Quintessence

quintessence

Track Listings

1. Who Were You Thinkin' Of?

2. Down to Saying Goodbye

3. Adios Mexico

4. Village Girl

5. Wicked, Wicked Woman

6. I Know You Know

7. If This Ain't Love

8. Velma from Selma

9. Got It Bad for You

10. Tommorow Just Might Change

11. Rolling Blues

Quintessence,The Sir Douglas Quintet,Varrick,Pop,Popular Music,Rock,Rock & Roll,Roots Rock,Tex-Mex

Quintessence

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Essence of Evans
Quintessence is aptly named! Ten Stars!! **********

Quintessence
Bill Evans
Manufacturer: Ojc
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000YWO
Release Date: 1992-02-17

Tracks:

Sweet Dulcinea Blue
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Second Time Around
A Child Is Born
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Nobody Else But Me

Customer Reviews:

Essence of Evans.......2001-11-30

Tour de Force with some of jazz's greatest musicians. Kenny Burrell, Ray Brown, Bill Evans, Philly Joe Jones. Plenty of Bill on the keys and Ray on the bass strings. Quintessence sounds slightly like Vince Guaraldi's band but with more force and greater repetoire. This is a special album and a must for fans of Bill Evans or fans of the other fine musicians present here.

Quintessence is aptly named! Ten Stars!! **********.......2001-01-20

Quintessence is the album I would choose to listen to of all others if I was told, "you have one jazz album to select if stranded on a desert isle" -- or for life! Evans breaks from many of his standards, and from the group of people he played with for longer stretches, and comes up with an absolute beauty. Don't buy another jazz album until you have bought Quintessence. You will want to buy a copy for every jazz friend!

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Wonderful album!

Wrapped Up In Your Kiss
Quintessence
Manufacturer: Steve Millard Music
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ASIN: B00066N5O6
Release Date: 2004-07-23

Tracks:

The Man She Loves
Wrapped Up In Your Kiss
Sand & Sea
Things Haven't Been The Same
The Man Of My Dreams
Breezy Summer Night

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"Wrapped Up In Your Kiss" marks Steve Millard's debut as both a composer and a lyricist. In Quintessence, Millard has found the quintessential group to convey the depth and variety of his compositions. The CD opens with "The Man She Loves," a driving up-tempo bossa nova. Hans Teuber's rich, full-bodied tenor sax, Eugen Bien's crisp piano, and Mark Ivester's clean beat recall the Getz/Gilberto/Jobim collaborations of the early 1960's. The title track, featuring silky vocalist Jennifer Ivester (Mark's wife), is a smoky midnight ballad of sensuous anticipation, highlighted by Teuber's beautiful and haunting tenor solo. "Sand & Sea" brings us back to a lighter bossa nova, à la Jobim's "Wave," featuring Bien (pronounce BEE-EN) on piano, with Douglas Barnett as always providing a solid bass line. On "Things Haven't Been The Same," Jennifer sings a tale of love lost with a 9/8 feel. Barnett's descending bass lines provide a compelling synchronicity. "The Man of My Dreams" is an upbeat big band tune in the spirit of Ellington, performed by the quintet, with Teuber and Bien delivering solid solos and Jennifer singing tongue-in-cheek. The final track, "Breezy Summer Night," has Teuber switching to alto and conveying a couple walking hand-in-hand on a gorgeous quiet summer evening with a hint of wind whispering in the trees. Barnett shows off his melodic chops on this one as well. When recording engineer Rick Fisher (whose list of clients has included The Steve Miller Band and Pearl Jam) was mastering this CD, he said, "This is really nice, but why would anyone in this day and age write Jazz Standards?" Steve Millard answers: "Why not?"

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Wonderful album!.......2007-04-29

I love this album. The composition, the lyrics, the voice... Everything is top level. Thank you.

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Standard forever arrangements on great music
It gets no better....
A must have
PURE GENIUS...
Very Mellow

The Quintessence
Quincy Jones
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ASIN: B000024HSJ
Release Date: 1997-03-17

Tracks:

Quintessence
Robert Portrait
Little Karen
Straight, No Chaser
For Lena and Lennie
Hard Sock Dance
Invitation
Twitch

Customer Reviews:

Standard forever arrangements on great music.......2006-02-18

Two features must be pointed out about this album: the impressive material and the band performance.

Here you'll find the intricate Bronislau Kaper's 'Invitation' in a sensational and definitive arrangement. What about Thelonious Monk's 'Straight no Chaser'?

Truly, the quintessence of the best department of Mr. Quincy Jones' musical kaleidoscope.

It gets no better...........2001-12-31

Having found out about Quincy Jones' jazz background by pure accident, I can't seem to get enough of his early recordings. I heard tracks from this cd on my local jazz station and didn't stop until I had it(I could only find it at Amazon!!). Every aspect of every recording flows together perfectly. It has just about everything a jazz fan could want.

A must have.......2001-11-10

Whether you are a jazz aficionado or just want to add a few jazz albums to your repertoire, this album needs to be included. The textures of the songs, the arrangements make this the perfect jazz album. The band personnel which reads like a who's who flows through each sultry voicing and blasts with the confidence of a winner, which is what they are. Get this, you wont be disapointed.

PURE GENIUS..........2000-10-03

If I were told I was going to have to live on a desert island for the rest of my life, and I was only allowed to take 5 jazz records, this album would be one of them. I don't hand out the "genius" title very easily, but it's simple in this case... Quincy Jones IS a genius.

Very Mellow.......2000-04-07

I have Always Dug Quincy Jones's Work Be it As Producer or as Artist.I dug Quincy&Bands take on Straight No Chaser.this disc is very mellow&The Arrangements are Solid.

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"From Out of Static Time Has Grown..."
Quintessence...for the Adventerous Ones
A Heavier, More Aggressive Borknagar
I ENJOYED THIS ALBUM QUITE A BIT
Great CD, terrible mixing job

Quintessence
Borknagar
Manufacturer: Century Media
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Empiricism
The Olden Domain
Epic
La Masquerade Infernale

ASIN: B00004TDX9
Release Date: 2000-05-23

Tracks:

Rivalry Of Phantoms
The Presence Of Ominous
Ruins Of The Future
Colossus
Inner Landscape
Invincible
Icon Dreams
Genesis Torn
Embers
Revolt

Customer Reviews:

"From Out of Static Time Has Grown...".......2005-10-22

Man, I didn't realize how long I've had this album...I'd say about two years or so. Two years. And it spent about 9/10 of that time sitting on my shelf collecting dust. Thank God I decided to give it another listen; it'd still be there if I hadn't.

Borknagar, upon first listen, may sound like just another black metal band. They sure did to me. I saw nothing of revelance to them when compared to other black metal bands, so I put this CD on the shelf and forgot about it. Only a few months ago did I decide to give it another listen, and because I did, I'm now a pretty damn big Borknagar fan.

Yes, the songs are black metal, but different from the standard BM in a very hard to describe way. Let's call them progressive black metal. They are to black metal what "Tales From the Thousand Lakes" era Amorphis was to death metal. They create super complex music with layers of melodies and lyrics that go far beyond that of the typical genres. At the time this record came out, preaching Satan and ranting about killing Christians was the black metal norm. Borknagar dared to write more poetic lyrics. And it succeeded.

The first track is a heavy one, starting right off with rapid riffing and drumming, as well as a high pitched shriek from vocalist / bassist ICS Vortex. After 22 seconds, we are led into the first verse, with Vortex's screaming accompanied with an effect that he uses throughout the album. To the unobservant listener, this particular verse could very well bore you, as it did me; the fast pace keeps up, and hey, it is just super fast drums, guitar and screaming: typical black metal But it's much more than that; listen closer and notice the layered keyboards, the numerous guitar harmonies, the tastefulness in drummer Asgeir Mickelson's beating: all leaning more towards progressive metal than anything black. The second track is more melodic, with lyrics completely sung cleanly as opposed to screamed. It starts with a beautiful hearmony between the guitars and the keyboards, leading into the first verse, and the song builds upon itself, until reaching the status of being an epic. And this is not the only song on this album to reach that status: "Ruins of the Future", "Colossus", "Genesis Torn" and "Revolt" could all very well be considered metal classic. That is, if you give them a chance to grow on you.

Because of the complexity of the music in question, Borknagar will not be a band to immediately strike you. They're like Meshuggah, in that you have to study their music, notice all the little things, to fully appreciate their art. There's nothing predictable about this album at all music wise. Any skilled musician should give this band a listen.

The lyrics on this album, as I said before, are all very well written. Dealing with matters like the vastness of time, the forces of nature, the feeling a human mind experiences...it's all extremely poetic. Being a fan of poetry and a lyric writer myself, I never like to see bands let their lyrics skip, especially when the music is exceptional. The lyrics simply must be as thought-filled as the music, or the full effect just won't be so powerful.

This is a very highly recommended album. If you are a musician at all, PLEASE give this album a chance. This is an extremely talented band that deserves your attention. For fans of ALL types of metal.

Quintessence...for the Adventerous Ones.......2005-09-04

Borknagar is the all star band that tends to create a more mature and experienced take on blackened metal. They focus more on the meat of the music rather than the church burning and corpsepaint associated with this form of music. Borknagar has always had a sort of elder-like leadership role in their music making and their albums are great testaments to their outstanding song craft and ability to draw you into their misty, murky, dark world. while most of their albums have a bit of a grey like quality to them, Quintessence is the odd album out for this band. the colour scheme for this album is red and the music reflects that same feeling. first off, the production of this album is unique. all the instrument and the vocals (especially the vocals! yikes!) are all pushed waaaay up into the mix giving the record a very aggressive and claustrophobic feeling. you can almost feel the white hot heat from the fiery performance of the band. this may turn off alot of listeners who like their black metal music crystal clear and/or utterly productionless. in any case, it works well for this particular album for Borknagar. they took a chance with these sort of production values and (in my opinion) it pays off in spades. the band rocks hard on this album...exploding through the songs like they were blasts of molten lava shot straight from hell's cannon squad! the vocals are great! very hearty and passionate, there are alot of effects used on the vocals which at times, tends to hamper the impact, but at the same time gives some of the songs a very "cosmic" feel to them. this would be the last album with I.C.S. Vortex on vokills, which is unfortunate b/c he gives quite a stellar performance. overall, this is an album to be purchased immedietly by those with adventerous tastes in metal music!

A Heavier, More Aggressive Borknagar.......2005-03-15

Where "The Archaic Course" showcased Borknagar's fascination with nature and took more of a majestic Viking metal route, the sound on 2000's "Quintessence" is more focused on songwriting, and is, simply put, more aggressive and well... heavier!

Speeding down a path of musical and intellectual evolution, Borknagar changed themselved from the inside out here. The lyrics focus on science and universal mysteries rather than nature-themed lyrics on previous outings. Definitely provokes the listener to think, despite their obscurity, which may caise a few eyebrows to raise. But the lyrics are descriptive and beautiful nonetheless. These are by far some of the best lyrics I have seen in metal, alongside Agalloch, Dissection, and Emperor, among others.

The guitars and drums have sped up consistently and now collaborate together impeccably. There are a lot of intricate fills on the drums, and much more in-your-fave double bass. All around, it's a fresh awakening from the "wall of noise" production used on previous albums. However, the guitars are a little too distorted and muddy for their own good, and sometimes clashes with the keyboards, which are more up-front than "The Archaic Course". They weave pompous and majestic melodies throughout the album, giving this album quite an ethereal atmosphere.

Vortex now does bass and vocals. He still has one of the best clean voices in metal, but he does more screaming, which is much more visceral and venomous than before. His all-around vocal job is more steady, and he busts out some beautiful vocal harmonies on "Colossus" and "Revolt".

1. Rivalry of Phantoms- Storms into a frenzy of triumphant guitar melodies, with some great organs underlying the storming and intricate drumwork. A strong opening track, and shows what to expect on the album. 5/5

2. The Presence is Ominus- Vortex double-layers his vocals here of clean and his hateful rasps. The guitars weave some great melodies, and the drums are outstanding! The lyrics are really good too. 5/5

3. Ruins of the Future- My favorite song. This song is faster with some catchy guitar work and stampeding drumwork. It later breaks down and Vortex gives one of his best performances here. 5/5

4. Colossus- Stunning! A pounding rhythm coupled with Vortex's opeatic clean vocal create a larger than life atmosphere, and you just feel like raising your fist to the sky when hearing this. The best song on the album. 5/5

5. Inner Landscape- A nice little interlude that showcases the somewhat hidden keyboards. A nice break from the chaos, but a bit unfitting. 3/5

6. Invincible- The pace picks back up with storming double bass. The verses shows a nice technical side of the band, and the keyboards add a triumphant feel here. The guitars are great as well. This song isn't too memorable, but the lyrics compensate for it. 4/5

7. Icon Dreams- More double-layered vocals here, which are interesting but catchy, and the tempo sets an epic mood. Again, not very memorable, but it has its moments. 4/5

8. Genesis Torn- Another great song. Has a booming chorus which will stick in your head for days, and the keyboard work woven with the guitars is impeccable. This sums up the album best, and has a lot of tempo changes. A great song. 5/5

9. Embers- Serves as somewhat of an intro to the grand finale of "Revolt". Truly beautiful guitar work.... 4/5

10. Revolt- Awesome... Vortex gives his most emotional vocal performance here, and the mood is almost mournful. A great closing song. 5/5

My only complaint here is the crowded production. I would reccommend this to fans of avant-garde or proggressive metal. Another great CD from Borknagar.

I ENJOYED THIS ALBUM QUITE A BIT.......2004-07-11

At least Simen Hestnaes (ICS Vortex), I did. He's got a great voice. If only the synths, guitars and his vocals were more prominent. If I wanted to hear those crazy demonic vocals and supbar production, I'd listen to a superior and much more aggressive black metal band like Emperor.

More Vortex, less demon vocals.

Great CD, terrible mixing job.......2004-01-28

In general, this is probably one of the best black metal (or whatever subgenre this stuff fits into) bands I've heard. I especially like the occasional clean vocals and keyboard parts. However, the real downside of the CD is its unbelievably bad mixing job. The guitar parts sound MUDDY, and at times sound just like complete noise (some of you less musical types may like this, but I think it would sound a lot better if one could actually make out the melodies, which in general are very well written and interesting). The same thing goes with the vocals, they're really muddy and at times impossible to make out, even though Vortex has a great voice. Buy this CD only if you really like darker metal stuff, or if you want something melodic and can put up with the bad production.

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Quintessence , Volume 1 (Live)
Gems within are worth it!
Chet in a different light
At moments wonderful, at others, unlistenable
intoxicated Chet Baker ruins CD

Quintessence, Vol. 1
Stan Getz Quartet & Chet Baker
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ASIN: B00000GV57
Release Date: 1999-01-12

Tracks:

Intro Announcement
I'm Old Fashioned
Just Friends
Star Eyes
My Ideal
But Not For Me
Dizzy Atmosphera
Stablemates

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Fans of Chet Baker know that the trumpeter and vocalist's career is divided into two distinctly different periods: His elegantly minimalist 1950s work where he helped define the "cool jazz" sound of the period, and his later efforts that were maddeningly inconsistent. This aural document from his later years--recorded in Oslo in 1983--falls into the latter category, and it's a decidedly mixed bag. Baker's voice is, sadly, far from in its top form, and his vocal performances here on standards like "Just Friends" and "But Not For Me" show him straining. Still, there are plenty of reasons to like this live recording. Stan Getz himself is in fine form throughout, his tenor saxophone tone still as rich and full-bodied as ever (especially on his gorgeous opening solo on "I'm Old Fashioned"), and his backing group (Jim McNeely on piano, George Mraz on bass and Victor Lewis on drums) swings superbly. Baker's trumpet playing was also in much finer form than his voice, and during his better moments here--as on his interplay with Getz on a lovely version of "Star Eyes"--a bit of his old self shines through. --Ezra Gale

Customer Reviews:

Quintessence , Volume 1 (Live).......2002-08-21

Although I've never listened to Baker much I found him fun to listen to on this recording. Sure his voice is strained but he scat sings surprisingly well on But Not For Me and on Just Friends. On both tunes you can really hear the mind behind the trumpet. Mraz, who is usually a fantastic bassist, rushes in several spots but Jim McNeely plays great piano on this recording (what ever happened to him?).

Considering the overall shape both men were in during the 80's this isn't a bad CD to sit back and listen to. Two old war horses playing comfortable tunes with a very good rhythm section.

Gems within are worth it!.......1999-12-01

Even if Chet Baker has a few downs throughout, both Stan and Chet bring together a wonderful mix. Getz's opening solo on the first track is, by far, his BEST ever! This CD is worth that track. Again - his BEST solo ever. Listen to it over and over - you'll agree that's it's flawless and moving!

Chet in a different light.......1999-11-04

We realize this is not the Chet of the 1950's--young and minimalist. But somehow the listener is brought into the thinking of Chet's jazz language. Specifically, Just Friends is a masterful example of how a horn player thinks. Baker vocalizes beautifully--as his horn is an extension of his inner voice--in this cut is his inner voice. It's important to realize that the genius of great artists is exposed at the lowest point in life. Baker is seasoned on this album, in a tragic sense, and it does not diminish the artistry.

At moments wonderful, at others, unlistenable.......1999-07-26

My two favorite jazz musicians are Chet Baker and Stan Getz. They played their music with such style and coolness that really sets quite an atmosphere.

This CD is one of those albums that satisfies and disapoints at the same time. Getz's solo opening on "I'm Old Fashioned" is probably one of his best latter day solos. Baker's voice is really shaky and the fact that he attempts to Mel Torme (Skat sing) his way through some of the songs when he should of been playing the trumpet is quite annoying.

He does manage some good trumpet work though throughout the CD. Getz really does a good job with his solos but Baker, sadly, doesn't shine so well on the album.

For some really good performances with these two in their prime get the "Stan Meets Chet" album or "West Coast Live". This album is just for the big fans of the two musicians.

intoxicated Chet Baker ruins CD.......1999-04-27

dreadful.

Tracks:

Conception
We'll Be Together Again
I'll Remember April
Blood Count
It's You Or No One
Airegin
Line For Lyons

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The followup to Quintessence, Volume 1 documents more of Stan Getz and Chet Baker's February 1983 concert in Norway. Fortunately, the Norwegian Broadcasting Company recorded the reunion of these two lyrical, instrumental voices. Both men, in particular the hard-living Baker, were well past their primes at this point, yet each still had enough left, both in terms of technique and of having something to say, to make this an essential recording for fans. For those new to either man's work, however, there are many better records to start with. Still, this polite and well-played seven-song set, which includes tunes by Sonny Rollins ("Airegin"), Billy Strayhorn ("Blood Count"), and Jule Styne-Sammy Cahn ("You or No One"), and which contains nary a word of between-song patter, has many moments where Getz's famous "lovely" and lyrical tone is undeniably gorgeous. Baker, to his credit, makes the most of his solo spaces, his diffident, Miles Davis-influenced lines providing a good foil for Getz's more aggressive exhortations. The interplay between the two on tunes like "I'll Remember April" is predictably cool and airy, but also a great deal weaker in tone and ideas than it might have been a decade or two earlier. For those golden moments, try the two-CD West Coast Live. --Robert Baird

Customer Reviews:

Better late than never.......2005-05-02

This music is too late in the careers of either of the principals to live up to the title of the album, which nonetheless contains some extraordinary playing. "I'll Remember April," one of the best tunes in the American Songbook, has a tendency to limit freedom somewhat because of its insistent, programmatic chord structure. Not so here. In fact, this is a version I'm ranking up there with the Erroll Garner and Clifford Brown-Sonny Rollins recordings of the tune, maybe even higher. Getz lives up to expectations, and Chet beyond them. He's so free and "at home" with the tune that you'd think he was playing on blues changes or a single mode. Not a note is out of place. Nothing is wasted, yet nothing is missed. Somehow he manages to account for every harmonic turn without the least trace of "running the changes." Sublime and exemplary playing by a legend who even at this stage in his career could show he was capable of outdoing himself.

Genius Chet, with , ordinary Getz !!.......2004-11-22

Shame that very few people could understand difference in , instrumens, that they were played. TRUMPET is THE HARDIEST INSTRUMENT , in every sence, so playing a sax is a realy joke!!
Comparing this two guys, you will obviosly see, master mind of Chet , keeping in mind , above said.

unjustly maligned record.......2004-01-17

I am surprised at the beating the Quintessence releases have received. Stan and his band are in fine form, so even without Chet Baker this would be a solid CD. True, Chet's contributions are minimal in parts but he gets plenty of opportunities to shine--and Getz rarely steps over him, as many have stated. Perhaps the knowledge of underlying tension between Getz and Baker cause many to not listen with an open mind. That would be a shame, since even though Getz/Baker were not a match made in heaven as it would have seemed, this release is a valuable document of a collaboration that would soon end--much to the dismay of this listener.

somewhat better than Quintessence 1.......2000-02-12

Nine years or so after Getz death and a decade or more after Baker's we are reaching the bottom of their barrel of lost performances by these two lyrical Cool Jazz Giants.

Somewhat better than Quintessence 1, in that the Baker, who seemed in Q1 to be so intoxicated as to be unable to sing on-key, DOESN'T sing here. (don't get me wrong, I like Baker's early singing)

Playing by both seems pleasant and workmanlike but occationally oddly unemotional, burned out and effete, but not necesarily cool. Not either man's best efforts, but not their worst.

I notice than Concord has not seen fit to provide samples of the sound.

Getz arabesque treatment of "Blood Count" stands out, he has played this on many records and it's always intreguing, he never seems to play a song the same way twice. It's a wonder his band was able to so closely follow his ever-changing direction! Stan always seems to know when to play the melodic line and when to improvise. "Conception" which appears on this CD was last recorded by Getz in the very early 50's, as far as I know.

I hope Stan Getz son Steve will continue to try to discover lost Getz masterpieces.

by MY rating system, two & 1/2 ** means listenable but not equal to their best.

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Michele Rosewoman & Quintessence
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Release Date: 1993-06-24

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Panhambula
Of All
Dream, No. 1
Source
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Same's Difference
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Russian Lullaby: 14 Selections for Clarinet

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Unexpected!

Russian Lullaby: 14 Selections for Clarinet

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Russian Lullaby

Customer Reviews:

Unexpected!.......2001-09-01

I took a chance and bought this album. What a welcome suprise! Don't let the cover fool you, this is a collection of outstanding and heartfelt jazz. From upbeat New Orleans style, to the soulful strains of the blues, this is a full plate of clarinet-led quartet gold. What a tone! What a glissado!
What music!
I'm not an audiophile, so I won't discuss the technical merits of this album, but it sounds great to me!

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Quintessence
Bill Evans
Manufacturer: Jvc Japan
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Release Date: 1997-05-21

Tracks:

Sweet Dulcinea
Martina
Secon Time Around
Child Is Born
Bass Face
Nobodyn Else But Me

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Japanese version of 1976 album, remastered 20-bit K2. Evans's all-star group consists of tenor-saxophonist Harold Land, guitarist Kenny Burrell, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Philly Joe Jones and the results are quite tasteful and explorative in a subtle way. Includes the added bonus track 'Nobody Else But Me.' Fantasy. 1998.

Album Details

Japanese Version Re-release and Remastered with a Bonus Track.

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Grim/raw black metal
im speechless
Brilliant!
Quite possibly the best black metal for grownups
Black Metal!!!!!!!!!!!!

Channeling the Quintessence of Satan
Abigor
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Satanized
Higher Art of Rebellion
Unholy Crusade
Desert Northern Hell
Madrigal of the Night (Nattens Madrigal)

ASIN: B00004TDNP
Release Date: 2000-06-20

Tracks:

Dawn Of Human Dust
Pandemonic Revelation
Equilibrium Pass By
Wildfire And Desire
Utopia Consumed
Demon's Vortex
Towards Beyond
Pandora's Miasmic Breath

Album Details

Eight New Tracks of Extreme and Hard Black Metal which is Influenced by a Lot of Different Styles!

Customer Reviews:

Grim/raw black metal.......2005-08-13

This Abigor release has a fairly rough production, which isn't uncommon in black metal, particularly where the drums are concerned. A bit more kick drum would have made a world of difference for the better, but at least the production is consistent throughout. There's a definite 'cold/raw' vibe on this disc that fits the theme well. These are well written songs and the performances are on the mark. Abigor's not afraid to blend different styles and you can clearly hear 'death' metal riffing and 'viking' metal tones scattered among the standard 'black' metal offerings. Good stuff!

im speechless.......2003-09-29

what a stupid album. COME ON BLACKMETAL BANDS MOST OF THEM ARE A BUNCH OF NERDS WHO SET AROUND A PLAY D&D SOME ARE ALSO RACIST. JUST READ LORDS OF CHAOS.

Brilliant!.......2003-04-19

This album is sick. As usual with Abigor it takes many, many listenings in order for one to absorb and truly appreciate all the nuances and intricacies of the music. CTQOS may be even more difficult to get in the first few listenings because of the strange, muffled, obscure production, but it's worth the time spent on it. Bizarre, amazingly original, vicious, multilayered, technical, beautiful Austrian black metal. Abigor marches onward in their quest to be the most idiosyncratic metal band on the planet. Highly recommended!

Quite possibly the best black metal for grownups.......2000-10-11

This album features some of the most refined guitar playing to ever grace a black metal album. Less reliant on keyboards than most Abigor albums (most of the keyboard samples that _are_ used come from old Dom and Roland tunes), and even more epic in scope and consistent in sound than their last album, _Supreme Immortal Art_. I was a latecomer to Abigor, but unlike some black metal bands (like Emperor, whose _Equilibrium IX_ was, on the whole, a huge disappointment), they continue to improve and fail to disappoint.

I would never pick this as an album to introduce black metal to people who aren't familiar with it (or don't like it), as the seamlessness that makes it such an overpowering listen for darkheshers would probably make it somewhat inaccessible to people who don't get why putatively normal people enjoy headbangers extolling the virtues of the Dark Lord over double kick drums.

Black Metal!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2000-09-04

Unfortunately, I don't own a copy of this album yet, but will soon enough. That does not mean I haven't heard it, for I have listened to it at a friends house over and over again.

Anyway, to the point, this is ultra-morbid extreme art. From the hills of Austria comes a black metal band which fuses brutality and melody and do it with a certain proficiency that is unmatched. I would recommend this to any black metal fan who desires being ripped to shreds. Succumb to "Wildfire By Desire", "Pandemonic Revelation", "Utopia Consumed", and the many other great tracks on this offering from hell.

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