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Billie Holiday Remixed and Reimagined

John Hilderbrand — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:34:25 +0000

Billie Holiday gets another remix treatment on August 7 with Billie Holiday: Remixed and Reimagined. It’s Sony/Legacy’s follow-up to last year’s Nina Simone: Remixed and Reimagined. Remixers and artists include Tony Humphries, DJ Logic, Charles Feelgood, DJ Swingsett, Nickodemus, Jazzy Nice, Organica, trumpeter Fabio Morgera (from Groove Collective) and Lady Day Mecca (from Digable Planets). The press release is up at All About Jazz. You can order the CD from Amazon.com (purchase through this link benefits ContemporaryJazz.com).

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Re-Bop: The Savoy Remixes and a Miles Davis Remix Project

John Hilderbrand — Wed, 17 May 2006 16:24:15 +0000

Remix mania continues with two new compilations. Last week, Savoy Jazz’s Nu Groove imprint released Re-Bop, The Savoy Remixes. Quantic, DJ Spooky, DJ Smash, King Britt, and the ubiquitous DJ Logic are some of the top-notch remixers. Among the artists from Savoy’s catalog that receive the new rub are Charlie Parker (who was remixed in the 2003’s overlooked Bird Up! project), the Modern Jazz Quartet, Cannonball Adderley, Herbie Mann, and Dizzy Gillespie. If I’m not mistaken, neither the MJQ or Mr. Mann have not had their music remixed before. Re-Bop is fun, well-done, and will earn many spins on your player.

Miles Davis will be remixed this fall. Evolution of the Groove will feature reworked versions of Davis’s tunes from the likes of Nas and Santana and is set to coincide with the 15th anniversary of his passing in 1991. A Google search couldn’t dig up any more information, not even what label this is on. You know I’ll be watching for information on this.

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Big Band Remixed + Reinvented!

John Hilderbrand — Tue, 02 May 2006 17:14:31 +0000

The welcome trend of remixing the old to make it new continues with Big Band Remixed + Reinvented. Not all remix compilations are a success but, after listening to the samples of this 17-track release, this one is worthy of notice. There was not a miss in my sampling of the samples. With accomplished mixers like DJ Spooky, the Tao of Groove, John Beltran, and Chris Coco, you know it’s going to be interesting. The bands mixed are all A-list too: Pete Fountain, Jimmy Dorsey, Gene Krupa, and Woody Herman among others.

It’s been a good year for quality remix projects. It started with the Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass’ Whipped Cream and Other Delights Rewhipped overhaul and it sounds like it will continue with Big Band Remixed + Reinvented. Look for it in stores on May 23 on the Sunswept label.

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