View basket “Café Blue” 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 Stacey Kent Summer Me, Winter Me Jazz | Believe Recordings | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 10th November 2023 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Stacey Kent Summer Me, Winter Me £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Believe Recordings SKU: BLV8225 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 10th November 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Howard McGhee Dusty Blue Jazz | New Land | 180g, 1LP Released 26th August 2022 £26.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Howard McGhee Dusty Blue £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: New Land SKU: NEWLAND004 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 26th August 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Ornette Coleman Free Jazz Jazz | ORG | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 21st January 2013 £54.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Ornette Coleman Free Jazz £54.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ORG SKU: ORGM108345 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 21st January 2013 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Count Basie and his Orchestra April in Paris Jazz | Verve | 180g, 1LP Released 5th August 2022 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Count Basie and his Orchestra April in Paris £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Verve SKU: 5345893 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 5th August 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Hugh Masekela Hope Jazz | Analogue Productions | 2LP, 45rpm Released 2nd June 2008 £54.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Hugh Masekela Hope £54.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPJ82020 Formats: 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 2nd June 2008 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Cleveland Eaton Plenty Good Eaton Jazz | Real Gone Music | 1LP Released 15th January 2021 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Cleveland Eaton Plenty Good Eaton £25.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Real Gone Music SKU: RLGM11551PMI Formats: 1LP Released Date: 15th January 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Various Artists Originators of Modern Jazz Jazz | Vogue | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 17th November 2017 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Artists Originators of Modern Jazz £16.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Vogue SKU: 88985448251 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 17th November 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nathan Davis Sextet Peace Treaty Jazz | Sam Records | 180g, 1LP Released 1st June 2020 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nathan Davis Sextet Peace Treaty £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Sam Records SKU: SR17/1 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 1st June 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bałdych - Courtois - Telderman Clouds Jazz | ACT | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 9th October 2020 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bałdych - Courtois - Telderman Clouds £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ACT SKU: ACTLP99181 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 9th October 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Joe Pass Sounds of Synanon Jazz | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 1LP Released 24th July 2008 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Joe Pass Sounds of Synanon £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: PP48 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 24th July 2008 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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