- Audio CD (Feb 27 2001)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Atlantic
- ASIN: B00004ZC42
- Other Editions: DVD Audio
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Massamba |
| 2. Neighborhoods |
| 3. Herbman |
| 4. Strange Things Happen Every Day |
| 5. Bell & Ponce (At The Movie Show) |
| 6. I See The Light |
| 7. Out On The Rolling Sea |
| 8. Bluebird |
| 9. Used To Be |
| 10. Red Ant (Nature) |
| 11. Tree Blues |
Product Description
From Amazon.co.uk
It might seem unlikely but in Neighborhoods Dara again approaches the brilliance of his 1999 album In The World. Back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Dara was blowing cornet for jazzman David Murray and on all but two tracks of this album he lays down his guitar in favour of cornet and its mysterious wooden horn counterpart. The interlocking Afro-blues guitar parts are ably handled by Kwatei Jones-Quartey and Ivan Ramirez, while the keyboards sometimes stack up three-strong (Rhodes, Wurlitzer and Hammond!), with the omnipresent Dr John guesting on four cuts. Congolese percussionist Massamba gets paid a compliment on the eponymous opener, establishing the gumbo ratios with its infectiously stepping gait, female chorus rabble and cutting horns. Dara's throaty Caribbean vocal twang calls to mind that affected by Taj Mahal on his calypso outings, Olu's words apparently crafted as a virtual stream-of-consciousness, telling stories that hark back to when he was a boy. So, you can hear about the "Herbman" coming to town, or savour "Bell & Ponce (At The Movie Show)", the latter vividly calling up sharp pictures of the formative flick-going experience. The solo tracks with Dara on guitar feature some perfectly judged vocal overdubs, creating a web of languid phrases set against a cranky porch-string shimmer. Then Cassandra Wilson steps in on "Used To Be", her voice sympathetically deep-toned beside Dara's. Martin Longley
Chronique amazon.fr
Trois ans après son premier CD personnel (réalisé à 57 ans !), Olu Dara, ex-vieux briscard du hard bop (il a fait partie des Jazz Messengers d'Art Blakey), du free (Sam Rivers, Julius Hemphill, David Murray…), et plus généralement de toutes les musiques qui ont du son, des tripes, et viennent du blues (il est natif du Mississipi), nous offre un deuxième enregistrement proprement jubilatoire. Tout y est pour vous faire lever de votre fauteuil et entraîner toute la famille, les voisins, le quartier ("neighborhood", en anglais) dans une célébration des musiques et de la danse qui font vibrer les corps et chanter les coeurs. Rien de racoleur ou de commercialement ciblé ici : Dara semble avoir naturellement trouvé la formule magique de ce que d'aucuns appellent "world music" en en faisant un concept mode et un argument de marketing. Sensibilité mélodique, sens du rythme dans ce qu'il peut avoir de plus primal et profond, art de réunir des sonorités savoureuses et compatibles et d'agrémenter les airs les plus simples de ponctuations sonores d'une pertinence sidérante : Dara est un sorcier des timbres et du groove qui fait mouche à tous coups. Grâces soient rendues aux inventeurs du CD : sans eux, pour écouter en boucle cette petite merveille, nous aurions dû user quantités de vinyles jusqu'à la trame ! --Thierry Quénum
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5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Neighborhoods (Audio CD)
This is a brilliant CD. I have had it for a while and just heard a cut on the local public radio station so I went on line to add his previous CD to my wish list for Fathers' Day. It's a shame he hasn't recorded more. He's and excellent, eclectic songwriter, vocalist, guitarist and trumpter fronting a slick but rootsy band that incorporates blues, funk, world beat and jazz. The lyrics are full of humor and evocative details. Yes, there are some similarities to Taj Mahal but it's not at all derivative.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wish I could move to Olu Daru's musical "Neighborhood",
By Stephanie Rose Bird "conjurer2" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Neighborhoods (Audio CD)
Original song writer and musician Olu Dara, reminds us that a deep, abiding reverence for Mother Nature, natural healing and earth-based spirituality is still alive and well, even in the heart of urban culture within his CD "Neighborhoods."Daru lives in Harlem, yet his lyrics are so lush and green that they transport us to countryside. The ballads are saturated with the high perfume of spring flowers and the plethora of leaves that populate the forest. When one hears Olu Daru speak, his down-to-earth, straight forward manner bears a striking similarity to his lyrics. He credits lullaby's his grandmother sang to him as a child as the primary inspiration for his songs. If you've grown weary from sexist lyrics Olu Dara's "Neighborhoods" will be a pleasant surprise, many of the songs pay homage to women. This CD contains a bouquet of styles; Blues, Afro-Cuban Jazz, American Roots Music, Soul and Rhythm and Blues. Dara's sultry voice exudes sex appeal heightened by the prominence of congas, tenor sax, and the harmonica. I am drawn to "Herbman," "Used to Be," "Tree Blues," "I See the Light and a traditional spiritual that he rearranged "Out on the Rolling Sea." Reflecting on your relationship to earth and the sea while listening to "Neighborhoods" is the perfect way to journey within.
5.0 out of 5 stars
wow.,
By Como Gomez (SF, California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Neighborhoods (Audio CD)
This album is a rich and varied musical feast. The title track, Neighborhoods, especially, is simply magical. Dara's masterful eclecticism of blues, funk, soul, and so on, is quality to core. Don't hesitate. ...but that's Como!
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