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Verve Remixed, Vol. 4
by Various Artists
from Verve

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

• Great CD
  Great CD! Perfect for playing as background music while hosting company. Although its always requested to be turned up because everyone likes it.

• One of these things is not like the others
  Don't do it! I absolutely loved the first three verve remixed cds and have been enjoying them for years. The first opened my eyes to a whole new way to listen to jazz and even directed my classic jazz collection's growth. Since then, I've been quick to pick up each newest iteration and have been wowed by the cool tracks on the first three. This one, however MIGHT have one track worthy of sharing. I am totally disappointed.

• Mellow mixes, average album.
  First off, I have to disagree with the reviewer who said that Diplo's "California Soul" remix "destroyed" Marlena Shaw's vocals. Yes, the original can't be improved upon, but out of all the remixes on this disc, Diplo's remix is probably the most faithful to the original song. It's almost like he was too timid to really mess with such a classic, so he just locked in the tempo, added some beats, low end, a few filter effects, and that's about it. The track sounds more like something Diplo would have done for... more info

• LESS IS SOMETIMES BEST.
  VERVE PRODUCER DAHLIA AMBACH CAPLIN OFFERS US THE
  FOURTH RENDITION OF VERVE/REMIXES WITH LESS TRACKS
  AND LESS PLAY TIME THAN HER PREVIOUS RELEASES.
  IN SAYING THAT SHE HAS WITH ASSISTANCE FROM HER
  CO-PRODUCER TODD ROBERTS SUCCEEDED IN SELECTING
  A MORE VARIED STABLE OF MIXERS TO WORK THEIR
  MAGIC FROM THE VERVE VAULTS.
  TOP TRACKS INCLUDE TRUTH & SOULS - CRY ME A RIVER
  MIKE MANGINIS - GIMME SOME, KENNY DOPES - THERE
  WAS A TIME. DIPLOS - CALIFORNIA SOUL AND... more info

Tracks:

1. Cry Me A River - Billie Holiday remixed by Truth and Soul
2. Gimme Some - Nina Simone remixed by Mike Mangini
3. There Was A Time - James Brown remixed by Kenny Dope
4. California Soul - Marlena Shaw remixed by Diplo
5. Take Care Of Business - Nina Simone remixed by Pilooski
6. Bim Bom - Astrud Gilberto remixed by Psapp
7. Everybody Loves The Sunshine - Roy Ayers remixed by 9th Wonder
8. Tenderly - Anita O'Day remixed by Mocky
9. Dilo Como Yo - Patato & Totico remixed by Antibalas
10. Evil Ways - Willie Bobo remixed by Karriem Higgins
11. Tea For Two - Sarah Vaughan remixed by Chris Shaw
12. I Get A Kick Out Of You - Billie Holiday remixed by

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