Urban Knights III (2000) [Flac] [mrtude42][h33t]

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Urban Knights - Urban Knights III
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Review from allmusic.com
by Jonathan Widran

Most artists' idea of giving back to their communities involves some sort of
charitable work or financial contribution. On Urban Knights III, legendary
pianist Ramsey Lewis reaches deeper,
forgoing the the all-star jam concepts of the first two Urban Knights projects
(which featured everyone from the late Grover Washington, Jr. to producer
Maurice White), and cultivating some of
Chicago's most deserving local R&B and jazz talents. Most of the featured
players have deals with Lewis' Ivory Pyramid Productions. These core band
members consist of keyboardist Kevin Randolph,
bassist Sharay Reed, drummer Calvin Rogers, and percussionist Alejo Poveda,
as well as the all-female vocal group the Staples (cousins of the famed Staple
Singers) and vocalists Tammi and
Hardeman. Despite his attempts at being just a supporting member of the
band, Lewis can't help but stand out with his glittery, high-register glissandos
on the moody "Until We Meet Again" and
his crisp ivory improvisations off the kindly melody of "You're the One for Me."
Just when you think he's settling in for too many pleasantries, he starts
jamming with his able charges on the
retro-minded, percussion-aggressive "Far and Away" (with Lewis banging
away on electric piano) and on the autobiographical, throbbing bass-driven
"Sweet Home Chicago." "Strung Out" isn't the
most original R&B ballad in the world, but Lewis makes a great discovery in the
towering vocalist Hardeman. With such great young players, one wonders
why Lewis couldn't resist the commercial
potential of having Dave Koz simmer on "Dancing Angels" and having Earl
Klugh and Fareed Haque engage in the playful, steel string-classical guitar
duel "Gypsy." Great tunes, but they're bound
to take the focus off the kids.

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Tracklisting
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1. Urban Knights - Broken Mirrors [04:06]
2. Urban Knights - Dancing Angles [03:59]
3. Urban Knights - Do You Still Think About Me? [04:00]
4. Urban Knights - Far and Away [04:10]
5. Urban Knights - I'm Not in Love [04:50]
6. Urban Knights - Midnight in Madrid [05:25]
7. Urban Knights - Strung Out [04:20]
8. Urban Knights - Sweet Home Chicago [03:52]
9. Urban Knights - The Gypsy [03:56]
10. Urban Knights - Untill We Meet Again [04:55]
11. Urban Knights - You're the One for Me (instrumental) [04:04]
12. Urban Knights - You're the One for Me [04:02]

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Artist...............: Urban Knights
Album................: Urban Knights III
Genre................: Jazz fusion
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 2000
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 45 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 24 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
Information..........: http://www.allmusic.com/album/urban-knights-iii-mw0000604667
Ripped by............: Mrtude42 on 5/27/2013
Posted by............: Mrtude42 on 5/27/2013
Included.............: NFO, MD5, PLS, M3U,
Covers...............: Front
Playing Time.........: 51:42
Total Size...........: 348.72 MB

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