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Pan Jazz 'N' Calypso

Vat 19 Fontclaire Steel Orchestra  Main Performer

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1 California Shower Watanabe 5:19
2 We Kinda Music Narell 7:16
3 Rhythm In the Groove Philmore 5:24
4 Take Me There Washington Jr./Wash 4:12
5 Hydra Washington Jr./Wash 3:31
6 Never Can Say Goodbye Davis 5:08
7 East River Drive Washington Jr./Wash 7:46
8 Philmore's Dream Philmore 5:06
9 Sifting Through the Notes Philmore 8:47
10 Iron Man Roberts 7:34
11 Fire Down Below Sharpe 9:15
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Pan Jazz 'N' Calypso

Audio Compact Disc

Label: Delos

Style: World Fusion

Pan Jazz 'N' Calypso

UPC: 013491401621

Release Date: 12/14/1992

Original Release Date: 12/14/1992

Number of Discs: 1

Tracks: [California Shower, We Kinda Music, Rhythm In the Groove, Take Me There, Hydra, Never Can Say Goodbye, East River Drive, Philmore's Dream, Sifting Through the Notes, Iron Man, Fire Down Below]
Contributors:

Adam Greenberg

A selection as part of Delos' Caribbean Carnival series, this album deals with pan jazz, in which generally smaller groups play less calypso and more jazz, or at least more crossover-type works (such as Ken Philmore's compositions played herein). What one might note here, though, is the immediate use of at least a couple of calypso standards -- Andy Narell's "We Kinda Music" and Lord Kitchener's "Iron Man." The other thing that one notices, at least on the Grover Washington/Sadao Watanabe selections, is the way in which the soloist takes full precedence over the other players -- this would be the other major aspect of pan jazz. Overall, it's a slightly slower tempo album than one would generally expect from a steel band, but it's still not a bad catch at all. The main highlight here would most likely be the Ken Philmore compositions -- they have a slightly stronger beat than some of the others, but still have a decent amount of delicacy in them. ~ Adam Greenberg, Rovi