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The specially gifted Jazz artisan Marc Antoine has freed him CD entitled Classical Soul. I am very convinced and happy to announce that I believe Marc Antoine fans, and Jazz fans similar will be pleased with this one. With the release of Classical Soul Marc Antoine’s artistic excellency is on full display as Antoine has once again delivered a brilliant collection of tracks that could very well be him best work to date.
I wish it weren’t the case but, it’s not each day that I get a CD from an artisan that I may just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. There is commonly a song or two that I just can’t strength myself to get through. Not at all the case with Classical Soul. Every track is gratifying and was pretty easy for me to listen to from commence to finish.
One of the nicer things with regards to a CD like this is with this level of talent even if Jazz isn’t your favored genre you still can’t aid but be grateful for the greatness of the artist.
Listen to this CD and I believe you’ll find there’s not much to dis-like regarding it. The songs are inspired, the production is plainly outstanding, and Marc Antoine is distinctly in top form. So much so that if you’re even mildly into Jazz music you’ll take delight in this CD.
While this entire CD is great a great deal of of my favorites are track 2 – French Dream, track 7 – Follow Your Bliss, and track 9 – Classical Soul
My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 – Smart But Casual. This is a great track!
Classical Soul Release Notes:
Marc Antoine in the first place freed Classical Soul on January 27, 1998 on the NYC Music label.
CD Track List Follows:
1. Smart But Casual
2. French Dream
3. P.C.H. (Pacific Coast Highway)
4. Unity
5. Universal Language
6. Timeless Line
7. Follow Your Bliss
8. New Boundaries
9. Classical Soul
Personnel: Marc Antoine (vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, bass, programming); Bernadette Barlow, Allan Sovory, Larry J. Blouin (vocals); John Lewis (vocals, programming); Sam Riney (saxophone, flute); Mike Mainieri (vibraphone); Michael Mishaw, Chris Conti, Michael Railton (keyboards); Jimmy Haslip, Armand Sabal-Lecco, Derrick Bourne (bass); Willie McNeil, Lenny Castro, Juliet Prater, Steve Reid (percussion); Jason Daniel Silva, The Lumberjack (programming).
Recorded at Frazzy Frog Studios, France and Slamm Shack Studios, North Hollywood, California.
All songs written or co-written by Marc Antoine. Samples include “The Lope Song” (Eddie Russ/Jazzmasters).
Album DescriptionJapanese Version Featuring A Bonus Track: Indian Summer.
The acoustic guitar has always been a traveling instrument, originating in Spain, then gradually adopting (and in the end linking to) the idioms of Africa, India, Europe, and America. On Universal Language, guitarist Marc Antoine picks up on that theme, drawing on his varied musical influences to formulate a smooth-jazz cocktail with African, Latin American, and European flavors. “N.Y. Strolling” captures the dreamily reflective side of the metropolis, while the playful flute figures of “Celta” hint at the Andes as well as a Celtic infusion from Antoine’s Brittany boyhood. African singer-guitarist Lokua Kanza gives distinguishable reputation to “Elikya (Hope),” and Jeff Golub adds hints of sitar and mandolin as well as electric guitar. Producer-arranger-pianist Philippe Saisse, fresh from his tremendous success with Halfway ’til Dawn, makes a huge contribution with his spacious, sonically brilliant settings (even children at play are included), helping merge all of Antoine’s dissimilar musical sources. Throughout it all, the liquid sounds of Antoine’s steel and nylon string guitars stay vivid, mingling cultural influences with the ease of a breeze off the Mediterranean. –Adam Rains
From JazzizGuitatrist MarcAntoine has made a name for himself in the past five years by applying flamenco stylings to smooth grooves. The new CD, “Universal Language,” finds Antoine playing both nylon- and steel-stringed acoustic guitars and features the production work of Philippe Saisse. “I genuinely wanted to have horns on ‘Palm Strings’ and Philippe went out and got them,” says Antoine, talking with regards to a track on the album. “I knew as soon as I wrote it that it had to have those Latin-band horns. I wanted to spice the song in a dissimilar way, so we got Dave Valentin because the flute sounds so good with nylon-stringed guitar.” — JAZZIZ Magazine Copyright © 2000, Milor Entertainment, Inc.
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Universal Language Marc Antoine Photo
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
 MARC’S RETURN….
By A
Marc’s return is wondrously declared with this majestic collection of Spanish-flavored delights. I swear “Palm Strings” is one best acoustic numbers these ears have ever heard. In sum, A great BUY.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
 I found this one to be notch beneath his older stuff, but that
By Doley
It’s probably just me, but I found this one to be a notch or two under his older stuff. I don’t recognise whether or not it has something to do with his undertake to give this one an global flair or what; but the tunes on this one aren’t rather like the ones on Madrid or Classical Soul. But remember, folks, those albums are my favorites of ALL TIME in the light jazz scene, so believe me, it’s improbable that you’ll be disappointed by Universal Language. Give this one a listen; you’ll be glad you did!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
A new Marc Antoine Fan!
By S Walls
This is my firstborn Marc Antoine cd, and I can’t tell you just how much I am enjoying it. I’ve read a heap of of the reviews, and most say that Universal Language isn’t his best. Well, I’ll have to be the judge of that by purchasing his former works!
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