Mayfield, Irvin / Strange Fruit
| Album: | Strange Fruit | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Mayfield, Irvin | Added: | Apr 2005 | |
| Label: | Basin Street | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2005-05-29 | Pull Date: | 2005-07-31 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jun 19 | Jun 12 | Jun 5 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 23, 2022: | Music Casserole
The Lynch Mob |
4. | Jun 10, 2005: | No Cover, No Minimum - Part 2
The Beginning of the End, Intro/Opening Statements, Narration #1 |
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| 2. | Jun 15, 2005: | Rising with the Rhythms, Hopping into the Hump Day
The Beginning of the End |
5. | Jun 03, 2005: | Memory Select
Strange Fruit |
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| 3. | Jun 11, 2005: | Morning Glory
I-R--V--I-N MAYFIELD !!! "The Beginning of the End" |
6. | Jun 01, 2005: | Junk: The Best of Jazz n' Funk
Color Lines, Narration #3, The Elder Negro Speaks, Oral Traditions of the South, Narration #2, The Beginning of the End, Intro/Opening Statements, Narration #1 |
Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2005-05-26
Reviewed 2005-05-26
A drama about a doomed interracial romance in the Old South. The story is told by deep-voiced actor Wendell Pierce, supplemented by music from a jazz orchestra and choir. The music includes lots of Basie-tinged instrumentals, shades of New Orleans jazz, and some classical choral touches too.
Not surprising, the overall feel is downcast and somber, although there are a few pick-me-up tracks thrown in the mix (11,14)
Ambitious and powerful, a 90-degree turn from Mayfield's carefree work with Los Hombres Calientes. Note the CD's title, taken from a significant and unsettling jazz standard. A strong statement that needs to be heard.
2- Slow drama: Soundtrack feel w/some snazzy trumpet.
3- Cool mid/fast bassline
4- Spoken word; the story really starts here.
5- Gospel/operatic choir
6- Midtempo and happy early swing
8- Gentle, with choir and flowing piano
10- Slow and romantic, a bit of a corny showtuney feel
11- Narrative followed by feverish bongos & hopping horns.
Fun music but not a fun juncture in the story.
13- Choir, slow and morbid but soulful. Might want to play with the narrative of track 12
14- Fast and brash, with fleet solos
16- N'Orleans blues/gospel, fairly fast but sad
18- Choir a capella: operatic, somber, powerful. Last 2 minutes are a funeral march with horns.
19- Healing conclusion, finding hope in a raw New Orleans blues
Not surprising, the overall feel is downcast and somber, although there are a few pick-me-up tracks thrown in the mix (11,14)
Ambitious and powerful, a 90-degree turn from Mayfield's carefree work with Los Hombres Calientes. Note the CD's title, taken from a significant and unsettling jazz standard. A strong statement that needs to be heard.
2- Slow drama: Soundtrack feel w/some snazzy trumpet.
3- Cool mid/fast bassline
4- Spoken word; the story really starts here.
5- Gospel/operatic choir
6- Midtempo and happy early swing
8- Gentle, with choir and flowing piano
10- Slow and romantic, a bit of a corny showtuney feel
11- Narrative followed by feverish bongos & hopping horns.
Fun music but not a fun juncture in the story.
13- Choir, slow and morbid but soulful. Might want to play with the narrative of track 12
14- Fast and brash, with fleet solos
16- N'Orleans blues/gospel, fairly fast but sad
18- Choir a capella: operatic, somber, powerful. Last 2 minutes are a funeral march with horns.
19- Healing conclusion, finding hope in a raw New Orleans blues
Track Listing
| 1. | Narration #1 | 11. | Narration #5 / Beat | |||
| 2. | Intro/Opening Statements | 12. | Narration #6 | |||
| 3. | The Beginning of the End | 13. | The Lynch Mob | |||
| 4. | Narration #2 | 14. | Hoopin' and Hollerin' | |||
| 5. | Oral Traditions of the South | 15. | Narration #7 | |||
| 6. | The Elder Negro Speaks | 16. | The Prayer/Final Words | |||
| 7. | Narration #3 | 17. | Narration #8 | |||
| 8. | Color Lines | 18. | The Sacrifice/The Mourning | |||
| 9. | Narration #4 | 19. | Narration #9 / Falling ... | |||
| 10. | Ballad of the Long Hot Night | . |