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Arif Mardin Journey Release Date: 1975 03 zz Running Time: 9:19 Label: Wounded Bird Records Arif Mardin's second solo effort assembles a veritable who's who of funk and jazz greats, but Journey is no ego-stroking vanity project. A richly cinematic fusion suite appointed with all the texture and detail one would expect from a producer of Mardin's stature, it effortlessly melds the street-smart groove of blaxploitation-era soul with the cerebral expansiveness of jazz. Despite a roster of heavy-hitters including vibist Gary Burton, saxophonists Joe Farrell and Seldon Powell, flutist Hubert Laws, pianist Richard Tee, and drummers Steve Gadd and Bernard Purdie, Journey never buckles under the collective weight of its talent -- Mardin's production yields an end result greater than the sum of the music's individual parts, forging a tight, cohesive sound more suggestive of a veteran studio crew than a collection of all-star soloists. Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Street Scene: Strollin'/Dark Alleys/Love on a Rainy Afternoon/Parade Mardin 4:59 2 Street Scene: Dark Alleys Mardin 4:08 3 Street Scene: Love on a Rainy Afternoon Mardin 3:54 4 Street Scene: Parade Mardin 4:56 5 Sunday Afternoon Feeling Mardin 5:30 6 Journey: Journey Mardin 9:05 7 Journey: Flight Mardin 6:49 8 Forms Mardin 3:53 Releases: Year Type Label 2008 CD Wounded Bird Records

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