Pan Jazz 'N' Calypso

by Steel Orchestra of Trinidad, Vat 19 Fontclaire Steel Orchestra

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	12/14/1992
Label:	DELOS RECORDS
UPC:	0013491401621

Tracks

1. California Shower
2. We Kinda Music
3. Rhythm In the Groove
4. Take Me There
5. Hydra
6. Never Can Say Goodbye
7. East River Drive
8. Philmore's Dream
9. Sifting Through the Notes
10. Iron Man
11. Fire Down Below

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Vat 19 Fontclaire Steel Orchestra   Primary Artist
Ken Philmore   Primary Artist
Aldwin Roberts   Primary Artist
Grover Washington, Jr.   Primary Artist
Andy Narell   Primary Artist
Sadao Watanabe   Primary Artist
Len Sharpe   Primary Artist
Clifton Davis   Primary Artist
Steel Orchestra of Trinidad   Primary Artist
Darryl Shepherd   Double Tenor Pan
Phillipe Maurice III   Double Tenor Pan

Technical Credits

Sadao Watanabe   Composer
Grover Washington, Jr.   Composer
Len "Boogsie" Sharpe   Composer
Clifton Davis   Composer
Andy Narell   Composer
Aldwyn Roberts   Composer
Li Teo   Mastering
Simeon L. Sandiford   Engineer
Steven Dudeck   Artwork
Amelia S. Haygood   Executive Producer