| Souljazz Orchestra, The / Inner Fire |
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| Album: | Inner Fire | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Souljazz Orchestra, The | Added: | Apr 2014 | |
| Label: | Strut | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2014-04-18 | Pull Date: | 2014-06-20 | Charts: | Jazz, Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Jun 22 | Jun 15 | Jun 8 | Jun 1 | May 25 | May 18 | May 11 | May 4 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 16, 2021: | Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Dec 11, 2021) East Flows The River | 4. | Apr 14, 2021: | Some Songs Without Words Kingdom Come | |
| 2. | Dec 11, 2021: | Music Casserole East Flows The River | 5. | Aug 03, 2019: | Music Casserole Kingdom Come | |
| 3. | Dec 01, 2021: | Some Songs Without Words East Flows The River | 6. | Dec 20, 2018: | Pumping Iron As The Crow Flies |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2014-04-17 | ||
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SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA: Inner Fire Strut, 2014 WORLD/FUNK/JAZZ – This is hot. Another great disc from this globalized outfit out of Canada. They sound like a larger group than they are, with heavy, tuff-strutting grooves and a retro production style that often, to my ears, recalls 1970s action films set in exotic locales. Mostly instrumental, but vocals are FCC clean. Try any track! Fo’s Picks: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 1. 1:15 – slow instrumental fanfare, sounds like an afropop kung-fu movie 2. 4:12 – cool march continues the afrofunk-meets-asia vibe, jazzy breaks 3. 4:03 – the single: straight-up afrofunk groove, hot flute & sax, group vocals 4. 5:13 – great groove: echoing retro sound gives it a 70s soundtrack feel 5. 4:15 – relaxed orchestral-soul stroll, very nice with vibes & sax breaks 6. 5:07 – hot latin dance track: quick vocals, hot solo breaks, hits it hard! 7. 4:59 – back to the soundtrack-y feel, a relaxed but tough global strut 8. 4:17 – cool lopsided clockwork groove, saxes blow hard, piano rolls 9. 5:52 – real nice bass/percussion led groove, but the lyrics underwhelm 10. 0:46 – meditative piano/vibes/drum outro [ Fo ] - 17 April 2014 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Initiation | 6. | Agoya | |||
| 2. | Kingdom Come | 7. | East Flows The River | |||
| 3. | One Life To Live | 8. | Sommet En Sommet | |||
| 4. | As The Crow Flies | 9. | Celestial Blues | |||
| 5. | Black Orchid | 10. | Completion |