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- Date Released: June 21, 2005
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: Shanachie Entertainment / INgrooves
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Filling the roles of central artist, composer, and director, Me'Shell Ndegéocello takes a left turn with Dance of the Infidel, a very loose affair that nonetheless flows with a natural grace. It is, for the most part, a jazz album, indicated by a shifting lineup that includes Jack DeJohnette, Oliver Lake, Don Byron, and Kenny Garrett, along with vocal turns from Cassandra Wilson, Lalah Hathaway, and Sabina Sciubba. The album is bound to challenge a good number of Ndegéocello's fans (particularly the ones with limited interest or familiarity with the form), but they needn't feel as if they're in over their heads. Little cracks in the bassist's past work have opened up to be fully explored -- it's hardly a 180, with her warm, bobbing bass adaptable to any context. And since the album is split almost evenly between sprawling 12-minute pieces and song-based material, it's liable to please both sides in some measure. Compared to Ndegéocello's past albums, Dance of the Infidel isn't as enveloping or moving (a couple spells are particularly dry, and many will miss not hearing the bassist's vocals), but it's full of bright colors, and not without its pleasures. As always, wondering where she'll take you next is part of the fun.
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| 01. |  |
Mu-Min featuring Oliver Lake, Don Bryon & Joshua Roseman |
1:54 |
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| 02. | |
Al-Falaq 113 featuring Mino Cinelu, Gene Lake, Michael Cain & Wallace Roney |
11:47 |
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Aquarium featuring Sabina & Ron Blake |
4:43 |
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| 04. | |
Papillon featuring Matthew Garrison, Federico Gonzalez Pena & Kenny Garrett |
11:32 |
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Dance of the Infidel featuring Oran Coltrane, Kenny Garrett & Chris Dave |
7:26 |
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| 06. | |
The Chosen featuring Cassandra Wilson, Brandon Ross & Michael Cain |
6:34 |
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| 07. | |
Luqman featuring Jack De Johnette, Oliver Lake, Don Byron & Gregoire Maret |
11:55 |
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| 08. | |
Heaven featuring Lalah Hathaway, Neal Evans & Chris Dave |
6:07 |
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08 Total Tracks, 61:58 Total Length
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Credits
- Lalah Hathaway - Vocals // Don Byron - Horn // Jack DeJohnette - Drums // Jack DeJohnette - Drums // Oliver Lake - Horn // Oliver Lake - Horn // Oliver Lake - Horn // Oliver Lake - Horn // Oliver Lake - Horn // Oliver Lake - Horn // Oliver Lake - Horn // Cassandra Wilson - Vocals // Wallace Roney - Horn // Ron Blake - Horn // Mino Cinelu - Percussion // Chris 'Daddy' Dave - Drums // Kenny Garrett - Horn // Matthew Garrison - Bass // Gene Lake - Drums // Me'Shell Ndegéocello - Producer // Jason Olaine - A&R // Bob Power - Producer // Bob Power - Engineer // Bob Power - Mixing // Brandon Ross - Guitar // Josh Roseman - Horn // Josh Roseman - Horn // Oran Coltrane - Horn // William Miller - Production Assistant // Michael Cain - Piano // Michael Cain - Arranger // Michael Cain - Keyboards // Didi Gutman - Keyboards // Didi Gutman - Programming // Pedro Martinez - Percussion // Rebecca Meek - Artwork // Rebecca Meek - Art Direction // Rebecca Meek - Package Design // David Swope - Assistant // Yosvany Terry - Percussion // Marsha Black - Administration // Emily Lazar - Mastering // Dexter Story - Management // Brian Montgomery - Assistant // Ross Peterson - Assistant // Gregoire Maret - Harmonica // Neal Evans - Piano // Neal Evans - Keyboards // Zeke Zima - Engineer // Dan Reiser - Clay Drums // Takuya Nakamura - Programming // Ari Raskin - Programming // Ari Raskin - Engineer // Ari Raskin - Mixing // Kofi Toha - Executive Producer // Dave Meshell - Bass // Dave Meshell - Programming // Federico Gonzalez Peña - Keyboards // Meshell Suhaila Bashir Shakur - Arranger // Meshell Suhaila Bashir Shakur - Producer // Meshell Suhaila Bashir Shakur - Art Direction
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