The Houdini's - Unleashed and Remixed (socialcd06)
It was in the beginning of the 90’s that I started to get interested in jazz music. I began listening to all this Blue Note classics by Art Blakey, Hank Mobley and Donald Byrd.
I was also looking for live music in different jazz clubs but almost every concert was a disappointment. The Dutch jazz musicians weren’t into the hard bop sound I liked. I gave it one more try with this new group called The Houdini’s. I read their story and they had just recorded an album with the famous Blue Note producer Rudy Van Gelder. The man with the sound I loved so much. Well, they blew my mind! What power, what energy! The Houdini’s showed me that jazz was all about fun. This was the live sound I had been looking for. These guys were like a rock ‘n roll band playing jazz. I have been a fan ever since and they have kept growing and developing their music, releasing other great albums. In 2001 I started doing some gigs with them and I formed The Jazzinvaders with two of the members. In 2007 we got together to work on a project together. You're now looking at the result. An album on which we wanted to go back to the Houdini’s roots. I think we succeeded in getting that powerful energy of their great live sound on tape. To make this project even bigger I asked a couple of my favourite producers to give their interpretation of the tracks. What a big surprise! It shows that the material of the Houdini’s is funky, danceable and irresistible.
Phil Martin
May 2007
CD 1: Unleashed
01. Blue Ribbon Jury
02. Fat Groupie
03. The Emergendizer
04. Orvathology
05. Catch 22 Hot
06. Hybrid
07. No More Yesterdays
08. My Lost Hand Crumbles
09. Brad's Feast
10. Unleashed
CD 2: Remixed
01. Catch 22 Hot - The Jazzinvaders remix
02. My Lost Hand Crumbles - Eddie Roberts remix
03. Fat Groupie - Lack of Afro remix
04. Blue Ribbon Jury - Buscemi remix
05. Orvathology - Natural Self remix
06. No More Yesterdays - Gianni De Luca remix
07. The Emergendizer - AIFF remix
08. Brad's Feast - Nostalgia 77 remix
09. Unleashed - Solo Moderna remix
10. Hybrid - Diesler remix
