http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/posts/tags/folk+jazz/page/1/ Songs I Like en Vox Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:54:48 -0800 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss folk jazz http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/the-70s-are-now.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/the-70s-are-now.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/the-70s-are-now.html?_c=feed-rss-full Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:54:48 -0800 <p>Catching up on my music backlog today I discovered a definite keeper, <em>Dawn</em>, the newish album by twenty-member L.A. jazz collective <a href="http://www.myspace.com/buildanarkdawn">Build An Ark</a>.&#160; They seem to be channeling spiritual jazz and folk straight out of the 70s with real authority, probably because some of their members actually played it <em>in</em> the 70s.&#160; They successfully avoid the three main pitfalls of retro jazz (too smooth, too disco, too many 70s cliches) and vary the tempo without grinding to a halt on the slower pieces.&#160; I may even end up liking the slower ones better; they have an organic beauty that wells up as the songs progress, with rhythms implied rather than blatant.&#160; For this post I&#39;ve chosen the aptly-titled &quot;Track 4,&quot; an uptempo number that starts with a chant and slows down into an absolutely gorgeous coda:</p> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398cc5cb00005" at:format="large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-large audio-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item audio-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398cc5cb00005.html"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398cc5cb00005-320pi" alt="Build An Ark - Track 4" title="Build An Ark - Track 4" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398cc5cb00005.html" title="Build An Ark - Track 4">Build An Ark - Track 4</a></div> <div class="enclosure-asset-subtitle overflow-hidden">Build an Ark</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p><br /> With twenty members there should be a lot of related music to explore, which has me practically drooling.&#160; Know the feeling?<br /></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/the-70s-are-now.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398cc5de90005?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> 70s jazz 00s build an ark folk jazz