Re: Courtney Pine/Jhelisa

Elena (ebesussi@bora.iuav.unive.it)
Thu, 9 Oct 1997 05:56:28 +0200


At 11:17 -0400 8-10-1997, RONALD_JOHNSON@yr.com wrote:
> Hey...
>
> I was reading the current VIBE, they review Courtney Pine's latest CD...
> Anyone pick it up? Shame on me, the most I know about him is from his
> work on Soul II Soul's Volume II CD, and seeing his CD's in the stores..
> They gave a favorable review, but Im more interested in a track that
> apparently features Jhelisa... a remake of Donny Hathaway's "Trying
> Times"... Anyone hear this?
>
> RJ

I've been listening to Pine's new album, Underground, about 5 times this
past weekend and it was a brilliant jazz overdose. No AJ I would say (my
opinion) but definitely cool contemporary (maybe modern more than
contemporary but this is a personal difference) jazz. A part from writing,
Pine did a marvellous producing job.
I don't know about 'tryin times' early origins. Jhelisa's voice is
incredibly suggestive but this is no news.

If I should label this record I would say is one of the most emotion-rising
album i've heard (and i'm not a jazz record regoular buyer, more into
photek and archive lately).

Underground is definitely worth buying.

EB

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