Infinite Sound: S/T
WARNING: I am not the biggest fan of “Spiritual Jazz” – to me it mostly sounds like freaky smooth jazz, usually with some woman, or Leon Thomas sound-a-like lamenting the death of mother Africa. I just have a hard time taking it seriously. I do however realize that this is an unpopular opinion. Anyhow, Infinite Sound is pretty decent though. It has a very spare sound – just Bass, Sax, Percussion and some vocals – and they pretty much stay clear of any spiritual laments pertaining to Ankhs, Scarabs, Ancient Realms of the Pharoah, Pyramids, Papyrus, the Nile, etc. Perhaps this gives them less “cred”, but I think it’s a definite plus. Also, it’s on the excellent bay area label 1750 Arch – which is pretty much why I gave it a chance in the first place.
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i liked this so much i bought it. thanks A+++
your comments on spiritual jazz were totally UNCALLED FOR!!!!!
Ankh lover.
damn you noz for winning this arrgh
lol
I don’t even really like psipiritiaulpshcyhe jazz but this is something I can dance to or waear a toga brigade facemask and chant oohga boogra
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mark if it makes you feel any better the dude doesn’t even take paypal and i have to get a money order like it’s 1998 again
Does this really sound like “smooth jazz” to you???
This is a great album but even better is the one by one of its members, Roland Young. This album is called Isophonic Boogie Woogie and was self released at the end of the 70s and just reissued by a Japanese label. Pioneering live auto sampling recording (in 1978) for Supreme Love vibrations with eastern / cosmic feeling and sanza hypnotism.
Needless to say that I’m a spiritual jazz fan and no this is not smooth jazz.
You have a right to your opinion. Mine is that Spiritual Jazz is the house that Coltrane built. Spiritual Jazz is the best jazz there is! You are wrong about the smooth jazz part. I never heard any remarks about Strata-East label as smooth jazz. Can’t even say that about Acid Jazz if you looked deep into it. Acid Jazz did have artists that were smooth jazzers but not all. Spiritual Jazz , absolutely not at all. I’m also a fan of Miles Davis
Perhaps it should be called Visionary Jazz as well.