Home
Clap Clap! The Joyful Noise
Barnes and Noble
Clap Clap! The Joyful Noise
Current price: $16.99
Barnes and Noble
Clap Clap! The Joyful Noise
Current price: $16.99
Size: OS
Loading Inventory...
*Product information may vary - to confirm product availability, pricing, shipping and return information please contact Barnes and Noble
Detroit jazz pianist and composer
Kenn Cox
issued just three albums during his lifetime. There were a pair of
Blue Note
dates --
Introducing Kenny Cox and the Contemporary Jazz Quintet
from 1968 and
Multidirection
from 1970. After he co-founded the Strata Corporation, a Detroit based collective that ran a record label, an art gallery, and a performance space, he issued
Location
with
CJQ
, the first of six albums the label released. Thanks to
DJ Amir
, the
Strata
story didn't end there. His
180 Proof Records
via
BBE
began re-releasing catalog titles such as the
Lyman Woodard Organization
's
Saturday Night Special
. During the process, he discovered unreleased masters for 30 titles.
Clap Clap! The Joyful Noise
is an unreleased 1974 studio album by
Cox
with a host of Detroit luminaries including the
Charles Moore
(who played fluegelhorn, co-produced, and engineered these sessions), guitarists
Ron English
and
Skeets Curry
, saxophonist
Buzzy Jones
, and drummers
Vic Reeves
Ron Johnsons
. These tapes were painstakingly remastered from original analog sources.
is markedly different from
outings; it contains no hard bop or modal music. This is a journey into smooth Latin and Brazilian grooves injected with funky Motown soul-jazz. The opening title cut weds the Arp's ocean sound effects to simmering Latin percussion and a grooving keyboard vamp to airy wordless backing vocals from
Ursula Walker
,
English
's sultry bassline, and a biting guitar break from
Curry
. It sounds like
Mandrill
jamming with
Stanley Turrentine
Santana
.
's Rhodes solo slithers across the mix with a spacy sheen. "Samba de Romance" juxtaposes the Mellotron's chamber string capabilities and
's 12-string acoustic guitar amid lithe, breezy percussion and a glorious Rhodes solo from
, setting contemporary soul inside the frame of Brazilian jazz. "Island Song" marries Latin and Caribbean jazz to South African township jive and hip Detroit funk.
Jones
' reedy soprano solo winds around
's massively funky Rhodes and clavinet vamps atop a bumping bassline and bubbling percussion. "Lost My Love" is essentially
Roberta Flack
's "Feel Like Makin' Love" with cascading strings, tinkling, bell-like Rhodes, and a warm, seductive bassline.
plays call-and-response with the Arp's string capabilities and the Rhodes' melodic ones on both ends of the melody.
's electric solo is the epitome of taste and economy. Set closer "Beyond the Dream" is, at more than 13 minutes, the longest track. Co-composed by
Maria Kathleen Martin
, its intro offers a tender vocal from
Walker
before morphing into a winding, funky Afro-Latin jazz groover with fantastic soloing from
Moore
, chanted chorus vocals, and the pianist's tough yet wildly complex arpeggiated Rhodes solo atop percussive guitar strumming and an orgy of hand drums. The horns carry it out with a driving lyric theme. The sound on
is pristine, the performances inspired, and the music timeless. This set not only adds dimension to
's musical persona, it shines a light on a little-known aspect of Detroit music. ~ Thom Jurek
Kenn Cox
issued just three albums during his lifetime. There were a pair of
Blue Note
dates --
Introducing Kenny Cox and the Contemporary Jazz Quintet
from 1968 and
Multidirection
from 1970. After he co-founded the Strata Corporation, a Detroit based collective that ran a record label, an art gallery, and a performance space, he issued
Location
with
CJQ
, the first of six albums the label released. Thanks to
DJ Amir
, the
Strata
story didn't end there. His
180 Proof Records
via
BBE
began re-releasing catalog titles such as the
Lyman Woodard Organization
's
Saturday Night Special
. During the process, he discovered unreleased masters for 30 titles.
Clap Clap! The Joyful Noise
is an unreleased 1974 studio album by
Cox
with a host of Detroit luminaries including the
Charles Moore
(who played fluegelhorn, co-produced, and engineered these sessions), guitarists
Ron English
and
Skeets Curry
, saxophonist
Buzzy Jones
, and drummers
Vic Reeves
Ron Johnsons
. These tapes were painstakingly remastered from original analog sources.
is markedly different from
outings; it contains no hard bop or modal music. This is a journey into smooth Latin and Brazilian grooves injected with funky Motown soul-jazz. The opening title cut weds the Arp's ocean sound effects to simmering Latin percussion and a grooving keyboard vamp to airy wordless backing vocals from
Ursula Walker
,
English
's sultry bassline, and a biting guitar break from
Curry
. It sounds like
Mandrill
jamming with
Stanley Turrentine
Santana
.
's Rhodes solo slithers across the mix with a spacy sheen. "Samba de Romance" juxtaposes the Mellotron's chamber string capabilities and
's 12-string acoustic guitar amid lithe, breezy percussion and a glorious Rhodes solo from
, setting contemporary soul inside the frame of Brazilian jazz. "Island Song" marries Latin and Caribbean jazz to South African township jive and hip Detroit funk.
Jones
' reedy soprano solo winds around
's massively funky Rhodes and clavinet vamps atop a bumping bassline and bubbling percussion. "Lost My Love" is essentially
Roberta Flack
's "Feel Like Makin' Love" with cascading strings, tinkling, bell-like Rhodes, and a warm, seductive bassline.
plays call-and-response with the Arp's string capabilities and the Rhodes' melodic ones on both ends of the melody.
's electric solo is the epitome of taste and economy. Set closer "Beyond the Dream" is, at more than 13 minutes, the longest track. Co-composed by
Maria Kathleen Martin
, its intro offers a tender vocal from
Walker
before morphing into a winding, funky Afro-Latin jazz groover with fantastic soloing from
Moore
, chanted chorus vocals, and the pianist's tough yet wildly complex arpeggiated Rhodes solo atop percussive guitar strumming and an orgy of hand drums. The horns carry it out with a driving lyric theme. The sound on
is pristine, the performances inspired, and the music timeless. This set not only adds dimension to
's musical persona, it shines a light on a little-known aspect of Detroit music. ~ Thom Jurek
You May Also Like
More About Barnes and Noble at The Summit
With an excellent depth of book selection, competitive discounting of bestsellers, and comfortable settings, Barnes & Noble is an excellent place to browse for your next book.
Store Info
