: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : Artist......: Xavier Davis : Album.......: Rise Up Detroit : : Label.......: Detroit Music Factory .. .:.. . Genre.......: Jazz : Catnr.......: DMF2015 . ' Source......: CD , ; Rip.date....: 2020-02-05 Str.date....: 2018-08-10 Quality.....: 261kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://detroitmusicfactory.com ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 1. Prologue 4:15 2. Detroit Underground 5:36 3. Oh Henry 4:52 4. The Great Migration 6:27 5. Black Paradise (Interlude) 1:48 6. Black Paradise 4:17 7. The Unfreeway (Interlude) 1:56 8. Exodus 4:50 9. Exodus (Interlude) 3:10 10. Model City 0 6:00 11. Meditation 4:03 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 47:14 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 92.89 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: Now, having returned to Michigan, his home state, the :, : accomplished performer, composer, arranger and producer is : :' Associate Professor of Jazz Piano at Michigan State University. ': ,: After being awarded a Humanities and Arts Research Program :, : (HARP) grant, which provides funding to faculty for research : :' leading to creative and performance projects in the arts and ': ,: humanities, Davis embarked on his concept for ôRise Up Detroit,ö :, : his first recording on the Detroit Music Factory label. : :' ': ,: ôWhen I think of a lot of my favorite recordings, John :, : ColtraneÆs æA Love Supreme,Æ Miles DavisÆs æA Kind of Blue,Æ : :' they had concepts to them that tied the whole record together,ö ': ,: says Davis. ôMy previous recordings, I would go into the studio :, : first and then later think through it to discover what tied the : :' music together. With this record, I went in already ': ,: understanding what the connections were.ö :, : : :' The shift if in process, according to Davis, was impactful. ': ,: ôRise Up Detroitö stands apart from his previous works. :, : : :' ôRise Up Detroitö is more than just a Detroit-inspired jazz ': ,: record. Taken individually, any one of the suiteÆs movements can :, : stand alone as an outstanding piece of music; it has all the : :' elements: beautiful composition, skillful arrangement, ': ,: excellent musicianship à But DavisÆs approach to ôRise Up :, : Detroitö is much more deliberate, much more intentional. ItÆs : :' wholistic. ItÆs storytelling. ': ,: :, : Each of the movements in ôRise Up Detroitö represents a : :' particular historical aspect of the African American experience ': ,: in a city with a rich and storied past. From its crucial :, : significance to the Underground Railroad, to the influence of : :' the Southern migration into Henry FordÆs factories, and its ': ,: later experience of exodus and healing, DavisÆs suite captures :, : the energy of a culture whose influence spans generations and : :' the globe. ': ,: :, : With musicians such as Regina Carter on violin and Rodney : :' Whitaker on bass, both of whom have the spirit of Detroit ': ,: (perhaps even the Spirit of Detroit) intrinsically woven into :, : their playing, the musicianship on this record is multi-layered, : :' multi-faceted, but definably Detroit. ': ,: :, : Carter, who leads the albumÆs string quartet, brings an energy : :' and feel that translates right through the rest of the string ': ,: section. And while technically Whitaker may be DavisÆs boss :, : (Whitaker is the Director of Jazz Studies at Michigan State), : :' itÆs his ôundeniably distinctive bear-sized bass tonesö that ': ,: dictated he was the obvious choice for ôRise Up Detroit.ö :, : : :' ôIÆve been a fan of Rodney since I was in college,ö says Davis. ': ,: ôHeÆs just a few years older than me, but I just have so much :, : respect for him musically and personally.ö : :' ': ,: Davis also credits Carter and Whitaker as inspirations for the :, : album, with all of their insight and knowledge of the city and : :' its history. ': ,: :, : ôRodney is a walking encyclopedia about Detroit history,ö says : :' Davis. ôThat was invaluable.ö ': ,: :, : Not surprisingly, thereÆs a special chemistry between Davis and : :' the albumÆs drummer, Quincy Davis. The two are brothers, and ': ,: although they now live in separate states, they played together :, : with jazz trumpeter Tom Harrell when the brothers were both in : :' New York. ': ,: :, : ôHe hears things similar to me,ö says Davis. ôThat makes it : :' really easy to play with him.ö ': ,: :, : As Davis takes us through the aural history of African Americans : :' in Detroit, heÆs careful not to simply replicate the music of ': ,: the eras heÆs exploring. He comes at the music with an :, : originality that isnÆt tethered to the sound of a particular : :' period. Take ôBlack Paradise,ö for example, which captures the ': ,: spirit of two of DetroitÆs most historically significant African :, : American neighborhoods: Black Bottom and Paradise Valley. ItÆs a : :' driving, rhythmic toe-tapper with harmonic intensity, but the ': ,: ôstorytellingö is not an attempt to emulate. Instead, Davis :, : paints the mood and energy of a thriving community in a much : :' more personal way. ': ,: :, : For a jazz record, DavisÆs instrumentation is unconventional and : :' emotive. His use of strings brings an expressiveness and color ': ,: that is particularly evident in the emotion that Carter draws :, : from her violin. The texture from the pizzicato cello on ôThe : :' Great Migrationö and ôOh Henryö brings an energy and sound that ': ,: just isn't found in the typical trumpet/tenor frontline of most :, : jazz groups. : :' ': ,: You can tell Davis loves writing for strings by the way he dives :, : into their versatility and finds different ways to use them : :' throughout ôRise Up Detroit.ö ': ,: :, : In ôExodus,ö Davis opens with the somber, heart-wrenching voice : :' of the cello playing the melody in a kind of dirge, accompanied ': ,: only by the piano. It slowly grows, layer by layer, to include :, : the full string quartet, plus the trio playing the melody. The : :' energy of ôExodusö becomes dire with the driving groove of ': ,: DavisÆs piano solo, reminiscent of McCoy Tyner or John Coltrane. :, : Possibly the pinnacle of the album, ôExodusö is bittersweet and : :' nearly cinematic. ': ,: :, : Make no mistake, ôRise Up Detroitö is not an objective piece of : :' work. ItÆs as passionate and intentional as it is beautiful. ': ,: Like any great work, ôRise Up Detroitö is as much about the :, : voice of the storyteller as it is about the story. : :' ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / Shout out to all our homies from: \ / \ / \ / \ / iPC BOSS HiT2000 1way UKi i8 RNS \ / \ / RAGEMP3 MANDY DV8 pLAN9 BUTT \ / \ / \ / \/ ____ ____ \/ \ / F A N G \ / \/ 2 0 2 0 \/