Jason Piper
Lovely collection of covers of Dilla's work but with a perosnalised twist on the takes. Good, honest, soulful hip-hop with a warm jazz sensibility.
Favorite track: Runnin'.
alastair marriott / DjSquirrel
For the finest keys and beats look no further than Soul Supreme! It’s another must have cover played and produced to perfection.
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SSR45 003 + 004 Limited Edition Bundle
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Bundle of 2 special edition 45s (003 - clear vinyl; 004 - transparent blue) with cover art and liner notes limited to 100 copies
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SSR45003 Let's Ride / Runnin'
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SSR45004: Feelin' Good / Officially in Love / Still Shining
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003 Test pressing
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The swing hits different. No wonder, when one reinterprets productions by a man whose name also defines a complete “post-Dilla” era. Soul Supreme heads deep into his music. Technically pre-Dilla, even, as five out of six tracks on this double-donut are originally produced as Jay Dee. But let’s not waste this space on nerding over names.
After reworking songs by the likes of A Tribe Called Quest & Madvillain and passing those tests with flying colours, this double-45 feels like Soul Supreme’s ultimate thesis. Dilla revisioned the idea of ‘groove’ like no other. That—naturally—shines through in Soul Supreme’s playing on these records.
It’s the type of heartfelt tribute that puts a smile on your face. A keyboardist’s loose take on how Dilla approached sampling: pushing songs into new frontiers and reimagined compositions, with an exceptional ear for harmony. True to the original yet different.
“Out with the old, in with the new.”
—Danny Veekens
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credits
released July 2, 2021
Jay 'J-Zone' Mumford: Drums (Track 1)
Johnny Murray: Trumpet (Track 1)
Let's Ride written by J. Yancey, K. Fareed & J. Coltrane.
Runnin' written by D. Stewart, T. Hardson, E. Wilcox, J. Yancey, R. Robisnon, Bonsa, Toledo & L. Bonfa.
Feelin' Good written by L. Bricusse & A. Newley.
Officially in Love (The Official / Fall in Love) written by O. Jackson, J. Yancey, R. L. Altman, P. T. Glover, R. K. Karshner, G. Mangione
Still Shining written by T. Smith, J. Yancey
Produced and arranged by Soul Supreme
Mastered by Wouter Brandenburg.
Liner notes by Danny Veekens.
Design by Dase Boogie
Top Japanese beat maker dedicates an album to the late J-Dilla, not to imitate, but to show his influence lives on. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 11, 2014