Metaphorical Music
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Metaphorical Music is Nujabes
' first solo album. It offers a combination of hip hop and jazz, and features artists like Shing02 (known for "Battlecry" off the Samurai Champloo
soundtrack
), Substantial
, Five Deez
, and Cise Starr (of CYNE
). Despite the fact that the album has contributing vocals from several artists, it is roughly classified as an instrumental hip hop album
.
Nujabes
was a Japanese hip hop producer and DJ who recorded under the name , the reverse spelling of his name in Japanese order. Nujabes was also owner of the Shibuya record stores, T Records and Guinness Records and founder of the independent label Hydeout Productions....
' first solo album. It offers a combination of hip hop and jazz, and features artists like Shing02 (known for "Battlecry" off the Samurai Champloo
Samurai Champloo
is a Japanese anime series created and directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. It was broadcast in Japan from May 20, 2004 through March 19, 2005 on Fuji TV. Samurai Champloo has earned Watanabe a renowned title in the anime and Japanese television communities...
soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
), Substantial
Substantial (rapper)
Substantial, , is an African-American MC from Prince George's County, Maryland. He released his debut album, To This Union A Sun Was Born, in 2001 as a collaboration with Japanese producer Nujabes...
, Five Deez
Five Deez
Five Deez is an American hip hop group from Cincinnati, Ohio and a part of the Wanna Battle collective, which also includes DJ Hi-Tek, Talib Kweli, Rubix, and Lone Catalysts. The group consists of members: Fat Jon the Ample Soul Physician , Pase Rock , Kyle David , and Sonic...
, and Cise Starr (of CYNE
CYNE (hip hop group)
CYNE is an American hip-hop group originating from Gainesville, Florida. Characterized with a warm and soulful sound influenced by left-field hip-hop, rock, trip-hop and jazz, the group is known for lyrics that range from party boasting to meditations on the philosophy of Rousseau...
). Despite the fact that the album has contributing vocals from several artists, it is roughly classified as an instrumental hip hop album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
.
Track listing
- "Blessing It (Featuring SubstantialSubstantial (rapper)Substantial, , is an African-American MC from Prince George's County, Maryland. He released his debut album, To This Union A Sun Was Born, in 2001 as a collaboration with Japanese producer Nujabes...
& Pase Rock of Five DeezFive DeezFive Deez is an American hip hop group from Cincinnati, Ohio and a part of the Wanna Battle collective, which also includes DJ Hi-Tek, Talib Kweli, Rubix, and Lone Catalysts. The group consists of members: Fat Jon the Ample Soul Physician , Pase Rock , Kyle David , and Sonic...
)" (Produced by Nujabes; contains a sample of "Save Our Children" from the album Save Our Children by Pharoah SandersPharoah SandersPharoah Sanders is a Grammy Award–winning American jazz saxophonist.Saxophonist Ornette Coleman once described him as "probably the best tenor player in the world." Emerging from John Coltrane's groups of the mid-60s Sanders is known for his overblowing, harmonic, and multiphonic techniques on... - "Horn in the Middle" (Produced by Nujabes; contains a sample of "Joshua" from the album Seven Steps to Heaven by Miles DavisMiles DavisMiles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
) - "Lady Brown (Featuring Cise Starr)" (Produced by Nujabes; contains a sample of "The Shade of the Mango Tree" by Luiz BonfáLuiz BonfáLuiz Floriano Bonfá was a Brazilian guitarist and composer best known for the compositions he penned for the film Black Orpheus.-Biography:...
) - "Kumomi" (Produced by Nujabes)
- "Highs 2 Lows (Featuring Cise Starr)" (Produced by Nujabes)
- "Beat Laments the World" (Produced by Nujabes; contains a sample from "Blessing It")
- "Letter from Yokosuka" (Produced by Nujabes)
- "Think Different (Featuring SubstantialSubstantial (rapper)Substantial, , is an African-American MC from Prince George's County, Maryland. He released his debut album, To This Union A Sun Was Born, in 2001 as a collaboration with Japanese producer Nujabes...
)" (Produced by Nujabes; contains a sample of "Live For Life (Vivre Pour Vivre)" from the soundtrack of Live for LifeLive for LifeLive for Life is a 1967 French film directed by Claude Lelouch and starred by Yves Montand, Candice Bergen and Annie Girardot. The film won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film...
by Francis LaiFrancis LaiFrancis Lai is a French accordionist, and composer noted for his film scores.While in his twenties, Francis Lai left home and went to Paris where he became part of the lively Montmartre music scene...
)) - "A Day by Atmosphere Supreme" (Produced by Nujabes; contains a sample of "September Fifteenth (Dedicated to Bill Evans)" from the album As Falls Wichita, so Falls Wichita FallsAs Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita FallsAs Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls is a collaborative album by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays, released in 1981. The title makes reference to Wichita, Kansas and Wichita Falls, Texas...
by Pat MethenyPat MethenyPatrick Bruce "Pat" Metheny is an American jazz guitarist and composer.One of the most successful and critically acclaimed jazz musicians to come to prominence in the 1970s and '80s, he is the leader of the Pat Metheny Group and is also involved in duets, solo works and other side projects...
and Lyle MaysLyle MaysLyle Mays is an American jazz pianist and composer from Wausaukee, Wisconsin. He is best known for his work with guitarist Pat Metheny as a member of the Pat Metheny Group...
)) - "Next View" (Featuring Uyama HirotoUyama HirotoUyama Hiroto is a Japanese hip-hop producer and DJ and close collaborator of the late Japanese DJ/Producer Nujabes. His style of music is a heavy downtempo/ambient jazz influenced hip-hop. He produced music for the video game Final Fantasy.-Albums:...
on Sax) - "Latitude (Remix) (Featuring Five DeezFive DeezFive Deez is an American hip hop group from Cincinnati, Ohio and a part of the Wanna Battle collective, which also includes DJ Hi-Tek, Talib Kweli, Rubix, and Lone Catalysts. The group consists of members: Fat Jon the Ample Soul Physician , Pase Rock , Kyle David , and Sonic...
)" (Produced by Nujabes; contains a sample of "Clouds" by Gigi Masin) - "F.I.L.O. (Featuring Shing02)" (Produced by Nujabes)
- "Summer Gypsy" (Produced by Nujabes)
- "The Final View" (Produced by Nujabes; contains a sample of "Love Theme From 'Spartacus'" from the album Eastern SoundsEastern SoundsEastern Sounds is an album by jazz saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef, recorded in 1961. The album features Lateef's continued exploration of Indian music, which were incorporated into his distinct brand of soulful hard bop with a quartet featuring Barry Harris on piano...
by Yusef LateefYusef LateefDr. Yusef Lateef is an American Grammy Award-winning jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator and a spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community after his conversion to the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam in 1950.Although Lateef's main instruments are the tenor saxophone and flute, he is known for...
) - "Peaceland" (Produced by Nujabes)