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Michael Occhipinti
Creation Dream
True North

Jay-Z
The Dynasty Roc La Familia
Roc-A-Fella Records

This soundtrack cov-
ers a lot of ground!
We’re talking every-
thing from techno, to
reggae, 70’s funk, to
Madonna _ (Vintage
Madonna!), the very
Hebrewish sounding
“Hava Nagila” by John
Murphy, and the very
funny tune “I’m com-
ing, I'm coming, I’m
coming” by Bobby

This album is a collection
of work from the famed
Canadian songwriter
Bruce Cockburn.
Although, arranged entire-
ly by Guitarist Michael
Occhipinty. Normally | can
only take a little of his stuff
(Cockburn) at a time, if at
all. This album is however,
totally different! For
starters it’s an all instru-
mental, and the chosen
songs serve very well as

Jay-z’s latest from
his own (co-owned
with Damon Dash and
> /E.4F 1 8 ices
Burke)Rocafella
records is_ stretchin
the world from “ghetto
to ghetto, gutta to
gutta” so come walk
with the dynasty
through a maze of
lyrical acrobatics that
stay true to the urban
realities we’ve come

Byrd. | don’t know if
I’d buy it, but if you’re
into something differ-
ent and kind of trippy,
it might be right up
your alley. In terms of
sound quality |
thought it was quite
good, very clean and
clear all throughout.
There are a couple of
tracks that | really
like, “Dreadlock

a platform for improvisa-
tion. The compilation fea-
tures a_ variety of
Canadian artists, all of
whom are spectacular
musicians, and is classi-
fied as a jazz album. And
thats exactly what it is. |
myself am quite partial to
this type of music, and am
thoroughly impressed by
the caliber of the album! |
really dig the feel of this
album, to me very similar

to know as the jigga
man’s trademark.
Actually this is my
first experience with
any of his albums!
Normally | don’t follow
hip hop, but | must
say however, | did
enjoy listening to the
album! From the intro,
the album comes on
strong, and follows
through with super
tight beats and tough

Holiday” by 10cc is
kind of cool, and so is
“Sensual Woman” by
Herbalizer(with a
name like that it’s got
to be), while some of
the rest are just down
right weird! Listening
to the album is almost
show in itself, very
dramatic with lot’s of
changes, | didn’t
know what to expect

in many places to that of
what you’d hear from say
Miles Davis. This may in
fact be related to it's pop
music origins, the type of
music these guys grew up
with. Compared with
some typical jazz stan-
dards. This music is
somewhat lighter and
more melodic.

It's definitely easy to
identify it’s roots but not so
obvious that it takes away

lyrics about the harsh
realities of life on the
streets.| found the
whole album easy to
listen to, but | have to
admit my favorite
track on this album is
his latest hit “Il Just
Wanna Love U. It’s
even starting to grow
on me a little. In terms
of my experience with
hip hop lI’d have to
say that overall the

next. All in all |
thought it was good-
good for a few laughs.
If don’t know, if your
interested, try it!

from the music, as is the
case(at least in my opin-
ion) with so many other
“jazzed up” pop songs .
With a tight rhythm sec-
tion, mesmerizing bass
and stellar horns and gui-
tar, this is definitely a good
album if you're jazz buff,
and better still if your
already a_e fan of
Cockburn’s to begin with.
Try it out either way, you
can't lose!

album’s alright,
definetly pimpin’, but |
could take it or leave
it, it’s not really my
bag, but hey that’s
just me! So there it is,
Jay-z and his Dynasty
Roc La Familia.

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