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A Tribute To Brother Weldon
''A Tribute to Brother Weldon'' is a tribute album to jazz musician Weldon Irvine by hip hop producer Madlib's Jazz project under the alias of ''Monk Hughes''. The album features music by Weldon Irvine and was released in 2004 following his death in 2002. It was released on Stones Throw Records in CD format. The track "Time" was previewed by Madlib at Red Bull Music Academy 2002 in São Paulo, Brazil. Track list All tracks produced, arranged and composed by Madlib. # "Prelude/Run With The Sun (Afterlife)" - 9:01 # "A Piece For Brother Weldon" - 5:10 # "Irvine's Vine (Spirit Man's Lament)" - 4:10 # "Time" - 5:51 # "Welldone" - 3:44 # "Liberated" - 4:08 # "Keys" - 6:02 # "Still Young, Gifted & Broke" - 4:32 # "Nodlew's Sea" - 4:43 # "Day Of Spirit Man" - 5:12 # "Master Wel's Tune" - 3:57 # "The Beginning, The Middle & The End" - 17:02 Credits * Bass, Electric, Space Piano - Monk Hughes * Drums, Loops, Kalimba - Otis Jackson Jr. * Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes), Arp, Piano - Joe M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madlib
Otis Jackson Jr. (born October 24, 1973), known professionally as Madlib, is an American DJ, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, and rapper. He is widely known for his collaborations with MF DOOM (as Madvillain), J Dilla (as Jaylib), and Freddie Gibbs (as MadGibbs). Madlib has described himself as a "DJ first, producer second, and MC last." Aziri (2002). His stage name is an acronym for "Mind Altering Demented Lessons In Beats". Early life Otis Jackson Jr. was born on October 24, 1973, in Oxnard, California, to musician parents Otis Jackson, Sr. and Dora Sinesca Jackson. He sampled his first song at 11 years old, sourced from his father's collection. His younger brother is the producer and rapper Michael "Oh No" Jackson. His uncle is the jazz trumpeter Jon Faddis. He was raised in Oxnard, where he began his music career. Music career 1993–1998: Early career In the early 1990s, Madlib formed a loose-knit collective composed of rappers who worked with him in his Oxna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression in traditional and popular music. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. Jazz has roots in European harmony and African rhythmic rituals. As jazz spread around the world, it drew on national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to different styles. New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass band marches, French quadrilles, biguine, ragtime and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation. But jazz did not begin as a single musical tradition in New Orleans or elsewhere. In the 1930s, arranged dance-oriented swing big bands, Kansas City jazz (a hard-swinging, bluesy, improvisationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Albums
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest composite number, its proper divisors being and . Four is the sum and product of two with itself: 2 + 2 = 4 = 2 x 2, the only number b such that a + a = b = a x a, which also makes four the smallest squared prime number p^. In Knuth's up-arrow notation, , and so forth, for any number of up arrows. By consequence, four is the only square one more than a prime number, specifically three. The sum of the first four prime numbers two + three + five + seven is the only sum of four consecutive prime numbers that yields an odd prime number, seventeen, which is the fourth super-prime. Four lies between the first proper pair of twin primes, three and five, which are the first two Fermat primes, like seventeen, which is the third. On the other hand, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madlib Albums
Otis Jackson Jr. (born October 24, 1973), known professionally as Madlib, is an American DJ, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, and rapper. He is widely known for his collaborations with MF DOOM (as Madvillain), J Dilla (as Jaylib), and Freddie Gibbs (as MadGibbs). Madlib has described himself as a "DJ first, producer second, and MC last." Aziri (2002). His stage name is an acronym for "Mind Altering Demented Lessons In Beats". Early life Otis Jackson Jr. was born on October 24, 1973, in Oxnard, California, to musician parents Otis Jackson, Sr. and Dora Sinesca Jackson. He sampled his first song at 11 years old, sourced from his father's collection. His younger brother is the producer and rapper Michael "Oh No" Jackson. His uncle is the jazz trumpeter Jon Faddis. He was raised in Oxnard, where he began his music career. Music career 1993–1998: Early career In the early 1990s, Madlib formed a loose-knit collective composed of rappers who worked with him in his Oxna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peanut Butter Wolf
Christopher George Manak (born October 8, 1969 ), better known by his stage name Peanut Butter Wolf, is an American disc jockey and record producer from San Jose, California. He is based in Los Angeles, where he moved to in 2000. He is the founder of Stones Throw Records. Career In 1989, Peanut Butter Wolf met rapper Charizma. They became friends and started making music together. They made a name for themselves in San Jose and the Bay Area through their live shows and demo tapes. Charizma was shot dead in 1993. In 1996, Peanut Butter Wolf founded Stones Throw Records, which would release the duo's '' Big Shots'' in 2003. In 1999, Peanut Butter Wolf released '' My Vinyl Weighs a Ton''. It peaked at number 44 on the UK Independent Albums Chart. In 2010, Jeff Weiss of ''Los Angeles Times'' called it "a crate-digging classic that remains one of the seminal statements of the underground golden era." Discography Studio albums * '' My Vinyl Weighs a Ton'' (1999) * '' Big Shots'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Bull Music Academy
The Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA) is a world-traveling series of music workshops and festivals that was founded in 1998 by Red Bull GmbH. The main five-week event is held in a different city each year. The public portion of its program is a festival of concerts, art installations, club nights and lectures by influential figures in contemporary music. The other part of the program is by invitation only and is held in a building that has been custom-fitted with a large recording studio, a lecture hall, a radio booth and 8–12 bedroom-sized studios. There, 60 up-and-coming producers, singers, sound artists, DJs and musicians from around the world learn from and collaborate with top industry professionals. The Red Bull Music Academy maintains an online magazine and lecture video archive year-round. The Academy hosts additional music workshops and club nights and curates stages at festivals in around 60 countries worldwide. In 2019, it was announced that both the Red Bull Music Academy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stones Throw Records
Stones Throw Records is an American independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. Under the direction of founder Peanut Butter Wolf, Stones Throw has released music ranging from hip hop to experimental psychedelic rock. '' LA Weekly'' deemed the label an "eternally evolving experiment" in celebration of its 20th anniversary. History Chris Manak, known professionally as Peanut Butter Wolf, founded Stones Throw in 1996 as a means of releasing music he had recorded previously with the subsequently deceased rapper Charles Edward Hicks Jr., known professionally as Charizma. Hicks and Manak met in 1989 at 16 and 19, respectively, and began collaborating as Charizma and Peanut Butter Wolf. The duo released one promo cassette of "Red Light Green Light" through Hollywood Basic—the now-defunct hip-hop subsidiary of Hollywood Records—before leaving the label. Their collaboration was cut short in 1993, when Hicks was fatally shot in a carjacking at the age of 20. Stones T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weldon Irvine
Weldon Jonathan Irvine Jr. (October 27, 1943 – April 9, 2002), also known as Master Wel, was an American composer, playwright, poet, pianist, organist, and keyboardist. Biography Irvine, an African American, was born in Hampton, Virginia, on October 27, 1943. He moved to New York City in 1965, settling in the St. Albans, Queens neighborhood. He was involved with various musical genres including Jazz-Funk, jazz, hip hop, funk, rhythm and blues, and gospel. He served as the bandleader for jazz singer Nina Simone and was a mentor to many New York hip-hop artists, including Q-Tip and Mos Def. He wrote more than 500 songs, including the lyrics for "To Be Young, Gifted and Black", performed live for the first time by Simone on the album '' Black Gold'' (1970). It has been dubbed the "official" Civil Rights anthem. In 1998, he performed the keys for "Astronomy (8th Light)" on Black Star's album ''Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star''. In 1999, Irvine contributed on Mos Def's d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theme For A Broken Soul
''Theme for a Broken Soul'' is an electronic and house music album by hip hop producer Madlib under the alias of DJ Rels. It was released on August 24, 2004 through Stones Throw Records. The album was inspired by the West London scene responsible for the short lived " broken beat" scene. Theme for a Broken Soul is really reminiscent to the West London sound which was heavily ruled by likes of 2000BLACK, Dego, Kaidi Tatham to mention a few. Critical reception Upon its release, ''Theme for a Broken Soul'' received generally favorable reviews from music critics. Josh Bush of AllMusic says "Madlib is surprisingly faithful here, each track sounding like it could be inserted on a broken beat mix album with few problems. Little character, to be sure, but solid results." Nikhil P. Yerawadekar of HipHopSite gave the album a three out of five, saying "This DJ Rels album, while never particularly offensive, is monotonous (most of its songs being in one narrow tempo range) and overall uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Funky Side Of Life
''The Funky Side of Life'' is a jazz album released by Madlib's Jazz project under the alias of ''Sound Directions''. It features Madlib playing different instruments under different aliases as part of a single group. This album was released in late 2005 under Stones Throw Records. Track list All tracks produced by Madlib. # "Directions" - 1:07 # "Dice Game" - 3:48 # "Wanda Vidal"(Marcos Valle) - 2:17 # "Forty Days" (Billy Brooks)- 5:08 # "Play Car" - 3:19 # "Divine Image" (David Axelrod)- 2:19 # "The Funk Side of Life" - 2:59 # "Theme For Ivory Black" - 3:33 # "The Horse" (Frank Brunson)- 2:49 # "One For J.J. (Johnson)" (J.J. Johnson)- 2:23 # "On The Hill" (Oliver Sain)- 3:18 Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes. ;Sound Directions * Morgan Adams III – vocals, keyboards, organ * Otis Jackson, Jr. – drums, kalimba, keyboards, sound effects, voices * Derek Brooks – electric bass, synthesizer * Joe Johnson – drums, percussion ;Additional musicians * Dan Ubick â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stevie (album)
''Stevie'' is the second album released by Madlib's virtual band, Yesterdays New Quintet. As suggested by the title, the album is a tribute album to the R&B musician, Stevie Wonder. It was released in 2004 on Stones Throw Records. Track listing All tracks produced by Madlib. All tracks composed by Yesterdays New Quintet. # "Prelude" – 0:29 # "Superstition" – 3:06 # "Visions" – 3:44 # "Superwoman/Where Were You Last Winter" – 5:10 # "Rocket Love Pt. 1" – 3:07 # "You've Got It Bad Girl" – 3:43 # "Send One Your Love" – 2:51 # "Too High" – 2:36 # "I Am Singing" – 4:47 # "Golden Lady" – 3:46 # "That Girl" – 4:26 Personnel Credits adopted from Discogs. * Bass guitar – Monk Hughes * Drums – Otis Jackson Jr. * Keyboards – Joe McDuphrey * Percussion – Malik Flavors * Vibraphone – Ahmad Miller * Written by – Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
