Orgers,

I want to burn a jazz-cd of Prince material for a friend of mine. He is a big Miles Davis fan and wants to know more about the more jazz-related work of Prince.

As a Prince propagandist I'm willing to do the work, the question is wich songs to include.

My list so far:

One (Madhouse)
Come
She spoke 2 me (extended version from Old Friends 4 sale)
Rainbow Children
Girls & Boys (live version from It Aint Over!)
North? West?
Power Fantastic

Suggestions?

When the lights go down (The Vault).

"Xpedition"

and osaka/tokyo. although, they're not strictly jazz.
but they are some of the finest instrumental pieces
Prince ever laid to tape.

and xpedition just rocks, that's all. it jazzes and
it rocks.

Here's a compilation:

1. When The Lights Go Down
2. The Rest of My Life
3. She Spoke 2 Me
4. The Ballad of Dorothy Parker (live)
5. Xemplify
6. Strollin’ / U Want Me (aladdin)
7. Gotta Broken Heart Again (aladdin)
8. Extraordinary
9. Xogenous
10. Avalanche (live)
11. Tokyo
12. Rainbow Children (live)
13. Courtin’ Time (Jam)
14. Xpedition


Volume 2 would contain One, Four, Dorothy Parker (It Ain't Over), some other tracks from Xpectation/C-Note, North, Old Friends 4 Sale, Rainbow Children (studio) and plenty of other stuff.

If you want artwork, just org note me.

leecaldon said:

Come on! show us the artwork... I really dig this compilation. Albeit I would probably combine the volumes. maybe like this:

Xemplify
She Spoke 2 Me
Old Friends 4 Sale
Four
Strollin’ / U Want Me (aladdin)
Gotta Broken Heart Again (aladdin)
Tokyo
When The Lights Go Down
Rainbow Children (studio)

or something...
i really would like to include Xenophobia from ONAlive.

PurpleKnight said:

i can't stay mad @ ppl 4 2 long...but damnit dont say that filthiness!

old friends 4 sale
the rainbow children live

I don't wanna get hit again, but Prince and jazz still sucks.

Slow love

Listened to all your suggestions (Xcept from PurpleKnight ), and this is the result:

Title: ?

1. Xhalation (as an intro)
2. North
3. She spoke 2 me (xtd)
4. One
5. Come
6. Xcogitate
7. Strollin’
8. Four
9. Rainbow Children

Total: 63.00 minutes

I didn't want to add live recordings cause of the quality diffrence and those pieces are harder to appreciate than the studio material. Otherwise some Alladin and It ain't over should be on this jazz-cd.

Let's hope the Miles Davis-fan loves it. I'm gonna burn it in a few days so if i forgot an essential, feel free to post here.

Ok, i'm considering adding Amandla.

I don't really see Come as jazz, or Girls And Boys from ONA live. Cool compilation though.

6 - Madhouse, but we know who wrote that riff...

When The Lights Go Down - Classic Prince.

Revolution said:

Actually, i do not know who wrote "that riff".. I think the phatness of the beat will scare a Miles-fan though.

I'll add When the light go down, but what piece to delete?
[Edited 3/7/05 10:10am]

EvilWhiteMale said:

That's goddamn right.

PurpleKnight said:

Shuddup you twarts.

let's not forget LETTER TO MILES from the unreleased Madhouse album.

dawn74 said:

NEVER!!!

IT'S TIME FOR JAZZ TO DIE!!!