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The Philadelphia Experiment (album)

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Released
  
June 12, 2001

Genre
  
Funk, jazz

Recorded
  
September 25-27, 2000

Label
  
Ropeadope Records

Studio
  
The Studio, Philadelphia, PA

Producer
  
Andy Blackman Hurwitz, Aaron Levinson

The Philadelphia Experiment is the self-titled album resulting from a collaborative project including Uri Caine (keyboards), Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson (drums) and Christian McBride (bass). Guest musicians include Pat Martino (electric guitar), Jon Swana (trumpet) and Larry Gold (cello and arrangement).

Contents

Background

Though all from Philadelphia, each musician brings their unique musical background. Caine is a pianist equally comfortable in jazz, classical and the avant-garde; Thompson is a hip-hop drummer; while McBride a jazz bassist. The result is described by critics as an "insanely funky" album. "Mister Magic" is followed by a "hidden track", where Christian McBride plays a cover of "Just the Two of Us" by Grover Washington, Jr., with bass tracks only, starting at the 4:30 mark of the song.

Ropeadope later issued two follow-up albums:

  • The Detroit Experiment featured guests Carl Craig, Bennie Maupin, Marcus Belgrave, Geri Allen, and Regina Carter, all natives or longtime residents of Detroit.
  • The Harlem Experiment featured Carlos Alomar, Steve Bernstein, Don Byron, Eddie Martinez, bassist Ruben Rodriguez, and drummer Steve Berrios. Guests includes multi-genre vocalist Queen Esther Marrow, bluesman Taj Mahal; vocalist/guitarist James Hunter; trumpeter Olu Dara; turntablist Larry Legend; and the poet muMs da Schemer; again, all Harlem denizens.

    • Track listing

    1. Philadelphia Experiment
    2. Grover
    3. Lesson #4
    4. Call For All Demons
    5. Trouble Man Theme
    6. Ain't It The Truth
    7. IIe Ife
    8. The Miles Hit
    9. (Re)Moved
    10. Philadelphia Freedom
    11. Mister Magic

    Remix version

    Rope-a-dope Records also issued a Remix version of the album Presented by King Britt.

    1. Miles Hit [Rob Life Mix] - Rob Yancey
    2. Broad and Cecil B. Moore
    3. Philadelphia Experiment [Main Mix] - Charlie Dark
    4. Brown Street
    5. Miles Hit [King Britt Scuba Remix] - King Britt
    6. Delaware Avenue
    7. Philadelphia Experiment [Remix]
    8. Diamond Street
    9. (Re)moved [Oba Funke Far Re-moved Dub]
    10. Sansom Street
    11. Philadelphia Experiment [Remix] - DJ Ghetto
    12. South Street
    13. Paul Edwards the Orange Line
    14. Spring Garden Street
    15. Grover [Remix] - Vikter Duplaix
    16. Schuylkill Expressway
    17. Grover the III [The Theme to Massagejawn.com] - Randy Watson Experience
    18. Osage Avenue
    19. Mr. Magic [Remix] - DJ Ghetto

    References

    The Philadelphia Experiment (album) Wikipedia
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