Ropeadope Records Albums - The Philadelphia Experiment, Live at Tonic, the Coalition of the Willing, Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet, Stampede (Paperback)

Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: The Philadelphia Experiment, Live at Tonic, the Coalition of the Willing, Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet, Stampede, Friends Seen and Unseen, Stray Dog, in Between, Ropeadope Records. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 34. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Philadelphia Experiment is the self-titled album resulting from a collaborative project including Uri Caine (keyboards), Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson (drums) and Christian McBride (bass). Guest musicians include Pat Martino (electric guitar), Jon Swana (trumpet) and Larry Gold (cello and arrangement). Though all from Philadelphia, each musician brings their unique musical background. Caine is an avant-garde pianist, Thompson is a hip-hop drummer and McBride a jazz bassist. The result is an "insanely funky" album. "Mister Magic" is followed by a "hidden track," where Christian McBride plays a cover of "Just the Two of Us" by Grover Washington, Jr., with bass tracks only. Ropeadope later issued two follow-up albums: The Detroit Experiment (2003) featured Carl Craig, Bennie Maupin, Marcus Belgrave, Geri Allen, and Regina Carter. The Harlem Experiment featured Carlos Alomar, Steve Bernstein, Don Byron, Eddie Martinez, bassist Ruben Rodriguez, and drummer Steve Berrios. Guests includes multi-genre vocalist Queen Esther Marrow, bluesman Taj Mahal; vocalist/guitarist James Hunter; trumpeter Olu Dara; turntablist Larry Legend; and the poet muMs da Schemer. Rope-a-dop Records also issued a Remix version of the album Presented by King Britt. ...http: //booksllc.net/?id=13501346