View basket “Free Jazz” has been added to your basket. Soul Journey Michael Weiss SKU: ASINT2003 Barcode: 677355348899 53.00 £53.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Sintra Records Released Date: 27th November 2020 Buying Format: 150g 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Pianist Michael Weiss took home the Grand Prize in the 2000 BMI/Thelonious Monk Institute’s Composition Competition for his song “El Camino,” which is included on Soul Journey. Soul Journey features an exceptional program of nine intriguing compositions by Weiss, a composer and bandleader of the first rank, who moved to New York City in 1982 from his native Dallas, by way of Indiana University. Weiss quickly found work with Jon Hendricks, Lou Donaldson, Slide Hampton and the Junior Cook/Bill Hardman Quintet. In 1987 Weiss became Johnny Griffin’s regular pianist and went on to record four albums with him. He has also worked with Art Farmer, Charles McPherson, George Coleman, Frank Wess, Jimmy Heath, the Jazztet, Pepper Adams, the Mingus Epitaph Orchestra, Gary Bartz and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. In addition, he has appeared with Wynton Marsalis on “Live From Lincoln Center” on PBS and “Making the Music” on NPR. Soul Journey was recorded to 2″ analog tape at 30 ips and mixed to 1/2″ tape at 30 ips by legendary engineer Joe Ferla at Avatar Studios in March of 2000. It was originally released on CD in 2003. To date the original master tapes have remained in pristine condition. With today’s resurgent interest in analog sound, Weiss decided to rerelease Soul Journey as a limited edition double LP set, sparing no expense to deliver a high quality all analog audiophile product. “El Camino” is a sure winner, reviewer Dan McClenaghan writes about Soul Journey for allaboutjazz.com, but the album is full of other fine Weiss-composed songs: the upbeat opener “Optimism,” the brooding title tune, and the brassy “Second Thoughts.” What is most striking about Soul Journey is the diversity of the compositions, the dexterity which Weiss develops his materials and the way the forms and improvisations merge into an organic whole. On “El Camino,”Weiss’ expert tailoring fully exploits the sonorous potential of the trumpet, alto saxophone and trombone front-line and a fully interactive rhythm section. El Camino blends south-of-the-border rhythms with an active bassline, vivid harmonies and a lithe, through-composed melody adorned by an introduction, interludes, coda and background figures adding spice to the improvised solos. “What’s going to drive jazz forward is a greater integration of composition and improvisation rather than the same old head-solos-head format,” says Weiss. “I want to keep the music fresh and interesting.” Artist Michael Weiss Genre Jazz Label Sintra Records Buying Options 150g 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country USA Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Jazz View Product Quick View Polar Bear Peepers Jazz | Leaf | 1LP, Includes CD Released 12th February 2016 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Polar Bear Peepers £14.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Leaf SKU: BAY74V Formats: 1LP, Includes CD Released Date: 12th February 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Hania Rani Esja Jazz | Gondwana | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 15th May 2020 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Hania Rani Esja £21.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Gondwana SKU: GONDLP030 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 15th May 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders On Sale View Product Quick View Penguin Cafe Handfuls of Night Electronica | Erased Tapes | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 4th October 2019 £14.99 - £17.00 £17.00 Select options Penguin Cafe Handfuls of Night £14.99 - £17.00 £17.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Erased Tapes Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 4th October 2019 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Phil Woods Rights Of Swing Jazz | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 1LP Released 9th July 2012 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Phil Woods Rights Of Swing £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: CJS9016 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 9th July 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Lizz Wright Shadow Jazz | Lightyear Entertainment | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 12th April 2024 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Lizz Wright Shadow £23.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Lightyear Entertainment SKU: 69450889 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 12th April 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Herbie Hancock The Prisoner Jazz | Universal/Blue Note | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 27th April 2015 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Herbie Hancock The Prisoner £14.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Universal/Blue Note SKU: 4717310 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 27th April 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Miles Davis Round About Midnight – Mono Jazz | Sony Music | 1LP Released 2nd October 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Miles Davis Round About Midnight – Mono £19.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Sony Music SKU: 88985434521 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 2nd October 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ben Webster Gentle Ben Jazz | Analogue Productions | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 16th December 2016 £65.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ben Webster Gentle Ben £65.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPJ04045 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 16th December 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View John Coltrane Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album (with out-takes) Jazz | Impulse | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 2nd July 2018 £29.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders John Coltrane Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album (with out-takes) £29.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Impulse SKU: 6749301 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 2nd July 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Pat Metheny Pat Metheny Group (1978) Jazz | ECM | 1LP Released 8th March 2010 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Pat Metheny Pat Metheny Group (1978) £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM SKU: ECM1114 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 8th March 2010 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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