Greg Fenton reviews Brooklyn Funk Essentials – Take The L Train (To 8th Ave.) – Calibre Remixes – Dorado Records
You get the true measure of the artist’s passionate intellect with these two quite different approaches to what is essentially the same structure. Which is the Brooklyn Funk Essentials sublime, heart-rending Take The L Train (To 8th Ave.) first penned in 1995. An eloquent, emotionally charged proposition centred on cool blasts of trumpet and the surrounding, smouldering atmospheres created by a masterful accompaniment of players.
Calibre reconstructs the musical passages with a typically straightforward interaction of the elements, featuring drums and bass at the core, giving the original a new, distinct array of qualities while revealing the story from a different perspective. His Ambient remix is likewise excellent, rooted in a soundscape similar to the piece’s genesis, delving into the spine-tingling realms of exquisite piano and the piercing rhythm of timeless, beautiful Jazz, echoing notions of history and consequence.
Release: December 12
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