Artist: José James
Album: The Dreamer
Genre: Soul Jazz / Vocal Jazz
Label: Brownswood Recordings
Released: 2008
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- The Dreamer (7:05)
- Velvet (4:01)
- Blackeyedsusan (4:57)
- Park Bench People (6:03)
- Spirits Up Above (5:01)
- Nola (3:56)
- Red (5:16)
- Winter Wind (7:07)
- Desire (7:29)
- Love (5:24)
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On the debut album from New York New School vocalist Jose James, he makes a move toward a new era of jazz vocals. While jazz elements have been making their way into underground hip-hop for years, James turns the other direction. He sings contemporary jazz with a strong sense of respect for the classics, but quietly puts hip-hop instrumentation behind his vocals, and multi-tracks himself for accentuation. James is in the midst of creating an entirely modern approach to jazz singing here over a set of originals with a few covers thrown in (the highlight being Rahsaan Roland Kirk's "Spirits Up Above").