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Soul Serenade [Enhanced]

Derek Trucks Band (Artist) | Format: Audio CD
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It would be wrong to pigeonhole Derek Trucks as a southern rocker despite his ongoing day gig as the Allman Brothers Band's second guitarist. On his fourth solo album (actually recorded before his third, 2002's Joyful Noise) the young slinger shows what he's made of, and it's not barbeque and bourbon. Instead Trucks caters more to the martini crowd, giving a sophisticated cast to his slide guitar, snaking it into elegant musical conversations with a rather frivolous flute, and some off time drumming that are reminiscent of the clean jazz fusion that Traffic used to conjure up. On the opening track, "Soul Serenade"/"Rasta Man Chant," Trucks inserts some of the languid licks and flirts with Miles Davis before devolving into Bob Marley. "Bock to Bock" is a more structured affair that recalls Henry Mancini. Gregg Allman sits in on "Drown in My Own Tears" and spits out the bitter words in his grizzled voice while Truck follows along in a perfect slow dance, punctuating each of the singer's phrases with his own mournful slide. Trucks ventures south of the border in "Afro Romp" and the band evokes the great jazz drummer Elvin Jones on "Elvin." --Jaan Uhelszki

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Ever Feb 5 2010
By donybruk
Format:Audio CD
Probably the best Trucks album. A bluezy sound (not the 8 or 12 bar blues) with exotic Asian strains. An electric version of Harry Manx. It's hard to categorize this music. Somewhere among blues, jazz and world music.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good July 2 2004
By Joe Lee
Format:Audio CD
There are some very mixed reviews of this disc, and I'm surprised. Of the seven tracks, the lone vocal is "Drown In My Own Tears," and Gregg Allman sounds great juxtaposed against the classic Trucks slide guitar sound--this slow blues indeed would have sounded right at home on the Allman Brothers LP "Hittin' The Note."

The opening track, "Soul Serenade/Rasta Man Chant" is arguably the longest, with Trucks contributing the familiar licks of the former before a long, slow reggae-influenced slide guitar piece featuring Kofi Bainbridge on flute. Other reviewers have stated that there's too much flute on this recording, and still others have said that there's a drop in quality after the first three tracks. I disagree--every track here is strong, with mostly slow blues numbers featuring tasteful flute charts echoing that beautiful guitar. Although the comparison is apples and oranges, the brief closer, "Sierra Leone," is more acoustic than the rest and reminds me of the way the ABB ended "Eat A Peach" with "Little Martha." All of these tracks are good, though. "Elvin," "Afro Blue," "Bock to Bock" and especially "Oriental Folk Song" more than hold the standard. This is my first introduction to solo Derek Trucks, so I can't speak to his other efforts, but I really like this one.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad, But Hold The Flute. Feb 28 2004
By D. C. Wilks
Format:Audio CD
This material was actually recorded in 2000 (I believe) and left on the shelf for a while. The first two cuts (there are only 7) are the best on the CD. They also illustrate the style of the music quite well; which is mellow jazzy blues folk/rock with hints of world music mixed in. This is by far the most layed back album Derek Trucks has ever released, but it is still good stuff (mostly). Though, after the third track things really get fluty (as in the flute) and the direction of the music becomes monotonous and pointless. I would recommend this album only to Derek Trucks fans and to people who find The Allman Brothers too heavy-sounding.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Are two great songs enough for an album?
Derek Trucks is an incredible musician. He brings virtuosity, taste, variety, and great musicians with him every time he releases an album. And I have all of them. Read more
Published on Feb 5 2004 by Robert R. Peiser
5.0 out of 5 stars Aptly Titled
I was late coming to appreciate Derek Trucks (took the Allman Brothers latest, HITTING THE NOTE, and The Flecktone's LITTLE WORLDS on which he makes a guest appearance, to get my... Read more
Published on Dec 21 2003 by applewood
3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad for half an album
I'm in love with Derek Trucks guitar playing, but I think I'll just be friends with this CD. It begins with Soul Serenade, based on the version performed by the allman brothers... Read more
Published on Nov 17 2003 by James Wax
5.0 out of 5 stars I get the serenade part . . .
. . . but where's the soul? By the way, it took real courage to write this review, knowing, as I did when I wrote it, that I'd get slaughtered by the legion of Derek Trucks... Read more
Published on Oct 26 2003 by Jan P. Dennis
5.0 out of 5 stars More please...
If you have seen Derek Trucks live after 1999-2000, when this album was recorded, you are already familiar with these tunes. Read more
Published on Aug 29 2003 by audiophile
5.0 out of 5 stars Pop music fans need not apply...
The fourth installment from The Derek Trucks Band, Soul Serenade, which was apparently recorded before 2002's Joyful Noise, works as fine a follow-up as I can imagine. Read more
Published on Aug 28 2003 by Rob M. Marchese
4.0 out of 5 stars ANOTHER GREAT TRUCKS CD
Another first class offering from mr. TRUCKS. More JAZZ than JOYFULL NOISE and not quite the variety. However, a TRUCKS cd without a lot of variety is almost impossible. Read more
Published on Aug 25 2003 by HANS D HARMS
4.0 out of 5 stars Listen To This
Blender magazine = 1 star. Rolling Stone = 2 stars. Don't always believe what you read.This is another fine album from Derek Trucks and band. Read more
Published on Aug 23 2003 by Egebamyasi
5.0 out of 5 stars ANOTHER EXCELLENT EFFORT
More variety from this slide master. Again no definable style or repetetive offerings. Every track has a life of it's own and the flavours change from tune to tune. Read more
Published on Aug 22 2003 by HANS D HARMS
5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite
This is my favorite Derek Trucks Band CD so far. Recorded before Joyful Noise this release is all instrumental except for 1 song (sung by guest Gregg Allman). Read more
Published on Aug 20 2003 by Bradford L Reed
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