Of All the Things (CD - 2008)

Jazzanova: Paul Randolph (vocals, recorder, background vocals); Ben Westbeech, Joe Dukie, Leon Ware , Phonte, Thief (vocals); Boris Meinhold, Jan Stolterfoht (guitar); Pedro Martins (acoustic guitar); Simonetta Ginelli (harp); Hyun-Jung Kim, Dragan Radosavievich, David Canisius, Joris Barsch Buhle, Susanne Calgeer, Sandor Farkas, Raif Zettl (violin); Dieter Vogt, Matthias Benker-Steiner, Verena Wehling (viola); Agnieszka Antonina Bartsch, Leslie Riva Ruppert, Volkmar Weiche (cello); James Scannel (flute); Axel Reinemer (recorder, percussion); Christian Weidner (tenor saxophone); Walter Gauchel (baritone saxophone); Sebastian Studnitzky (trumpet, flugelhorn); David "Skip" Reinhart (trumpet); Soren Fischer, Stephan Bohm (trombone); Stefan Leisering (piano, glockenspiel, percussion, programming, drum programming); Sebastian Düwelt (piano); Harald Kündgen (vibraphone); Edward Maclean, Be Be Hammond, Manuel Zacek (bass instrument); Minas Suluyan (congas); Philipp Kullen (percussion); Clara Hill, Grace Risch, Ruth Maria Renner, Wilson Michaels, Vanessa Mason, Colin Dick (background vocals).

Audio Mixer: Axel Reinemer.

The excellent jazz and dance-influenced electronica sextet Jazzanova moves in a different direction for 2008's OF ALL THE THINGS. An unabashed soul record, OF ALL THE THINGS eschews the group's usual brand of forward-thinking hybrid instrumentals for vocal features, old-school grooves, and soul-jazz flourishes. Singers Paul Randolph, Leon Ware, and Phonte (from the hip-hop outfit Little Brother) guest, but it's Jazzanova's indisputable skill with sampling, layering, and pristine production that makes the music crackle and gleam with excitement. minimize