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Flyin' the Koop | 
 enlarge | Artist: Stanton Moore
Label: Blue Thumb
Category: Music
List Price: $14.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 78224
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 549788
UPC: 731454978828
EAN: 0731454978828
ASIN: B00005QEB1
Release Date: February 26, 2002
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| Tracks:
| • | Tang the Hump | | • | Fallin' Off the Floor | | • | Let's Go | | • | Launcho Diablo | | • | Prairie Sunset | | • | Things Fall Apart | | • | Amy's Lament | | • | Magnolia Triangle | | • | Hunch | | • | Bottoms Up | | • | For the Record | | • | Organized Chaos |
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Amazon.com
Stanton Moore has been one of Galactic's primary members for years, but here on his second solo effort the drummer goes out on his own with groove heavies such as bassist Chris Wood and saxophonists Karl Denson and Skerik. The four roar through a program of bouncing originals, mostly co-composed with the players, that owe just as deep a debt to the Meters as Grant Green. Steering this funk bus from the drum chair, Moore keeps things moving with a loose-limbed style that sounds casual but is consistently on the mark. The players skew the funk-jazz formulae plenty, with Skerik in particular kicking up a racket at times. In comparison, Denson seems to be in a verbosely bop mood that works nicely as counterpoint. Bringing the proceedings down to a gentle shuffle, "Amy's Lament" is a slow military march that sounds like Moore took it from a funeral-parade songbook. Overall, however, Flyin' the Koop is an upbeat affair that delivers everything you'd hoped for from this crew, and more. --Tad Hendrickson
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 Flyin high September 3, 2008
This CD is full of fresh vibes. I have enjoyed to couple of times I have listened to it. Its good jazz fusion if you like that type of music. If not you might get by the fact that the drums are the main instrument, but has good horns and guitars backing him.
 Nice groove October 18, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I always like records where the drummer is the featured artist and this one confirms it. The only possible complaint is that some tracks remiond you of other tracks a little too much but I still recommend adding this to any collection. It always puts a smile on my face.
 Stanton Moore, Flyin the Koop April 12, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There are a bunch of cats out there taking jazz, fusing it with funk and bringing it to new levels. MMW started it out, but now so many artists followed their path, now it's a new genre. Jam Band-Jazz-Funk
Stanton Moore is the drummer for the funk group Galactic, and on this occasion, he took several great musicians, got them together, and jammed. The result.....? An endless oppurtunity and never ending ideas of beauty and obscurity.
Chris Wood of MMW is in good company. I think he is one of the best bassists on the scene today. Especially, his up-right bass playing. It's totaly new and unlike most people playing today.
Stanton Moore is an important cat. He can smoke the drumset and his music is going places! Count me in as a fan..
One of best albums of this genre. October 21, 2003
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
This is simply a wonderful album, and I can't imagine any fan of jazz/funk/fusion not liking it. Another reviewer commented on how much his 2-year daughter likes this album, and I'm not surprised. The melodies are fantastic, but are often quite simple and instantly enjoyable. I've played this album for a few friends who don't listen to this type of music, and they've all liked it. Some people might think it's not flattering to describe the melodies as simple, but in many ways Stanton Moore's compositions remind me of Miles Davis during the middle of his career. There is an outstanding sense of mood and melody, and the various instruments all add layers of texture without ever getting in the way of each other. And as other reviewers have mentioned, all of the band members are excellent and the recording quality is top notch.
Unbe-fricking-lievable May 24, 2003
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I like Galactic, but I don't really listen to it much - their studio albums are a little understated (even Live at Tipitina's doesn't sound this good). But this one takes that jazzy funk and kicks it up a notch. It reminds me of Charlie Parker-type jazz; it sounds like a carefree jam session. The kind of music that just makes me smile. The production is great - the bass drum and stand-up bass reverberate so well I dropped my jaw when I first listened to it on my headphones. Absa-smurf-ly beautiful.
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