Echoes of an Era
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Edition: Music CDFormat: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2003-01-28
Music Label: Elektra / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Them There Eyes
- All Of Me
- I Mean You
- I Love You Porgy
- Take The A Train
- I Hear Music
- Hire Wire The Aerialist
- All Of Me (Alternate Take)
- Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
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Music Review: Echoes of an Era is a unique jazz offering
Rating: 4 Stars
The comments harsly critiquing Chaka's foray into Jazz are simply ill conceived. First, the jazz greats like Chick Corea, Joe Henderson, Stanley Clarke, et.al., were the best judges to decide whether or not Chaka was up to snuff. Secondly, jazz, despite great efforts to the contrary, is not an elitist artform. There is not one right way to perform a piece. There is not one level of proficiency that legitimizes talent. There is abundant room for interpretation; this is at the core of jazz expression. It would be like comparing Ella with Sarah for the purposes of eliminating one. They were both talented, but their approaches and technical prowess were quite different; they each have their place in jazz history.
A more accurate way to describe Chaka's seminal jazz effort is to say that in these early recording she expressed a natural feel for jazz, but did not exhibit the fine expression seen in one singing jazz as a lifetime endeavor. That said and notwithstanding her need for woodshedding, she demonstrates a natural talent for jazz that some current jazz singers would kill for. It's also worth mentioning that they took no more than two takes on each of the recording to try to get a fresh and retro sound.
Producers like Quincy Jones and Herbie Hancock have it right; get the artists together and let them create something new, perhaps unexpected, and replete with energy and enthusiams. For example, Christina Aguilera performance on "A Song For You". Hers is a worthy jazz vocal effort. Just like Chaka's venture into jazz a few decades ago. These efforts by non-jazz artists serve to influence and inspire young artists of every genre and attract a wider audience base to the the jazz genre in general.
Jazz is not what one thinks it ought to be. It simply is. It is alive and as such its boundries are shaped by the past, not limited by it. The problem with critics, such as those seen here, is that they forget that they themselves are limited by their personal experiences and understanding of something that is not the same as it was yesterday. In a word, they are suffering from a severe case of nostalgia These limiting attitudes about jazz are what may cause its demise. If jazz is going to continue as an evolving artform, it must be infused by views that are unique and sometimes tangential (like Parker). It must be inviting to both the listener and the performer alike.
So, is Chaka on a par with Sarah Vaughn with respect to jazz vocal/musicianship? No, but neithter was Ella. For that matter, Tony Benett is not on a par with Mel Torme's scatting ability, but both are legitimate voices in jazz. However, Chaka's "Echoes of An Era" is filled with fresh and richly unique interpretations of jazz standards. It will definitely find its place in your jazz collection.
By the way, Chaka recorded Dizzy Gillespie's "A Night In Tunisia" under the name "The Memory Still Lingers On"... and guess who played the trumpet solo?... that's right, Dizzy. You don't get a much better validation than that.
Description of Echoes of an Era
Expanded & remastered 2003 edition includes the original 1982 albums 8 tracks, plus a rare bonus track, 'All Of Me' (alternate take) & the Echoes interviews with Freddie Hubbard and Chaka Khan. Featured artists include Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke & Lenny White. Elektra/Rhino.Broadway & Vocalists CDs
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