View basket “Dusty 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 Charles Mingus Jazz Composers Workshop #2 Jazz | Doxy | 180g, 1LP Released 21st February 2013 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Charles Mingus Jazz Composers Workshop #2 £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Doxy SKU: DOX884LP Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 21st February 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Phil Woods and Donald Byrd The Young Bloods (Mono) Jazz | Analogue Productions (Prestige) | 180g, 1LP Released 8th December 2017 £45.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Phil Woods and Donald Byrd The Young Bloods (Mono) £45.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions (Prestige) SKU: APRJ7080 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 8th December 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nina Simone Nina At Newport Jazz | Wax Love | 1LP Released 23rd March 2018 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nina Simone Nina At Newport £14.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Wax Love SKU: WLV82064 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 23rd March 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Art Blakey Art Blakey Big Band Jazz | BMG USA - Bethlehem Records | 180g, 1LP Released 12th May 2023 £22.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Art Blakey Art Blakey Big Band £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: BMG USA - Bethlehem Records SKU: 4050538858655 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 12th May 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Don Cherry Here And Now Jazz | Real Gone Music | 1LP Released 10th March 2023 £36.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Don Cherry Here And Now £36.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Real Gone Music SKU: RLGM15061PMI Formats: 1LP Released Date: 10th March 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Frank Cunimondo Introducing Lynn Marino Jazz | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 3rd February 2017 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Frank Cunimondo Introducing Lynn Marino £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP1821 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 3rd February 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers The Witch Doctor Jazz | Blue Note Tone Poet | 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 4th June 2021 £36.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers The Witch Doctor £36.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note Tone Poet SKU: 3514860 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 4th June 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Prestige All Stars, The All Night Long (Mono) Jazz | Analogue Productions (Prestige) | 180g, 1LP Released 9th January 2018 £45.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Prestige All Stars, The All Night Long (Mono) £45.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions (Prestige) SKU: APRJ7073 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 9th January 2018 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Arp ENSEMBLE – LIVE! 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