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March-7th-2006, 03:09 PM
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skirting the issue
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Brussels, Belgium
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Single Focus: Mina Agossi - Well You Needn't
Mina Agossi - Well You Needn't (Monk) from the album of the same name.
Short, fun, acoustic-with-a-few-filters voice-bass-drums hip hop influenced take.
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March-29th-2006, 11:31 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Italy
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Nice one!
Good work, fresh ideas. It reminded me the in a Hip Hop way the groovy Leon Parker version of Monk's "Bemsha Swing" in his Above & Below (1994)
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March-29th-2006, 04:56 PM
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skirting the issue
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Brussels, Belgium
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Well, at least I could make one person happy. 
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April-3rd-2006, 11:21 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Italy
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Originally Posted by mke
Well, at least I could make one person happy. |
You did.
Yesterday I listened to Agossi's 2001 cd "E-Z Pass To Brooklyn" all the way, then I ordered this too.
Rough, often dry, personal and very rhythmic, she's quite a voice, imho.
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April-4th-2006, 06:09 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Norway
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Heard this French/Beninin singer at London Jazz Festival last Nov, first trio, then with Archie Shepp's band. Talented singer. It's hard, though, to do long shows with just bass and drums, especially when the bass player plays walking bass or ostinatos only. I believe a more flexible bassplayer would add to her group, some arco,some inventive use of electronics etc. Or maybe adding a pianist - or a horn - for variation in soundscape and arrangements.
But, as I said, she's got a lot of talent and some stage precense, and is definitley worth a listen.
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April-4th-2006, 04:52 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: France
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This Well You Needn't song is ridiculous. Below 5/10.
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April-4th-2006, 05:18 PM
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skirting the issue
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Brussels, Belgium
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Aaaaw, chaamba, where has your trademark rhapsodic lyricism gone?
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April-5th-2006, 01:46 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: France
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Originally Posted by mke
Aaaaw, chaamba, where has your trademark rhapsodic lyricism gone? |
Mwanji, my trademark lyricism would need a more fluent english to be expressed on jazzcorner ; well, I admit my judgement toward pretty Mina Agossi is a bit unfair, because she has talent indeed. Or is it just her talent that makes me think she could avoid doing ridiculous songs like that ? 
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April-6th-2006, 09:02 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Italy
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Originally Posted by chaamba
Mwanji, my trademark lyricism would need a more fluent english to be expressed on jazzcorner ; well, I admit my judgement toward pretty Mina Agossi is a bit unfair, because she has talent indeed. Or is it just her talent that makes me think she could avoid doing ridiculous songs like that ? |
May I come to know through your fluent dialectic why -in this only peculiar song?- she sounds so "ridiculous" or wether is the Monk's tune so sad to you?
She recites the Mike Ferro lyrics in a quite personal, expressive and rhythmic way, all the arrangement works around her speech's effective swing...
Any other better version to advise I'd better know?
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April-11th-2006, 05:47 PM
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Void Where Prohibited
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Oakland, CA
Posts: 1,248
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OOh man, can you edit the poll to go into negative numbers?
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