DON BYRON — Nu Blaxploitation

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Album · 1998

Filed under Eclectic Fusion
By DON BYRON

Tracklist

1.Alien 4:28 (Sadiq-Byron)
2.Domino Theories - Part 1 5:59 (Don Byron)
3.Blinky 5:41 (Sadiq-Byron)
4.Mango Meat 5:22 (Wilson Bros.)
5.Interview 2:13
6.Schizo Man 14:04 (Sadiq-Bizmarkie-Byron)
7.Dodi 2:53 (Sadiq-Byron)
8.I'm Stuck 4:14 (Sadiq-Byron)
9.I Cannot Commit 3:46 (Sadiq-Washington)
10.Fencewalk 8:13 (Wilson Bros.)
11.Hagalo 2:45 (Wilson Bros.)
12.Domino Theories - Part 2 2:26 (Don Byron)
13.If 6 Was 9 6:40 (Hendrix)
14.Furman 6:06 (Sadiq-Byron)

Line-up/Musicians

Bass – Reggie Washington (tracks: Trks. 1, 3, 6, 8-11, 13 & 14)
Clarinet – Don Byron
Clavinet – Uri Caine (tracks: Trks. 4, 10)
Drums – Ben Wittman, Rodney Holmes (tracks: Trk. 6)
Guitar – David Gilmore (tracks: rks. 4, 6, 8, 10 & 11)
Organ – Uri Caine (tracks: Trks. 4, 8 & 9)
Other [Poet] – Sadiq
Other [Spoken Intro] – Monique Curnen (tracks: Trk. 5)
Percussion – Don Byron (tracks: Trk. 4), Johnny Almendra (tracks: rks. 4, 6, 8, 10 & 11)
Piano – Uri Caine (tracks: Trks. 1, 3, 6, 9, 11 & 14)
Sax [Baritone] – Don Byron (tracks: Trks. 4, 10)
Trombone – Curtis Fowlkes (tracks: rks. 4, 6, 8, 10 & 11)
Trumpet – James Zollar (tracks: rks. 4, 6, 8, 10 & 11)
Vocals – Biz Markie (tracks: Trk. 6), Dean Bowman (tracks: rks. 4, 8, 10, 11 & 13)
Vocals [Background] – Curtis Fowlkes, Don Byron, Johnny Almendra, Reggie Washington (tracks: rks. 1, 3, 4, 7-11, 13 & 14), Uri Caine

About this release

Capitol Records ‎– CDP 7243 4 93711 2 5 (US)

Recorded and Mixed @ Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, NY--12.27.97--01.05.98
Track #6, recorded live and mixed @ The Knitting Factory, NYC, NY--01.14.98

Thanks to snobb for the addition and js for the updates



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Rokukai
Nu Blaxploitation tries to do exactly what the title implies--update the blaxploitation style to fit the current jazz market. Byron mixes classic and nu r&b into his patented adventurous, avant framework.

I've tried really hard to get into this album, but it's just not my style. It's great how Byron quotes Mandrill and covers Mango Meat, Fencewalk, and Hagalo, but the avant aspect on many of the tunes are just a little far out for my taste. I suspect there's a large audience who really loves this well executed album, but it's difficult listening at times, Domino and Schizo seem to ramble endlessly and the puzzle pieces just don't fit.

The coup de grace for me is the cover of the Hendrix classic "If 6 was 9". Byron pulls out all the stops on this one, making one of the definitive recordings of the oft-covered song, and a great update for the new century.

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