Roy Hargrove/The RH Factor - Distractions (CD)

Distractions
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Album Details: Distractions

Release Date:05/02/2006
Label:Verve
UPC:602498885062

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    DISTRACTIONS

    By nicolas_urdy  Jan 26, 2007

    Pros: MELLOW SMOOTH

    Cons: NONE

    On this the latest disc by Roy Hargrove's RH Factor, you find a combination of warm melodies, funky deep bass groves, slick vocals and the lovely-mellow harmonies of Hargrove's trumpet. Which he uses to good effect, by placing little soundbit...es of horn in strategic places, for maxium effect. That is old school funk influenced by new school sounds. And just so that it is perfectly clear this guy is the real deal on the instrument. Keep in mind that he also has a second disc (which is gorgeuos) of Acoustic Jazz out with his Quartet. Not to mention that this is his #? release over the last decade. Proving that anything that he is playing is clearly by choice. And either you get it or you don't. PEACE & ENJOY Read more Less

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    By Todd D  Dec 31, 2006

    Pros: Upbeat and Funky

    Cons: none

    The latest release by the RH Factor is a must have for Jazz lovers and those who appreciate good music in general.

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  • All Music Guide

    Trumpeter Roy Hargrove issued two albums at the same time in 2006: this one with electric instruments and Nothing Serious, an allacoustic postboporiented date. Kudos are owed to Verve for standing behind him so supportively in this day and age of safe, bland, and unimaginative "traditional" records. Distractions, like Hard Groove in 2003, is a neosouljazz date with a healthy dose of funk and fusion tossed into the mix. Hargrove's Hard Groove was the first time Hargrove left his bop orientation as a leader, and while that record had killer moments and loads of special guests including D'Angelo, Common, Erykah Badu, Karl Denson, Steve Coleman, QTip, Me'Shell NdegéOcello, and Cornell Dupree to name a few, this date is recorded with his own band, with a return appearance by D'Angelo on "Bullt" and the great saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman playing on about half the set. The returning alumni from the Hard Groove band are Renee Neufville, who sings and plays a killer Wurlitzer; Bobby Spar...ks on keyboards (from piano to Moog to Rhodes); saxophonist Keith Anderson; and drummer Willie Jones III. There is a much more urban soul feel to this date, and the grooves themselves are tougher. On the opener, "Distractions," which is a recurring theme on the disc, the horns and guitar are knotty they touch on Miles, but they don't drift. The sound is tight, edgy. Straightup urban soul gets the nod on a few cuts here, most notably "Crazy Race," the smooth funk of "Holdin' On," and "On the One," all tracks featuring Neufville on vocals. "Family" is an impressionistic jazzsoul ballad. "Kansas City Funk" and "A Place" are hardcore funk (the latter in the manner of PFunk and the Ohio Players), and it's wonderful to hear Newman and Anderson along with Hargrove filling in the deep grooves. "Bullt" is a bliphop track. D'Angelo adds texture and rhythm (he produced the song), and this may be the album's only throwaway, as it goes nowhere. It's also the only tune here that doesn't feel "song"directed. It lacks lyricism, and goes for a Miles On the Corner vibe but never gets there. Still, that's a small complaint in lieu of this deeply gratifying, fun, and inthepocket album. It's perfect for a steamy summertime. - Thom Jurek, All Music Guide Read more Less

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Biography

Roy Hargrove

Roy Hargrove is a hard bop-oriented "Young Lion." A fine straight-ahead player who does not sound overly influenced by any of his predecessors, Hargrove's fiery solos resulted in him winning the ~Downbeat Readers' Poll in 1995. He met Wynton Marsalis in 1987, when the trumpeter visited his high school, and impressed Marsalis, who let him sit in with his band. With the h... Read more