People liking the Sir Edward version will like the Profile one too. Same label, same sound, same style. I didn't listen to the Profile LP lately though. I could be wrong. But I remember it being a little better...
Blackalicious: Swan Lake is built off of at least six different versions of "PMTWGR" including Jackson, Morris and O'Levy's.
can you break that down? i thought it was the one version
DJ Shadow just took different parts from each version to make the beat. I don't have "Swan Lake" in front of me right now but, for example, what he took from Ramon Morris is really obvious in the song, as is what he borrowed from Milt Jackson.
Blackalicious: Swan Lake is built off of at least six different versions of "PMTWGR" including Jackson, Morris and O'Levy's.
can you break that down? i thought it was the one version
DJ Shadow just took different parts from each version to make the beat. I don't have "Swan Lake" in front of me right now but, for example, what he took from Ramon Morris is really obvious in the song, as is what he borrowed from Milt Jackson.
my fsvourite version is the one done by johnny lytle on the "people and love" lp. i think it is the most unique take on the song, with the odd-time meter. another good version can be found on the ice man's band.
Blackalicious: Swan Lake is built off of at least six different versions of "PMTWGR" including Jackson, Morris and O'Levy's.
I have an old issue of Keyboard Magazine, from around '97 or '98, where he talks about how difficult it was to get all the versions to play in the same ballpark.
dude ive been collecting different covers of this for the past couple of years
folks sleep on the fact that lenny williams(tower of power) did the song first before the stylistics blew it up. you can find the ATCO lenny williams version on 45.
the ones that have eluded me so far are...
dee dee bridgewater - afro blue (price alone is a deterrent, but i think there are some represses too) peter gaudion - blues express (australian soul jazz LP, saw one on ebay but wasnt sure of its value which inhibited me from bidding it up) merl saunders - san francisco after dark (early 1980 private press) any reggae covers
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Got a copy of this one too D****n...
Thanks for posting this, very dope version. The jam-part is certified cr??me!
I'll have to go with the OG too tho.
Every fucking note/hit has so much feeling. Just perfect. To me, that's a rare thing. One of my fav. songs of all time.
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Ramon Morris
Pharaohs
The Stylistics
Peace
Marc Dorsey
The Stylistics Version (my fav.) is also on that soundtrack...
Hell yeah! The Gimmicks version is that fire son! Here you go folls....
http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2LOHLYFRKTMTQ18H8Q59MA1BRB
Get your DL on
NICE !! what year is this from ?
dilla: http://users.warche.st/~pip/PMTWGR-DILLA.mp3
moody: http://users.warche.st/~pip/PMTWGR-MOODY.mp3 (skip a bit on near the end of this..)
both are
Late 60s or early 70s. The Gimmicks are dope. Lots of nice covers and Bossa Nova joints.
can you break that down? i thought it was the one version
DJ Shadow just took different parts from each version to make the beat. I don't have "Swan Lake" in front of me right now but, for example, what he took from Ramon Morris is really obvious in the song, as is what he borrowed from Milt Jackson.
ps. the ramsey lewis version is
I have an old issue of Keyboard Magazine, from around '97 or '98, where he talks about how difficult it was to get all the versions to play in the same ballpark.
the ramsey lewis record was one of the many gems i got from my grandmas killer jazz funk collection
best 2nd post evar.
Steven Hawkins would go ape shit if he read that theory.
folks sleep on the fact that lenny williams(tower of power) did the song first before the stylistics blew it up. you can find the ATCO lenny williams version on 45.
the ones that have eluded me so far are...
dee dee bridgewater - afro blue (price alone is a deterrent, but i think there are some represses too)
peter gaudion - blues express (australian soul jazz LP, saw one on ebay but wasnt sure of its value which inhibited me from bidding it up)
merl saunders - san francisco after dark (early 1980 private press)
any reggae covers
so if folks have any ideas, pm a brother.
-rich