Artist: Karl Denson
Title: Dance Lesson #2
Year Of Release: 2001
Label: Blue Note
Genre: Acid Jazz / Funk
Quality: FLAC (image) / MP3
Total Time: 01:01:14
Total Size: 419 MB / 143 MB
Tracklist:
1. Dance Lesson #2 [06:11]
2. Like Like Dope [07:32]
3. Rumpwinder [07:32]
4. Flute Down [06:10]
5. A.J.Bustah [06:29]
6. Shorter Path #1 [01:34]
7. Shorter Path #2 [07:25]
8. I Want The Funk [07:29]
9. Who Are You? [11:54]
Personnel:
Karl Denson - Flute, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
Melvin Sparks - Guitar
Chris Wood - Bass
DJ Logic - Turntables
Zak Najor - Drums
E.J. Rodriguez - Percussion
Leon Spencer JR - Organ
Ron Levy - Organ, Wultzer
Charlie Hunter - Guitar
Karl Denson wants you to dance to his music. That's why the former Greyboy Allstars frontman named his first solo album Dance Lesson #2. The disc is a collection of funky, soul-driven tracks highlighted by Denson's fiery extended saxophone solos. Like a true student of jazz, Denson is always experimenting with new collaborations. Instead of enlisting his touring Tiny Universe band, he pulled together a lineup of musical heavyweights including Medeski, Martin & Wood bassist Chris Wood, turntable specialist DJ Logic, legendary organists Leon Spencer Jr. and Ron Levy, awe-inspiring guitarists Melvin Sparks and Charlie Hunter, ex-Greyboy Allstars drummer Zak Najor, and Los Cubanos Postizos percussionist E.J. Rodriguez. The album is a jazz hybrid that flows from the straight-ahead beauty of "A.J. Bustah" to the up-tempo title track, which is invigorated by DJ Logic's scratching and the contrast between Denson's marching flute and wailing sax. "A Shorter Path #1" is a sweet tune that provides the theme for "A Shorter Path #2," a stretched-out smooth jazz exploration of "Path #1." Throughout the album, Denson's dance-inducing, driving groove infuses each inventive track with contagious energy. ~ Carrie Nieman
