Various Artists - The Complete Verve Remixed Deluxe Box

Artist:

Various Artists

UPC:

602498853153

Description:

The remix phenomenon--the business of having a DJ treat and transform a pre-existing song, usually adding a web of electronic beats and effects--has become an industry and genre unto itself. Like a lot of club-oriented dance music, however, remixes can get tiring, lifeless, and repetitious, and many remix projects aren`t even worth the time it takes to listen to them. The VERVE REMIXED series, collected here in this deluxe, four-disc set, is an exception to that rule. If the novice were to pick one set to represent the comprehensive possibilities of the remix idea, this would probably be it.
To begin with, the guest remixers are working with some of the highest-caliber work ever laid to wax. With the likes of Nina Simone, Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Jimmy Smith, Billy Holiday, and Astrud Gilberto as a starting point, it`s hard to go wrong. But the other half of the equation is equally winning. Most of the top names in DJ/electronic music--including Tricky, Thievery Corporation, Richard Dorfmeister, Dan the Automator, Postal Service, and Danger Mouse--offer their skills. Old-school jazz purists and listeners indifferent to extended dance grooves are unlikely to be converted, but for fans of the genre, it is hard to better this rich, varied, endlessly absorbing set.

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Spanish Grease - Willie Bobo/Richard Dorfmeister (Dorfmeister Con Madrid De Los Austrias Muga Reserva mix)
2. How Long Has This Been Going On - Carmen McRae/MJ Cole (MJ Cole Remix, MJ Cole remix)
3. Who Needs Forever? - Astrud Gilberto/Thievery Corporation (Thievery Corporation Remix, Thievery Corporation remix)
4. Is You Is, Or Is You Ain`t My Baby - Dinah Washington/Rae & Christian (Rae & Christian Remix, Rae & Christian remix)
5. Feeling Good - Nina Simone/Joaquin "Joe" Claussell (Joe Clausell Remix, Joe Claussell remix)
6. Return to Paradise - Shirley Horn/Mark de Clive-Lowe (Mark de Clive-Lowe Remix, Mark De Clive-Lowe remix)
7. Wait `Till You See Him - Ella Fitzgerald/De-Phazz (De-Phazz Remix, De-Phazz remix)
8. Don`t Explain - Billie Holiday/dZihan & Kamien (dZihan & Kamien Remix, Dzihan & Kamien remix)
9. See Line Woman - Nina Simone/Masters at Work (Masters at Work Remix, Masters At Work remix)
10. Summertime - Sarah Vaughan/UFO (UFO Remix, UFO remix)
11. Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday/Tricky (Tricky Remix, Tricky remix)
12. Hare Krishna - Tony Scott/King Britt (King Britt Funke Mix)

DISC 2:

1. Manteca - Dizzy Gillespie/The Funky Lowlives (The Funky Lowlives remix)
2. Sinnerman - Nina Simone/Felix da Housecat (Felix Da Housecat`s Heavenly House mix)
3. Whatever Lola Wants - Sarah Vaughan/Gotan Project (Gotan Project remix)
4. Brother Where Are You? - Oscar Brown, Jr./Matthew Herbert (Matthew Herbert remix)
5. Slap That Bass - Ella Fitzgerald/Miguel Migs (Miguel Migs Petalpusher remix)
6. Blues For Brother George Jackson - Archie Shepp/Mondo Grosso (Mondo Grosso Next Wave mix)
7. Angel Eyes - Ella Fitzgerald/Layo & Bushwacka! (Layo & Bushwacka remix)
8. Do What You Wanna - Ramsey Lewis/Mr. Scruff (Mr Scruff`s Soul Party remix)
9. Soul Sauce - Cal Tjader/Fila Brazillia (Fila Brazillia remix)
10. Fried Neckbones and Some Homefries - Willie Bobo/Dan the Automator (Dan The Automator remix)
11. Naima`s Love Song - Betty Carter/DJ Spinna (DJ Spinna remix)
12. Mama - Hugh Masekela/Metro Area (Metro Area Birthday Dub)
13. Here`s That Rainy Day - Astrud Gilberto/Koop (Koop remix)
14. Black Is the Color of My True Love`s Hair - Nina Simone/Jaffa (Jaffa remix)

DISC 3:

1. Little Girl Blue - Nina Simone/The Postal Service (Postal Service remix)
2. Speak Low - Billie Holiday/Bent (Bent remix)
3. Sing, Sing, Sing - Anita O`Day/RSL (RSL remix)
4. Fever - Sarah Vaughan/Adam Freeland (Adam Freeland remix)
5. Come Dance With Me - Shirley Horn/Groove Armada (Sugardaddy remix)
6. Just One of Those Things - Blossom Dearie/Brazilian Girls (Brazilian Girls remix)
7. Gentle Rain, The - Astrud Gilberto/Rjd2 (Portuguese, RJD2 remix)
8. Peter Gunn - Sarah Vaughan/Max Sedgley (Max Sedgley remix)
9. Stay Loose - Jimmy Smith/Lyrics Born (Lyrics Born remix)
10. Boy`s Doin` It, The - Hugh Masekela/Carl Craig (Carl Craig remix)
11. Lilac Wine - Nina Simone/The Album Leaf (The Album Leaf remix)
12. Yesterdays - Billie Holiday/Junior Boys (Junior Boys remix)
13. Baby, Did You Hear? - Dinah Washington/Danger Mouse (Danger Mouse remix)

DISC 4:

1. Popcorn - Walter Wanderley/Diplo (Diplo remix)
2. Los Banditos - Cal Tjader/Michael Reinboth (Michael Reinboth remix)
3. Afro-Happening - Dorothy Ashby/Carl Craig (Carl Craig remix)
4. 1-2-3 - Ramsey Lewis/Raw Deal (Raw Deal remix)
5. Manteca - Dizzy Gillespie/The Funky Lowlives (Funky Lowlifes extended mix)
6. Sinnerman - Nina Simone/Felix da Housecat (Felix Da Housecat Heavenly House Extended vocal mix)
7. Fever - Sarah Vaughan/Adam Freeland (Adam Freeland extended mix)
8. Slap That Bass - Ella Fitzgerald/Miguel Migs (Miguel Migs Extended remix)
9. Blues For Brother George Jackson - Archie Shepp/Mondo Grosso (Mondo Grosso New Wave Extended mix)

Album Information

Release Date:

11/01/2005

Type:

Collection

Genre:

R&B

Subgenre:

Dance

Label:

Verve

Catalog Number:

5434

Original Release Year:

2005

# of Discs:

4

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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