Cassa Overalls Cream [Bonus Track] (BRC795) Japan Music CD

Product Description Jazz reimagines hip hop?c The shocking one-take instrumental album 'CREAM' is released! No editing or overdubs whatsoever, the entire album is an otherworldly session, etched with the groove of a finely honed moment. Grammy nominee and Doris Duke Artist Award winner, jazz pioneer Kassa Overall, releases his new album 'CREAM' on Warp Records. With 'CREAM', which reverses the conventional model of hip hop sampling jazz and approaches hip hop from jazz, Kassa Overall has undergone a transformation that is like a backflip in his career. In this work, Kassa pays homage to two passions that are at the root of his work: hip hop and legendary jazz drummer Elvin Jones. Across eight instrumental tracks, Kassa reinterprets classics by hip-hop legends such as The Notorious B.I.G., Wu-Tang Clan, Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest, Outkast, Digable Planets, and Juvenile, transforming them into ingenious and sometimes sublime jazz standards with a wildly adventurous sense of rhythm. This album is the result of years of touring and a streamlined approach to his complex, electronic live sets. While his previous solo works relied heavily on drum machines, meticulously edited sounds, Ableton Live, and sampling, 'CREAM' employs classic jazz recording techniques reminiscent of Rudy Van Gelder, such as Miles Davis's 'Kind of Blue' or John Coltrane's 'A Love Supreme'. The musicians played seamlessly in the same room, the recordings were done in one take, and there were no overdubs or edits. "CREAM" is not just a cover; it's a complete reinterpretation of hip-hop through jazz, delving deep into the musical "internal organs" and "soul" of both genres. It's not so much a clash of genres as it is an expression of a "dialogue" that has been maturing since the 90s. - Dan Charnas, author known for Kassa Overall's book "Dilla Time," commented in the liner notes for "CREAM." "Kassa Overall has emerged with a fresh perspective. What if jazz delved not only into songs where it can 'find itself,' but also into rhythm, humor, and skillfully constructed musical references from the broader realm of hip-hop? ...Kassa Overall's album 'CREAM' answers that question, perhaps as a first-of-its-kind attempt, by reinterpreting eight canonical hip-hop tracks." 01. FREEDOM JAZZ DANCE 02. BIG POPPA 03. C.R.E.A.M. (CASH RULES EVERYTHING AROUND ME) 04. REBIRTH OF SLICK (COOL LIKE DAT) 05. NUTHIN BUT A ?gG?h THANG 06. CHECK THE RHIME 07. SPOTTIEOTTIEDOPALISCIOUS 08. BACK THAT AZZ UP 09. PRISON AND PHARMACEUTICALS (HOT VERSION)