Bring in 'da Noise Bring in 'da Funk [Original Cast Recording]

by Bring In Da Noise Bring In Da Funk / O.S.R.

Overview

Savion Glover's smash Broadway hit Bring in 'da Noise Bring in 'da Funk took critics by storm, and this album is a live recording of a performance of the show. The album progresses through five main movements of black history and tap. "In 'da Beginning" pertains to the slave era. "Urbanization" portrays the Chicago black scene. "Where's the Beat" deals with the progression of dancing. "Street Corner Symphony" deals with the new urban era, and "Noise/Funk" is a demonstration of the prowess of Glover and his comrades in hittin', the new style of tap created by Glover, which involves less of the visual show associated with dance, and serves primarily to create music with the sounds of the tap shoes, as well as associates on various objects (paint buckets, chains, fencing, etc.). In truth, stripped of the costuming and visual effects, the album becomes a large work of poetry, sounding at times like Stomp, with orchestral accompaniment and vocalists. The work can seem like musique concrete at times, but retains a large musical interpretation of black culture, as well as some impressive percussion pieces, in the "Noise/Funk" section. The music is exceptional, but for the full power of the show, one really needs to see Savion Glover at work. ~ Adam Greenberg

Product Details

Release Date:	07/30/1996
Label:	SONY MASTERWORKS
UPC:	0090266856527

Tracks

1. Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk
2. The Door to Isle Gor¿¿e
3. Slave Ships
4. Som'thin' from Nuthin'/Circle Stomp
5. The Pan Handlers
6. The Lynching Blues
7. Chicago Bound
8. Shifting Sounds
9. Industrialization
10. Quittin' Time/Chicago Riot Rag
11. I Got the Beat/Dark Tower
12. The Whirligig Stomp
13. Now That's Tap
14. Uncle Huck-A-Buck Song
15. Kid Go!
16. The Lost Beat Swing
17. Green, Chaney, Buster, Slyde
18. Them Conkheads
19. Hot Fun
20. Blackout
21. Gospel/Hip Hop Rant
22. Drummin'/Taxi
23. Conversations/Tradin' Hits
24. Hittin'
25. Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk (Reprise)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jeffrey Wright   Primary Artist,Vocals
Jared Crawford   Primary Artist,Vocals,Percussion
Ann Duquesnay   Primary Artist,Vocals
Savion Glover   Primary Artist
Raymond King   Primary Artist,Percussion
Baakari Wilder   Primary Artist,Vocals
Lucio Hopper   Bass,Bass (Electric)
Leroy Clouden   Drums,Percussion
Zane Mark   Flute,Clarinet,Director,Conductor,Keyboards,Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor),Clarinet (Bass)
Lafayette Harris, Jr.   Conductor,Keyboards
Vincent Henry   Banjo,Guitar,Harmonica
David Rogers   Kazoo,Trumpet,Flugelhorn

Technical Credits

James P. Nichols   Producer
Jeffrey Wright   Performer
Phil Gitomer   Engineer
Reg E. Gaines   Composer
John Wydrycs   Post Production Assistant
Lawrence Manchester   Post Production Assistant
David Hewitt   Engineer
Sean McClintock   Assistant Engineer
Ann Duquesnay   Composer,Performer
Vincent Bingham   Dance
George C. Wolfe   Liner Notes
Neil Perry   Post Production Assistant
Zane Mark   Composer,Associate Producer
Daryl Waters   Composer,Supervisor,Orchestration,Associate Producer
Paul Scher   Art Direction
Jimmy Tate   Dance
Baakari Wilder   Dance,Performer
Emily King   Editing
James Nichols   Engineer,Producer
Savion Glover   Dance,Performer