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- Date Released: March 14, 2006
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: American Clavé / IODA
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They Say...
Who but Kip Hanrahan could take the finest percussionists in New York (some might say the world), a few highly respected authors, and one or two incredibly well-respected fusion musicians to fill in the gaps, and make them sound like stoned Midwestern high-school students? Though there are some genuine moments of "cool," the overwhelming impression left by Hanrahan and company is one of post-boheme self-importance. The surprise presented by the American Clavé label is that the clavé barely makes a guest appearance. The body of this two-disc set consists of funky, laid-back bass guitar vamps over a backbeat, laying the ground for the prose of Ishmael Reed and Hanrahan himself floating freely over the top. There are moments in the 12 long tracks that touch upon something truly profound, or at least interesting. Unfortunately, the poetry, in reaching for something great, often overextends and falls flat. The musicians, all of whom have the power to push, pull, and bend time like magicians, are seriously underused. With players like Dafnis Prieto, Robby Ameen, and Horacio "El Negro" Hernández on deck, a wise producer would have laid down something other than 12 tracks of P-Funk-style backbeat. Is Bad Mouth a bad record? No, it's not, but it certainly was not very well thought through, or well developed. Hanrahan has a talent for bringing together truly amazing musicians. The next step would be to include a truly great producer on that list.
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07 Total Tracks, 50:34 Total Length
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05 Total Tracks, 41:50 Total Length
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Credits
- Kip Hanrahan - Vocals // Kip Hanrahan - Producer // Kip Hanrahan - Musical Direction // Kip Hanrahan - Group Member // Ishmael Reed - Recitation // Ishmael Reed - Group Member // Billy Bang - Violin (Electric) // Billy Bang - Group Member // Anthony Cox - Bass (Electric) // Anthony Cox - Group Member // Robert Ameen - Drums // Robert Ameen - Group Member // Richie Flores - Conga // Richie Flores - Group Member // Horacio "El Negro" Hernández - Drums // Horacio "El Negro" Hernández - Drums // Horacio "El Negro" Hernández - Group Member // Horacio "El Negro" Hernández - Group Member // Leo Nocentelli - Guitar (Electric) // Leo Nocentelli - Group Member // Fernando Saunders - Bass (Electric) // Fernando Saunders - Vocals // Fernando Saunders - Group Member // Al Young - Liner Notes // Alvin Youngblood Hart - Guitar (Electric) // Alvin Youngblood Hart - Vocals // Alvin Youngblood Hart - Group Member // Pedro Martinez - Percussion // Pedro Martinez - Conga // Pedro Martinez - Vocals // Pedro Martinez - Group Member // Dafnis Prieto - Drums // Dafnis Prieto - Drums // Dafnis Prieto - Group Member // Dafnis Prieto - Group Member // Brian Dozoretz - Assistant Engineer // Dick Kondas - Engineer
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Performers
Alvin Youngblood Hart played Guitar (Electric) // Dafnis Prieto played Drums // Fernando Saunders played Guitar (Bass) // David Murray played Sax (Tenor) // Kip Hanrahan played Percussion // Robby Ameen played Drums // Leo Nocentelli played Guitar (Electric) // Billy Bang played Violin // Pedro Martinez played Percussion // Anthony Cox played Guitar (Bass) // Yosvanni Terry played Sax (Alto) // Horacio El Negro Hernandez played Drums // Richie Flores played Percussion -
Other Details
- Instruments:
- Percussion //
- Violin //
- Drums //
- Guitar (Bass) //
- Guitar (Electric) //
- Sax (Alto) //
- Sax (Tenor) //
- Vocals
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