Lotus Flower

Lotus Flower

ASIN: B00000HYHW

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His trombone slides its way across paths between notes--always finding spaces between conventionally defined sounds--so one can easily see why Steve Turre would excel in a string-heavy ensemble. And if you want to hear the evidence, here's its best manifestation. With violinist Regina Carter and cellist Akua Dixon on the nominal frontline with Turre, Lotus Flower joins the viscous, busy rhythms of drummer Lewis Nash and bassist Buster Williams with milky melodies that float and froth. "Chairman of the Board" puts on display the bop chops Turre has always made part of his option range, but it's during tracks like Rahsaan Roland Kirk's chamberesque "The Inflated Tear" and the slow blues-swing of "Sposin'" that Turre sinks his feet into harmonically woven, roundly formed musical earth. For those who found Turre's legendary Sanctified Shells his highest creative points, you'll be newly amazed after "Shorty," the set-closer that once again shows how much music can come from air blown through conch shells. --Andrew Bartlett

From Jazziz
Shortly before Steve Turre brought this group into the recording studio, he took it to Chicago's Grant Park for an outdoor concert in front of about 5,000 drizzled-on fans, spread across several acres of concrete and dirt. Considering that the band featured the subtle sounds of cello, violin, and sea shells (not to mention a whispered turn through Rahsaan Roland Kirk's "Inflated Tear"), it seemed a recipe for trouble. The crowd was first shocked, then intrigued, and finally transformed into that rarest of all things in jazz - a screaming, frenzied, ecstatically happy bunch. From the jaws of disaster, Turre snatched beauty. Now comes Turre's studio recording, in which he has polished and sharpened that beauty so that it shimmers and cuts like a sword's edge. The trombonist and shellman is joined by his wife, Akua Dixon, on cello; Regina Carter on violin; Mulgrew Miller on piano; Buster Williams on bass; Lewis Nash on drums; Kimati Dinizulu on percussion; and Don Conreax on gong. Not exactly your classic jazz combo, but give Turre credit for putting together a working band that balances the bold and the pretty, that leaps and swings at the same time. Sometimes, Turre uses his strings to simulate a full, orchestral sound, giving the illusion of dense layers and lending his soloists stunning backdrops, but, most of the time, he treats them no differently than the horns. The result is a tasteful Blend of colors. Nowhere is the group's touch better displayed than on Kirk's "Inflated Tear." Turre and his wife play with delicacy and power, while Miller's solo shimmers. Throughout, Turre's arrangements and compositions are dazzling (check out the short but sweet "Passion for Peace") - so dazzling, in fact, that it's easy to lose sight of this album's greatest strength, the bandleader's trombone. Turre can play. Listen to him rip through the "Cherokee" changes on "Blackfoot," then enjoy his chocolate-milk tone on "The Fragrance of Love," and know that you are in good hands.

--- JAZZIZ Magazine Copyright © 2000, Milor Entertainment, Inc.

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Average customer rating: Smooth and dreamy All Music Guide Review (4 stars out of 5)!

Lotus Flower Woody Shaw Manufacturer: Enja ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop & Post-Bop | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Modern Post Bop | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000005C72 Release Date: 1995-02-21

Tracks:

1. Eastern Joy Dance
2. Game
3. Lotus Flower
4. Rahsan's Run
5. Songs Of Song

Customer Reviews:

Smooth and dreamy.......2007-02-24

All Music Guide Review (4 stars out of 5)!.......2005-07-15

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Lotus Flower Meditation Various Artists Manufacturer: Benz-Street ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Compilations | New Age | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | New Age General | New Age | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B0007GP6IS Release Date: 2005-02-22

Tracks:

1. Golden Pearl in the Lotus
2. Bud Opens
3. Dancing Tress of Glass
4. Fields of Rice at Yanktsekiang
5. Valley of the Heroes
6. Lotus Is Blooming
7. Last of the Ancient Emperors

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Flowers in Song Various Artists , Wayne Shorter Sarah Vaughan , Bud Shank/Chet Baker , Peggy Lee Nat King Cole , Louis Armstrong/Duke Ellington Orchestra , Marian McPartland Julie London , Jonah Jones The Andrews Sisters , Kenny Dorham , Nancy Wilson , and Etta Jones Manufacturer: EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000BKRLDI

Product Description

Average customer rating: Smooth and dreamy All Music Guide Review (4 stars out of 5)!

Lotus Flower Woody Shaw Manufacturer: Enja ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Post Bop | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000005CDD Release Date: 1993-06-24

Tracks:

1. Eastern Joy Dance
2. Game
3. Lotus Flower
4. Rahsaan's Run
5. Songs of Song

Customer Reviews:

Smooth and dreamy.......2007-02-24

All Music Guide Review (4 stars out of 5)!.......2005-07-15

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Hear My Prayer Manufacturer: Sain Wales ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Giordani, Giuseppe | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Requiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000UMUQW Release Date: 2004-05-10

Tracks:

1. Hear My Prayer [#] - Aled Jones,
2. Laudate Dominum [#] - Aled Jones,
3. Lord's Prayer [#]
4. Silent Worship [#]
5. Children's Home [#]
6. Panis Angelicus
7. Diolch Ch
8. Llansteffan
9. Y Fwyalchen Ddu Bigfelen
10. Sarah (Mi Glywaf Dyner Lais)
11. Caro Mio Ben
12. Ddwyfol Iesu (Pie Jesu)
13. Where'er You Walk
14. How Beautiful Are the Feet
15. Rhosyn Rhudd (Heiden Roslein)
16. Y Lili DDWR (Lotus Flower)
17. Little Road to Bethlehem
18. Ave Maria
19. Bridge Over Troubled Water [*]
20. Too Young to Know [*]

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Lotus Flower Various Artists Manufacturer: Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Children's Music | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005MIP7 Release Date: 2001-08-22

Album Details

Average customer rating: Flower Power (traditional medicine) Part Lotus Flower, part kudzu An another challenging but rewarding CD by Turre

Lotus Flower Steve Turre Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Steve Turre Sanctified Shells One4J: Paying Homage to J.J. Johnson In the Spur of the Moment Keep Searchin' ASIN: B00000HYHW Release Date: 1999-02-09

Tracks:

1. The Lotus Flower
2. Chairman Of The Board
3. The Inflated Tear
4. The Organ Grinder
5. Passion For Peace
6. Sposin'
7. The Fragrance Of Love
8. Blackfoot
9. Goodbye
10. Shorty

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Customer Reviews:

Flower Power (traditional medicine).......2003-06-25

Turre is probably the most successful trombonist since J. J. Johnson--in fact, he's practically the only player of that unwieldy instrument who has managed to lead groups and release records under his own name over the past 10-15 years. His indebtedness to J. J. is in evidence on all of the tunes, though players like Joe Nanton ("Fragrance" is pure Duke with Tricky Sam) and Dickie Wells (dig the vocal effects on "Organ Grinder") are always lurking beneath the surface.

On "Blackfoot," a burner on "Cherokee" changes, he risks it all. J. J. showed that it's possible to adapt the music of bebop to trombone; since then, players such as Carl Fontana and Bill Watrous have tried to make the instrument as lightning fast as Bird's alto saxophone or Diz' trumpet. But the trade-off has frequently been one of sound for speed, with "micro-phonics" replacing the projection of a "true" trombone sound. Turre's solo, while somewhat limited melodically and rhythmically, does not come at the expense of his instrument's inherent brassy brilliance.

This is a set that should appeal to trombonists, string players, and even the occasional and casual listener of mainstream jazz.

Part Lotus Flower, part kudzu.......2001-03-29

The album title and indeed the cover art hold out the promise of a different jazz experience - something transcendent, perhaps? And there are some really interesting tracks that catch the imagination. But on several too many, the sound of the band and the tunes they're playing just double the slick house bands on network chat shows - musically polished, professional and all, but not what I would call enlightening.

Maybe I've been spoiled by Turre's "Rhythm Within" and "Sanctified Shells". The sound of the trombone maestro playing conch shells on some great numbers is what keeps me coming back to those albums time and again. I know Turre can hit the spot for me, he just doesn't hit it much with Lotus Flower.

An another challenging but rewarding CD by Turre.......2000-06-11

Passion for Peace give out a sense of spiritual warmth that I have not felt for a long time.

Most of Turre's solos are of a very high standard except that on Blackfoot. He seems to struggle for ideas repeating phrases too many times.

Only the last track has shells which is a bit of a shame.

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Lotus Flower (Jpn Lp Sleeve) Woody Shaw Manufacturer: Enja ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Post Bop | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00003WG41 Release Date: 1999-10-21

Tracks:

1. Eastern Joy Dance
2. Game
3. Lotus Flower

Album Details

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Lotus Flower Steve Turre ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005673Q

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1. Man of Many Colors
2. My Coloring Book [Import] [Original recording remastered]
3. Neiges [Import]
4. New York '78
5. Now and Then
6. On Broadway, Vol. 3
7. Prelude
8. Quiet Fire
9. Racing With the Moon
10. Red Sun

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