According to a mailing I got in the post the other day:-

In the wake of it's successful launch earlier this year come a further four releases in the highly innovative Blue Note Plays series:-

BLUE NOTE PLAYS PRINCE

Tracklisting:-

When Doves Cry- Cassandra Wilson & Greg Osby with Bob Belden

Venus De Milo- Bob Belden & Tim Hagans

Diamonds And Pearls- Phil Perry & Everette Harp with Bob Belden

1999- Bob Belden & Peter Bernstein

Purple Rain- Holly Cole with Bob Belden

Kiss- Jimi Tunnell with Bob Belden

Electric Chair- Wallace Roney & Kenny Garrett with Bob Belden

The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker- Bob Belden & Tim Hagans

The Question Of U- Holly Cole with Bob Belden

Power Fantastic- Bob Belden & Tim Hagans

The other 3 releases are devoted to Ray Charles, Sting and Jobim

peace, Soulyacolia x

nice selection of songs...i'm hopeful that this one might even be listenable!

damn i hate jazz but i might like it

WOW...i'm really interested in hearing this....

That would be awesome.. don't know who Bob Belden is though

Hi,

for the record: this stuff has been released years ago.
So nothing new, just a reissue!!

jazzzzz

jazzz said:

it has?

yep, I have it. Bob Belden plays Prince.

It's ok, nothing spectacular.

I'm not a big fan of new jazz being called jazz anyway.

jerseykrs said:

all those tracks are on it? huh.

so is it like elevator music "lite jazz" or is it at least a little interesting?

yeah it's like that earthy jazz - Cassandra Wilson is on it. plus there's a few dodgy covers like that Jimi Tunnell dude. but it is worth getting just for Holly Cole and Cassandra Wilson

Anxiety said:

Uh huh. Bob Belden released 2 different Prince tributes several years back. These are tracks culled from the 2 releases. They are quite good, though.

Wait a minute. How did Power Fantastic get in there? Isn't it officially unreleased?

HalluRain said:

no. it was on "the hits".

anyone have the princejazz CD by Belden?
cant find it

I've heard some of them...the listinible one I know are Kiss and The ? Of U. I'm gonna get flammed but I ALMOST like this version of kiss better than prince's...but not quite. It is its own version. The ? Of U sounds very Billie Hollidayish.


I had Bob Belden When Doves cry a while ago but it got stolen. I just recently bought it on the internet for 95 cents plus shipping...it was like a total of 3 bucks!
[Edited 12/20/04 17:25pm]

I played the Bob Belden cd during the dinner hour of my wedding reception.
Everyone loved it!

Anyone seeking a Prince tribute album that's actually worthwhile would do well to seek out "sexykinkyjazzysmooth", put out in 2001 by vitamin records.

Several tracks have vocals (a couple by Soloman Burke Jr.)and are reinterprted wonderfully: "Purple Rain" as a joyous, rocking mid-tempo rave-up, and "Pop Life" is slow, lovely, melancholy.
"Letitgo" and "Anothloverholeinyohead" are rendered as striaghtforward bluesy rockers.
Of the instrumentals, "Delirious" is be-bop jazz, and "Adore" is smoldering, dominated by keyboards.

Also featured: "Girls and Boys" "seven" "when Doves Cry" "rock hard in a Funky Place" "hot Thing" and "little Red Corvette".

eugnj420 said:

Sounds good; do you know if it's avialable in Europe ?

I don't usually do instrumental tributes but this one sounds great.

I have this CD. It is pretty good. Oh yea, and it is not instrumental, there are vocals. I think I am up to about ten Prince tribute CD's. I'll have to take a look and make up a list.

sonicfreak said:

I would really be interested in this list. I didn't know there were so many.

Miguel

I got the first Bob Belden one back in the day. Didn't know he did antoher one.

It was OK... but I don't even know where it is anymore.. I was into a whole Smooth jazz thing back then anyway

But it wasn't earth shattering or anything.

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

Tribute CDs:

Various Artists - If I Was Prince (Eclectic)
Various Artists - Symphonic Tribute To Prince's Purple Rain
Various Artists - Acoustic Tribute To Prince
Various Artists - Party O’ Times
Various Artists - Tribute To Prince (repackaged Party O' The Times)
Various Artists - Do Me Baby! Austin Does Prince
Various Artists - Prince Songbook Symbolism
Various Artists - Purple Pain (Punk)
Bob Belden - When Doves Cry
Bob Belden - Purple Rain(different songs than "When Doves Cry")
The Classic Metropolitan Orchestra - The Music Of Prince
Unknown German Group - The Black Album
Various Artists - Sexykinkyjazzysmooth
Dump – That Skinny Mutherfucker With The High Voice?

squirrelgrease said:

Y'are the shit. Thank you sooooo much.

Miguel

"Electric Chair"? Is that your final tracklisting? Why not! I wonder if this was the Blue Note album that got a slight mention in the press during "Musicology" (it was hinted to be a Prince instrumental album, like "N.E.W.S").

CinisterCee said:

Hell. The only name I recognize is Cassandra Wilson....and Dorothy Parker. I'm not very knowledable about jazz (which is the reason I don't own much) but I'll check out this collection.

Tribute albums are a nice gesture but
I'd never buy one unless it was actually,good

This cd seems to be a compilation of two Belden cds devoted to Prince. I am glad they have left off some of the weakest tracks of the first Belden cd, which I own, especially since these other tracks must be from the second cd, which I don't own and was available in Japan last time I checked (years ago).`

The first cd is about half good and a definite crowd pleaser, especially Kiss, When Doves Cry and The Question of U. I liked 1999, though the song is barely recognizable. There's a version of Purple Rain they left off that wasn't half bad.

VinnyM27 said:

I don't think so because Prince spoke of the planned release as his own record and he does not have any involvement in the Belden project.

eugnj420 said:

Here is an Amazon link in case anyone's interested.

http://www.amazon.com/exe...61-3072714

Again, the rare tribute cd that's actually worth it, IMO. And don't even take my word for it: scroll down and listen to the first minute of each song!