View basket “Plays Jelly Roll” 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 Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers Indestructible Jazz | Blue Note | 1LP Released 13th September 2019 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers Indestructible £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 7764739 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 13th September 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Anouar Brahem, Django Bates, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette Blue Maqams Jazz | ECM | 180g, 2LP, Includes Download Code Released 13th October 2017 £29.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Anouar Brahem, Django Bates, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette Blue Maqams £29.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM SKU: 5789542 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 13th October 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Pharoah Sanders Black Unity Jazz | Decca | 180g, 1LP Released 14th July 2023 £33.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Pharoah Sanders Black Unity £33.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Decca SKU: 5521236 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 14th July 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Lyn Stanley London Calling Jazz | A T Music | 180g, 2LP Release Date TBC £100.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Lyn Stanley London Calling £100.00 Genre: Jazz Label: A T Music SKU: ATM3107N Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Gary Burton The New Quartet (Luminessence Series) Jazz | ECM | 180g, 1LP Released 23rd June 2023 £31.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Gary Burton The New Quartet (Luminessence Series) £31.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM SKU: 4505324 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 23rd June 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Bill Evans The Bill Evans Album Jazz | Speakers Corner / Columbia | 1LP Released 19th February 2016 £34.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Bill Evans The Bill Evans Album £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Speakers Corner / Columbia SKU: C30855 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 19th February 2016 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Art Pepper +ELEVEN Jazz | Contemporary Records (Acoustic Sounds Series) | 180g, 1LP Released 8th July 2022 £30.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Art Pepper +ELEVEN £30.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Contemporary Records (Acoustic Sounds Series) SKU: ACONC383 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 8th July 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Charles Lloyd Forest Flower Jazz | Speakers Corner | 180g, 1LP Released 27th May 2016 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Charles Lloyd Forest Flower £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Speakers Corner SKU: SD1473 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 27th May 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Miles Davis A Tribute To Jack Johnson Jazz | Mobile Fidelity | 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 3rd February 2023 £59.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Miles Davis A Tribute To Jack Johnson £59.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Mobile Fidelity SKU: MFSL1440 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 3rd February 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Joe Henderson Page One Jazz | Blue Note | 180g, 1LP Released 31st July 2015 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Joe Henderson Page One £21.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: LP84140 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 31st July 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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