Released June 12, 2001 Genre Funk, jazz | Recorded September 25-27, 2000 | |
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:
Track listing
- Philadelphia Experiment
- Grover
- Lesson #4
- Call For All Demons
- Trouble Man Theme
- Ain't It The Truth
- IIe Ife
- The Miles Hit
- (Re)Moved
- Philadelphia Freedom
- Mister Magic
Remix version
Rope-a-dope Records also issued a Remix version of the album Presented by King Britt.
- Miles Hit [Rob Life Mix] - Rob Yancey
- Broad and Cecil B. Moore
- Philadelphia Experiment [Main Mix] - Charlie Dark
- Brown Street
- Miles Hit [King Britt Scuba Remix] - King Britt
- Delaware Avenue
- Philadelphia Experiment [Remix]
- Diamond Street
- (Re)moved [Oba Funke Far Re-moved Dub]
- Sansom Street
- Philadelphia Experiment [Remix] - DJ Ghetto
- South Street
- Paul Edwards the Orange Line
- Spring Garden Street
- Grover [Remix] - Vikter Duplaix
- Schuylkill Expressway
- Grover the III [The Theme to Massagejawn.com] - Randy Watson Experience
- Osage Avenue
- Mr. Magic [Remix] - DJ Ghetto