.com/artists.htm
http://myspace.com/luzmobmusic
