Haiku

Haiku

Haiku

ASIN: B0002E4A14

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
The solo-piano format is the polygraph test for pianists. On this release, Joey Calderazzo, who has worked with Michael Brecker and is currently with Branford Marsalis's group, passes it with flying colors, thanks to his fleet-fingered technique and his diverse influences. On the standard "Just One of Those Things," Calderazzo displays a surprisingly strong stride-style left hand, while the meditative "Chopin" showcases his grasp of the classical tradition. "Bri's Dance" and "The Legend of Dan" reveal his ease with Latin tempos and waltzes. The late Kenny Kirkland, Calderazzo's predecessor in Marsalis's quartet, wrote the wistful ballad "Dienda"--also recorded by Sting on All This Time. Calderazzo's moving rendition represents a passing of the torch, from fallen star to a rising one. --Eugene Holley, Jr.

Product Description
New solo release by pianist for the Branford Marsalis Quartet Haiku is Joey Calderazzo's debut recording for Marsalis Music, and represents his renewed commitment to American music and its rich tradition. Although the term "haiku" is a few thousand years old, it finds new meaning in the hands of this creative musician.

Haiku,Joey Calderazzo,Marsalis Music,Contemporary Jazz,Jazz,Pop,Post-Bop
Haiku
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Melody und Harmony
  • even better than expected
 Haiku
Joey Calderazzo
Manufacturer: Marsalis Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002E4A14
Release Date: 2004-08-03

Tracks:

  1. Bris Dance
  2. Haiku
  3. The Legend of Dan
  4. Chopin
  5. Just One of Those Things
  6. Dienda
  7. A Thousand Autumns
  8. Dancin for Singles
  9. My One and Only Love
  10. Bris Dance - Revisited

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The solo-piano format is the polygraph test for pianists. On this release, Joey Calderazzo, who has worked with Michael Brecker and is currently with Branford Marsalis's group, passes it with flying colors, thanks to his fleet-fingered technique and his diverse influences. On the standard "Just One of Those Things," Calderazzo displays a surprisingly strong stride-style left hand, while the meditative "Chopin" showcases his grasp of the classical tradition. "Bri's Dance" and "The Legend of Dan" reveal his ease with Latin tempos and waltzes. The late Kenny Kirkland, Calderazzo's predecessor in Marsalis's quartet, wrote the wistful ballad "Dienda"--also recorded by Sting on All This Time. Calderazzo's moving rendition represents a passing of the torch, from fallen star to a rising one. --Eugene Holley, Jr.

Album Description

New solo release by pianist for the Branford Marsalis Quartet Haiku is Joey Calderazzo's debut recording for Marsalis Music, and represents his renewed commitment to American music and its rich tradition. Although the term "haiku" is a few thousand years old, it finds new meaning in the hands of this creative musician.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Melody und Harmony.......2005-03-24

Soft jazz has its criticisms. Some people call it `dinner music'; as to say it only deserves a listen at dinnertime. Some people shun it because it doesn't have a hard swing tempo or feel to it. But, for those who can fully appreciate soft jazz (not smooth jazz, but acoustic/traditional jazz played slowly and softly), Joey makes his contribution to this expressive form.

This is Joey as rarely heard before. If you are accustomed to hearing him swinging hard melodic lines against the revelations of Branford Marsalis' saxophone then this is quite the revelation. Now, Joey is showing his reflective side. Joey's playing can be described as gentle, atmospheric, and expansive. It makes me think of the 2-volume set "The Solo Sessions" from Milestone of Bill Evans.

In Haiku, Joey Calderazzo shows his meditative side. Within this solo piano package, his playing is fashioned in a `thema con variazoni' form. With each `variazoni', he expands the theme further and further within the structure. It's a dynamic contrast to the solo piano work of McCoy Tyner, where McCoy solos with the intention of building a new musical environment from a simplistic (by relation) theme, Joey is thinking on the piano with the harmonic inventiveness of Herbie Hancock (live, circa 1964) and with tempo momentum of Bill Evans.

Haiku is a music album for musicians. This time, Joey has taken time to play with the essence of music in mind. This is music for music lovers. There are no avant-garde licks or double-time solos. What you get here is the study, the science of the melody and the harmony; the two basic elements of music.

So, sit back and enjoy this conversation between Joey and the piano we are so lucky to witness.

5 out of 5 stars even better than expected.......2004-09-15

To see Joey live is to experience joy. On the upbeat numbers he is literally dancing out of his seat, his legs flying back and forth like a kid on a swing. On the slow ballades, he hunches over the keyboard ala Bill Evans and pulls out lines that seem fashioned in heaven. His own compositions, especially the title tune on this album, will break your heart and make you feel great while it is breaking. He took this piece more up tempo in a trio setting (with the great Jeff 'Tain Watts on drums) in an earlier album, and it was great then. Now, it is a masterpiece. Play it even for your friends who don't like jazz - it will open their eyes. Chopin, which sounds very much like the romantic composer reborn in the 21st century, is equally haunting and beautiful. The faster numbers - done in a variety of styles(its good to hear stride piano again) - can swing slowly and deeply or race past in a blur of extraordinary virtuosity. This is really good stuff from one of our best mainstream/postbop pianists. His exploration of rich and often unusual harmonies in particular is worth attention, especially in his own compositions. This guy can play.
Coup de Theatre
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • smoke dogg this is for you
  • i almost threw up in my mouth a little...
  • Amazing & Blazing
  • just buy it
  • Mike, Aaron and Eddie own the stage...
 Coup de Theatre
Haiku d'Etat
Manufacturer: Decon Inc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0006212MM
Release Date: 2004-10-26

Tracks:

  1. Intro
  2. Mike, Aaron & Eddie
  3. Kats
  4. Triumvirate
  5. Stoic Response
  6. All Good Things
  7. Dogs
  8. Poetry Takeover
  9. Transitions & Eras f/ Busdriver
  10. Coup De Theatre
  11. Top Qualified f/ Blackalicious, Lyrics Born & Lateef
  12. Built To Last

Amazon.com

Haiku D'Etat brings together three of the L.A. underground's most notable talents: Aceyalone and Mikah 9 (of the Freestyle Fellowship) and Abstract Rude (of Abstract Tribe Unique). They last collaborated on their 1999 debut, but the intervening five years haven't diminished their chemistry. Throughout their careers, these lyricists have drawn frequent comparisons to jazz artists as their wordplay and rhyme flows resemble a kind of verbal bebop. This sophomore effort finds them innovating further still. On "Mike, Aaron and Eddie" they stutter out words and phrases with a mechanical proficiency that's both organically effortless yet unnaturally precise. "Transitions and Eras" takes the jazz motif to its most literal as the three spin out a tangle of rhymes while Fat Jack keeps the beat in the pocket through his bass lines, rim taps, and tinkling piano. Less heady, but no less enjoyable, are the post-relationship analysis "All Good Things" and braggadocio fest "Top Qualified," featuring Quannum's Lyrics Born, Gift of Gab, and Lateef. Inspiringly creative and impressively virtuoso, Coup De Theatre is easily as strong, if not better, than anything Acey, Ab, or Mikah have done individually since they last worked together, and hopefully it won't be another half-decade until they collaborate again. --Oliver Wang

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars smoke dogg this is for you.......2006-03-10

are you a smoke dog. well from one smoke dog to another...this is the coolest album for people like us. what the hell? this is awesome.

5 out of 5 stars i almost threw up in my mouth a little..........2006-02-14

...when i first heard "Mike, Aaron & Eddie." it's THAT sick. and the group has such a unique sound that you can't even imagine what sickness lies within. i read another reviewer's comment that he would have paid the price of the cd for that track alone...and i wanted to make sure it's clear that his comment, by no means, implied that the rest of the album skimps. this one's a must-buy.

5 out of 5 stars Amazing & Blazing .......2005-11-27

Not a curse word to be hear. A first. This is REAL HIP HOP . THANK YOU. GO GET THIS AND J-LIVE LATEST(2005)

5 out of 5 stars just buy it.......2005-10-22

an absolutely amazing album for both hip hop fans and none. great beats, great lyrics from some of the best mcs out there. quannum mcs come in on track ten and show why they are known as hip hop champions. the album has soul that you dont find in alot of albums. there are some tracks not because they arent good but because the ones after them are just classic jams.

i found the album before i knew any of the mcs on it. just happened to hear it the day it came out at my local record store, heard tracks 8,9,10 in the store and went and found out what it was.

buy it, its in constant rotation in my music collection, which is varied.

5 out of 5 stars Mike, Aaron and Eddie own the stage..........2005-08-29

4 1/2 stars on the real.

Haiku d'Etat is, without a doubt, one of the most original acts I have ever had the pleasure of listening to. Skilled and thoroughly versed in hip-hop's ever fluctuating language, Mike, Aaron and Eddie take the music to a different plane of existence. The second release is much smarter than the first, accompanied by a DVD of freestyles and exclusive videos of the group's tours and interactions. Let me break it down like so:

Beats:
Production has definitely stepped up a notch. On the frenetic, "Mike, Aaron and Eddie" you are caught up in a fast paced blitz of words and beats, which will definitely have your head nodding and your jaw dropping. Other cuts like "Stoic Response" may leave you desiring a bit more. "Top Qualified", though lyrically off the meter, could have benefitted from better production.

Flows:
This is where the album shines. Songs like "Kats", "Dogs" and "Coup De Theatre" are surely examples of the triumvirate's great presence and writing ability. Not only that, they know how to entertain you with off the mark quips and still keep the beat. If you want lyrics, look no further. Also, check out the DVD if you yearn for more.

Lasting Appeal:
I have to give it to them for trying something new and being very original. Honestly, most people in the industry can't take those types of chances because they'll lose their fan base or for fear of being alienated. Haiku d'Etat is an album that forces you to take notice of three cats that move hip-hop towards a new horizon. I enjoy it tremendously.

Buy this one and get the first album just to know where they came from.

Ani'mout!
~Ward Prefect
Chance Operation: The John Cage Tribute
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Silence please!
  • Georgia Stone the best antiwar composition to date
  • unknown..but i'm real excited
  • What? 183 tracks? What for? There is a reason...
 Chance Operation: The John Cage Tribute

Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001SH6
Release Date: 1993-11-18

Tracks:

  1. Excerpts For Thirty Pieces For String Quartet
  2. Excerpt From Thirty Pieces For String Quartet
  3. Three Dances For Prepared Piano, Dance #1
  4. Dance 2: Three Dances for Prepared Piano
  5. Dance 3: Three Dances for Prepared Piano
  6. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
  7. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
  8. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
  9. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
  10. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
  11. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
  12. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
  13. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
  14. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
  15. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
  16. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
  17. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
  18. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
  19. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
  20. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
  21. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
  22. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
  23. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
  24. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
  25. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
  26. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
  27. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
  28. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
  29. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
  30. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
  31. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
  32. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
  33. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
  34. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
  35. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
  36. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
  37. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
  38. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
  39. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
  40. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
  41. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
  42. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
  43. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
  44. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
  45. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
  46. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
  47. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
  48. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
  49. Haiku FM
  50. Haiku FM
  51. Haiku FM
  52. Haiku FM
  53. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
  54. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
  55. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
  56. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
  57. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
  58. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
  59. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
  60. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
  61. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
  62. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
  63. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
  64. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
  65. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
  66. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
  67. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
  68. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
  69. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
  70. Georgia Stone
  71. Georgia Stone
  72. Georgia Stone
  73. Georgia Stone
  74. Georgia Stone
  75. Georgia Stone
  76. Georgia Stone
  77. Georgia Stone
  78. Georgia Stone
  79. Georgia Stone
  80. Georgia Stone
  81. Georgia Stone
  82. Georgia Stone
  83. Georgia Stone
  84. Georgia Stone
  85. Georgia Stone
  86. Georgia Stone
  87. Georgia Stone
  88. Georgia Stone
  89. Georgia Stone
  90. Georgia Stone
  91. Georgia Stone
  92. Georgia Stone
  93. Georgia Stone
  94. Georgia Stone
  95. Georgia Stone
  96. Georgia Stone
  97. Georgia Stone
  98. Georgia Stone

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  1. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
  2. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
  3. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
  4. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
  5. Oregon: Chance/Choice
  6. Oregon: Chance/Choice
  7. Chance/Choice
  8. Chance/Choice
  9. Chance/Choice
  10. Chance/Choice
  11. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
  12. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
  13. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
  14. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
  15. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
  16. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
  17. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
  18. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
  19. Living Room Music
  20. Living Room Music
  21. Living Room Music
  22. Living Room Music
  23. Living Room Music
  24. Living Room Music
  25. Living Room Music
  26. Living Room Music
  27. Ergodos I for John Cage
  28. Ergodos I for John Cage
  29. Ergodos I for John Cage
  30. Ergodos I for John Cage
  31. Ergodos I for John Cage
  32. Ergodos I for John Cage
  33. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
  34. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
  35. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
  36. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
  37. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
  38. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
  39. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
  40. Factory Preset
  41. Factory Preset
  42. Factory Preset
  43. Factory Preset
  44. Factory Preset
  45. Factory Preset
  46. Factory Preset
  47. Factory Preset
  48. Factory Preset
  49. Factory Preset
  50. Factory Preset
  51. 4'33
  52. 4'33
  53. 4'33
  54. 4'33
  55. 4'33
  56. In Memoriam John Cage
  57. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
  58. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
  59. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
  60. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
  61. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
  62. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
  63. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
  64. Aria
  65. Aria
  66. Aria
  67. Aria
  68. Aria
  69. Aria
  70. Aria
  71. Aria
  72. Aria
  73. Aria
  74. Aria
  75. Aria
  76. Aria
  77. Aria
  78. Aria
  79. Cunningham Stories (The Cunningham Company...)
  80. Cunningham Stories (The Cunningham Company...)
  81. Cunningham Stories (The Cunningham Company...)
  82. New York City
  83. New York City
  84. New York City
  85. New York City

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Silence please!.......2006-08-30

My only reason for buying this CD is the track 4:33 by Frank Zappa. 4:33 minutes of total silence, well almost total silence because you can hear a little background noices in the control room of Frank. It is a very interesting cd. But if you are not a fan of Zappa or Cage, and you like to hear music I say: buy something else. If you are ready for an experiment: buy this one or the CD Roaratorio.

5 out of 5 stars Georgia Stone the best antiwar composition to date.......2002-12-15

The whole collection is interesting. However, the great moment of this collection is the Ono contribution Georgia Stone. It's a fluxus symphony. Never have I heard a more poignant antiwar piece. It rates in power and beauty to Henryk Gorecki's Symphony #3 with soprano Dawn Upshaw. If anyone ever doubted the genius of Yoko Ono as being relevant and an artist of the highest calibre then listen to this masterpiece and you'll be jolted into her energy as an artist. Yoko, give us more of this kind of music.

5 out of 5 stars unknown..but i'm real excited.......2001-06-05

Jspark wrote a review that totally grabbed my intrest..I did my senior art history project on John Cage..using random sheets of paper for the lecture. the idea of hitting the "random button" is a great idea..and the idea of running two disks at once is even neater..being a big fan of just about everybody on the cd..especially Laurie Anderson doesnt hurt either... I haven't heard it yet, but i think i'll be sticking with the 5 star rating.

5 out of 5 stars What? 183 tracks? What for? There is a reason..........1999-08-03

It might be bewildering at first. The first disc has 98 tracks; the second, 85. If you listen straight through, you do not perceive any discontinuity. A collection of John Cage pieces performed by friends, collegues, and admirers. Frank Zappa (American composer [complete biographical blurb that he provided]) contributed 4'33". Laurie Anderson tells a few Merce Cunningham tales. Seems like a fun tribute from the git-go. But wait! (And this is where the fun begins!) Switch your CD player to the shuffle (random) mode. Now look what happens. It goes from, say, Yoko Ono's piece to the Kronos to the Moraz prepared piano performance to Ken Nordine's narration - all in the matter of seconds. It is a great to homage to Cage himself with the great use of the random chance operations that he might have enjoyed. Every performance of this disc becomes a unique experience (just like Cage). For even more fun, try playing both discs at the same time (provided, of course, you have the means; if not, improvise). Or add another sound source as well, like, say, the radio, or the television very low, or a tape of white noise. The possibilities are endless. I had the pleasure of trying this one day with FOUR players going on simulataneously: two with these discs, another with Miles Davis far in the background, the fourth with a disc of bird calls. It was quite a fun sound environment and I would not hesitate to try it again. But that was my experience. Your experience may be different.
Haiku d'Etat
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Re-release of a masterpiece from 1999
 Haiku d'Etat
Haiku d'Etat
Manufacturer: Decon Inc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0006212MW
Release Date: 2004-10-26

Tracks:

  1. Haiku D E'Tat
  2. Non Compos Mentis
  3. Studio Street Stage
  4. Los Dangerous
  5. Pro Tool Robots
  6. Wants Vs. Needs
  7. S.O.S.
  8. Firecracker
  9. Still Rappin'
  10. Other MC's
  11. West Side Slip And Slide
  12. Kaya (extended version)
  13. Slower Traffic To The Right
  14. Heavyweights Round I
  15. Heavyweights Round II
  16. Heavyweights Round III
  17. Heavyweights Round IIII

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Re-release of a masterpiece from 1999.......2004-12-11

Haiku's new album just dropped recently(check that out) but this is the new re-release of their self-titled debut. Sorry, the track listing is wrong! None of the "Heavyweights" are to be found, there's no "West Side Slip & Slide," "Slower Traffic To The Right" is #11, and a track called "Wo Wo Wo Yeah Yeah Yeah" is the last one. Aceyalone, Abstract Rude, and Mikah 9 challenge themselves to bring originality to the table here. I didn't like this one that well at first, but the more I listened, the more I realized how amazing this cd really is! I have to say, this one really is even better than their new classic "Coup De Theatre," and it's really different than anything the three have done in their versatile careers.
The thing is, if you listen enough, you shall realize that each song here contains something essential to hear. All are good, but some definitely stand out more than others. This album is really a success in musical achievement, definitely Hiphop, but very authentic. Although these three are top-notch lyricists, the niche that they find here is the beauty of the all-around music that is offered. It's very jazzy, and I'm sure they had a live band behind them. A guitar is even used on a few tracks, most noticeably "Non Compos Mentis" and "Still Rappin'." The saxophone used on "Wants vs. Needs" is a great compliment.
The title track, the name of this super-group and album, kicks it off. This is definitely a good song, although the chorus is distorted and is the only track that doesn't sound too sharp musically other than "Slower Traffic To The Right." "Los Dangerous" is not one of my favorites, but they try out some reggae style, and do it well. Listen to Mikah's solo "Pro Tool Robots" because it's hard to descipher at first, not one of the best tracks here, but memorable in it's own right. "Wants vs. Needs" is an important track. It reminds me of "Temptations," the song off the album of same name by Freestyle Fellowship(Mikah and Acey are in that group). I thought they could have come a little stronger on this track, but the music is definitely enthralling. "S.O.S." is one of my favorites, and "Firecracker" is unique, one of the few uptempo tracks, which has mostly battle rhymes and cool sound effects. "Other MC's" is memorable, especially Ab Rude's verse, and "Slower Traffic" was solid, Acey's last verse outstanding. "Studio Street Stage" is one of the most forgettable, but that's because everything else is so great.
My favorite songs have yet to be mentioned. "Non Compos Mentis" is absolutely wonderful, Acey is just HUNGRY on this one! "Still Rappin'" and "Kaya" are simply relaxing. "Still Rappin'" is easily the standout, and one of the best songs ever in Hiphop! It's simple, yet embodies everything that's good about Hiphop: positivity, feel-good vibes, reminiscing, perseverance. The guitar at the beginning get me anxious for the rest of the song! I wish Mikah would have actually 'rapped' a little instead of singing his whole verse, but this song is still monumental. The last, "Wo Wo Wo Yeah Yeah Yeah," I didn't like the brevity at first(just over 2 min.), but it's still great nontheless. This joint is just one spectacular verse by Aceyalone with great music.
The first listen through this album you might be like, "What the hell are they doing?" I mean, I didn't expect solo joints here like Mikah's "Pro Tool Robots" and the last track with Aceyalone. "S.O.S." has just Acey and Ab Rude, while "Kaya" has just Acey and(Fellowship member) P.E.A.C.E. On a couple of the tracks, Acey's verse is only like 20 seconds. It's not as amazing lyrically as I was unfairly expecting. Their infatuation with weed manifests numerous times, but I guess I can overlook that. They didn't diss modern day rap music as much as I thought they would, but they do their own thing! However, Aceyalone does bring his A+ game lyrically on this album, much to our delight. Like I said this album is about authentic Hiphop music! It's definitely different than "Coup De Theatre," and different than anything they've ever done solo.
Make sure you cop both albums by Haiku D'etat. It's great Hiphop music, and much different and better than pretty much anything out there! Mikah 9 doesn't stand out as much here as on "Coup De Theatre." His mouth does kind of run off like I thought it might, especially on the first couple tracks and "Wants vs. Needs." Although, he does essentially MAKES "Still Rappin'," one of Hiphop's all-time classic songs. Like I said Acey is the lyrical standout, and Ab Rude does have his moments. The real heroes here are the musicians, and how the three MC's play off the instruments and each other. Don't wait, hesitate, or debate...pick up "Haiku D'etat" today!
La Noche - Modern Mexican Choral Masterpieces
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    		La Noche - Modern Mexican Choral Masterpieces
    Gregg Smith Singers
    Manufacturer: Newport Classic
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B000063IUK
    Release Date: 2002-01-01
    Haiku
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      		Haiku
      Alan Watts
      Manufacturer: Locust
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00018U8NA
      Release Date: 2004-02-17
      Growing Up With the Classics, A Children's Treasury of Piano Music Classics & Favorite Poems
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        		Growing Up With the Classics, A Children's Treasury of Piano Music Classics & Favorite Poems

        Manufacturer: Classic Productions
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        DancesDances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
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        All Works by J.S. BachAll Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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        All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAll Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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        All Works by ProkofievAll Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        SonatinasSonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        SuitesSuites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        VariationsVariations | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances
        Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
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        GeneralGeneral | Children's Music | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B00000GBTD
        Release Date: 1998-11-01

        Tracks:

        1. A Kite/ F.D. Sherman
        2. About Foreign Places and People/ Robert Schumann
        3. Venetian Gondola Song II/ Felix Mendelssohn
        4. In the Meadow/ Christina Rossetti
        5. The Breeze/ Old English Rhyme
        6. May Sweet May/ Robert Schumann
        7. Who Has Seen the Wind? / C. Rossetti
        8. Trees/ H. Behn
        9. Moonlit Meadows/ Sergei Prokofiev
        10. Haiku
        11. The Moonship
        12. Nocturne in Eb/ Frederic Chopin
        13. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star/Nursery Rhyme

        Album Description

        The only CD of it's kind to provide both spoken poetry and classical piano music for children and adults. Contains 33 tracks of poetry with sound effects and piano music for children by 23 master composers and authors from around the world. From Bach to Brahms to Bartok and Mozart to Mendelssohn to Mother Goose, these selections are originally intended for children. Works included span the last 200 years. Some of the poetry includes works by Robert Louis Stevenson, Christina Rossetti and Kate Greenaway. The selections are arranged so that first 15 tracks of the recording contain soothing selections such as imagery filled poems, a nocturne, and lullabyes with the next 18 tracks being more energetic containing rhythmic poetry, marches and dances and even ragtime. Each poetry section gently leads the listener into it's paired musical selection.
        Sixteen Haiku and Other Stories
        Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
        • It's a pearl of a find...
        • Gorgeous soundscape, low on the songwriting.
        		 Sixteen Haiku and Other Stories
        Sigmatropic
        Manufacturer: Thirsty Ear
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00015HVOC
        Release Date: 2004-01-20

        Tracks:

        1. Introduction - (featuring Robert Wyatt)
        2. Haiku One - (featuring Laetitia Sadier)
        3. Haiku Two - (featuring Martine Roberts)
        4. Haiku Three - (featuring Mark Muleahy, In The Museume Garden)
        5. Haiku Four - (featuring Alejandro Escovedo)
        6. Haiku Five - (featuring Carla Torgerson)
        7. Haiku Six - (featuring Carla Torgerson/Ahis Boyatzis)
        8. Haiku Seven - (featuring Akis Boyatzis)
        9. Haiku Eight - (featuring Edith Eitzel)
        10. Haiku Nine - (featuring Mark Eitzel)
        11. Haiku Ten - (featuring Cat Power)
        12. Haiku Eleven - (featuring Simon Joyner)
        13. Haiku Twelve - (featuring Lee Ranaldo, Unprofitable Boat Line)
        14. Haiku Thirteen - (featuring Alex Gordon)
        15. Haiku Fourteen (a)(Sung In Greek) - (featuring Akis Boyatzis)
        16. Haiku (b) - (featuring John Grant)
        17. Haiku Fifteen - (featuring James William Hindle)
        18. Haiku Sixteen - (featuring Lee Ranaldo)
        19. Dead Sea, The - (featuring James Sclavunos, Logbook II)
        20. Water Warm - (featuring Pintcie Maclure, Sketches For A Summer)
        21. This Human Body - (featuring Howe Gelb)
        22. Jasmines, The - (featuring Steve Wym)

        Album Description

        This record features the poetry of Greek Nobel Laureate George Seferis set to the beautiful and subtly colored music of Sigmatropic. Following the album's success in Greece, the poems were translated into English and sung by an all-star cast including Cat Power, Robert Wyatt, Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab), Alejandro Escovedo, Mark Eitzel, Steve Wynn, Howe Gelb, Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), and more. Multi-instrumentalist and producer Akis Boyatzis, the nucleus of Sigmatropic, blends live instrumentation and studio wizardry into a diverse collection of songs that drift fluidly through folk and rock styles into dark ambience and back out again. Enhanced CD includes the video for "Haiku Five", featuring Carla Torgerson and Akis.

        Customer Reviews:

        4 out of 5 stars It's a pearl of a find..........2006-01-31

        I can't believe this CD isn't more popular, given its interesting mix of artists and its beautiful and evocative melodies and lyrics. I think it would appeal to a wide variety of music fans, from those into ambient sounds to anyone who digs unusual but catchy pop tunes, like the Talking Heads. I bought it after hearing Cat Power's song -- the shortest one on the CD, clocking in at an infuriatingly short 2 minutes. Besides the music, the CD bestowed another bonus: I discovered the work of George Seferis. Sigmatropic is a wonderful homage to his poetry and an exciting example of the interpretive possibilities of modern music.

        4 out of 5 stars Gorgeous soundscape, low on the songwriting........2004-09-18

        I suppose it's an empty critique to say that the album does not showcase much strength in songwriting. Yet the album was the collaberation of 19 established vocalists (e.g. Cat Power, Robert Wyatt who is also featured on the new Bjork album "Medulla", and Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth), none of whom are working with their own lyrics but are converting the poetry of George Seferis to music.

        The poetry is gorgeous, no doubt. The music itself matches and maybe excells Seferis' kaikus. Ranging from light acoustic experimentation to what borders on trance, the album is musically varied and stunning. It's amorphous in it's form and has little in the sense of forward motion or climax, but works tremendously well in it's soundscape and emotive atmosphere. In many ways, the work sounds like the product of a marraige between Miles Davis and Sigur Ros, with the occasional passionate affair with Bjork.

        I like.
        Haiku d'Etat
        Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
        • Top-Notch, Ear soothing hip-hop
        • PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE RE-RELEASE THIS ALBUM!
        • An amazing find
        • This Album is Classic
        • Simply the best
        		 Haiku d'Etat
        Haiku D'Etat
        Manufacturer: Meanstreet
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B00004SYV4
        Release Date: 2000-03-15

        Tracks:

        1. Haiku De'Tat
        2. Non Compos Mentis
        3. Studio Street Stage
        4. Los Dangerous
        5. Pro Tool Robots
        6. Wants Vs. Needs
        7. S.O.S.
        8. Firecracker
        9. Still Rappin'
        10. Other MC's
        11. West Side Slip N' Slide
        12. Kaya
        13. ...

        Amazon.com

        Haiku d'Etat is a hip-hop revolution from within. With a combination of lush live instrumentation and lacerating lyrics, they're refreshing like a cool glass of lemonade. Longtime Los Angeles MCs Aceyalone and Mikah 9 (of the fabled Freestyle Fellowship) and Abstract Rude (of Abstract Tribe Unique) are among the best in the biz, flipping effortlessly from abstract poetics to battle rhymes, altering their cadences with ease, and generally ennobling the microphone with their superior skills. Yeah, MCs talk about sex all the time, but when was the last time a rapper was actually sexy? Mikah 9's raw, rapturous rhymes on "Pro Tool Robots" are. On the outstanding "Los Dangerous," Haiku d'Etat kick outlaw flows over a percolating, sax-laced beat. They make fun of rap's screw-faced status quo at the end of "West Side Slip and Side," then return to their laid-back selves on the cheeba-laced Bob Marley remake, "Kaya." Instead of getting mad at the state of the hip-hop nation, Haiku d'Etat defy the mind-numbing norm with their dangerously good music. --Lizz Mendez Berry

        Album Description

        Amazing and rare release. Features: Acyealone and Mikah 9 of Freestyle Fellowship and Abstract Rude of A.T.U. This release is pure Dope. You will love it. It is maybe the best "Indie" release ever done.

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Top-Notch, Ear soothing hip-hop.......2006-08-26

        This album is quite a treat, and if you are familiar with the project blowed clique, then you know it will not disappoint. Up there with Haiku d'Etat's "Coup de Theatre", and Freestyle Fellowship's "Shockadoom", "Innercity Griots", and "To Whom it May Concern". Conscious and mind-blowing lyrics lacing musically rich jazz-influenced instrumentals, it's hard to ask for a better trio of lyricists to come together and compliment each other so well. Prepare to be refreshed and enlightened!

        5 out of 5 stars PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE RE-RELEASE THIS ALBUM!.......2004-06-03

        This is probably one of the most classic albums that came out under the nose and it definetly should be repressed. It is great, and I would definetly recommend it. ALSO it is a little jazzy so if you don't like hardcore underground rap and some jazzyness it might not be the best for you.

        5 out of 5 stars An amazing find.......2003-04-17

        Both spontaneous and finely crafted, this album can only be described as the hip-hop version of a jazz jam session. I took a chance on it, having never heard of the album in particular, but with a good general knowledge of the emcees and an affinity for hip-hop with live instrumentation. What I got was a front-row seat at a dark, smoky, afterhours lounge and the chance the bear witness to hip-hop at its rawest and in its purest form. Each emcee proves that the voice is in fact another instrument, using unique pattern and pace in their rhymes, and the improvisational vibe harkens back to the jazz of Miles and Coltrane, with each verse the modern version of their sax and trumpet solos. A truly unique album that captures a specific time and space and saves it, so that everyone can feel a part of it.

        Full disclosure is that I do skip some songs, but the ones I listen to more than make up for it. Highlights include Non Campus Mentis, Studio Stage Street, Wants vs. Needs, and Still Rappin. "Wants vs. Needs" is in fact a profound indictment of consumer culture ... check the chorus: "getting the things that you want/ versus getting the things that you need/ tell me how bad do you want it/ and tell me how much of its greed."

        All in all, I can't recommend it highly enough. When I pull out examples for my grandkids of what the essence of underground hip-hop was when I was young, this will be among the first albums that I grab.

        5 out of 5 stars This Album is Classic.......2002-04-10

        This album is straight sick, west coast underground, classic!... If you like groups like Hieroglyphics, Swollen Members, Jurrassic 5, or just underground hip hop, get this album. It is hella dope!

        5 out of 5 stars Simply the best.......2002-03-23

        Im into hip hop, I don't know if everyone would call this hip hop because of the live instrumentation, but this is my favorite album ever. This album is one of a kind musically and lyrically. Aceyalone, Mikah 9, and Abstract Rude are my 3 favorite MC's. This album was like a blessing for me.
        ROUNDABOUT:CARL
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          		ROUNDABOUT:CARL

          Manufacturer: INNOVA
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          General ModernGeneral Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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          ASIN: B0000D9PJ7
          Release Date: 2003-10-20

          Tracks:

          1. Roundabout
          2. Canto de los Asesinados (Song of the Murdered Ones) - Robert Carl, Hartt Contemporary Players, , , Jerome Pruett
          3. Bells Dance, Drums Ring - 20
          4. Haiku of Buson
          5. Haiku of Buson (Continued)
          6. Haiku of Buson (Continued)
          7. Haiku of Buson (Continued)
          8. Haiku of Buson (Continued)
          9. Haiku of Buson (Continued)
          10. Haiku of Buson (Continued)
          11. Haiku of Buson (Continued)
          12. Haiku of Buson (Continued)
          13. Haiku of Buson (Continued)
          14. Lesgedowdaheah: Blind Side [Live] - Hartt Contemporary Players,
          15. Lesgedowdaheah: Slam [Live] - Hartt Contemporary Players,
          16. Die Berliner Hornisse: Inside the Hive - Mark Engebretson, Laura Loewen
          17. Die Berliner Hornisse: Stinger Dance - Mark Engebretson, Laura Loewen
          18. Nell Miller, Op. 1

          Jazz Music:

          1. Heaven
          2. Hot House
          3. In the Name of Love
          4. Inflated Tear [Import]
          5. Invitation [Original recording remastered] [Import]
          6. Irreplaceable
          7. Letter From Home
          8. Life of the Party
          9. Love of My Life: The Best of Dan Hill [Import]
          10. Mainstream

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