Soul Serenade

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Product Details

Artist : Derek Trucks
Format : Enhanced
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0696998901322
Label : Sony Imports
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 2006-04-03
UPC : 696998901322

ASIN : B0000A4GAK

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. Soul Serenade/Rasta Man Chant
2. Bock to Bock
3. Drown in My Own Tears - Gregg Allman, The Derek Trucks Band
4. Afro Blue
5. Elvin
6. Oriental Folk Song
7. Sierra Leone
8. [Enhanced CD-ROM]

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Editorial Reviews

From Amazon.com

It would be wrong to pigeonhole Derek Trucks as a southern rocker despite his ongoing day gig as the Allman Brothers Band's second guitarist. On his fourth solo album (actually recorded before his third, 2002's Joyful Noise) the young slinger shows what he's made of, and it's not barbeque and bourbon. Instead Trucks caters more to the martini crowd, giving a sophisticated cast to his slide guitar, snaking it into elegant musical conversations with a rather frivolous flute, and some off time drumming that are reminiscent of the clean jazz fusion that Traffic used to conjure up. On the opening track, "Soul Serenade"/"Rasta Man Chant," Trucks inserts some of the languid licks and flirts with Miles Davis before devolving into Bob Marley. "Bock to Bock" is a more structured affair that recalls Henry Mancini. Gregg Allman sits in on "Drown in My Own Tears" and spits out the bitter words in his grizzled voice while Truck follows along in a perfect slow dance, punctuating each of the singer's phrases with his own mournful slide. Trucks ventures south of the border in "Afro Romp" and the band evokes the great jazz drummer Elvin Jones on "Elvin." --Jaan Uhelszki

Customer Reviews

Very Good (2004-07-02)

There are some very mixed reviews of this disc, and I'm surprised. Of the seven tracks, the lone vocal is "Drown In My Own Tears," and Gregg Allman sounds great juxtaposed against the classic Trucks slide guitar sound--this slow blues indeed would have sounded right at home on the Allman Brothers LP "Hittin' The Note."

The opening track, "Soul Serenade/Rasta Man Chant" is arguably the longest, with Trucks contributing the familiar licks of the former before a long, slow reggae-influenced slide guitar piece featuring Kofi Bainbridge on flute. Other reviewers have stated that there's too much flute on this recording, and still others have said that there's a drop in quality after the first three tracks. I disagree--every track here is strong, with mostly slow blues numbers featuring tasteful flute charts echoing that beautiful guitar. Although the comparison is apples and oranges, the brief closer, "Sierra Leone," is more acoustic than the rest and reminds me of the way the ABB ended "Eat A Peach" with "Little Martha." All of these tracks are good, though. "Elvin," "Afro Blue," "Bock to Bock" and especially "Oriental Folk Song" more than hold the standard. This is my first introduction to solo Derek Trucks, so I can't speak to his other efforts, but I really like this one.

Not Bad, But Hold The Flute. (2004-02-28)

This material was actually recorded in 2000 (I believe) and left on the shelf for a while. The first two cuts (there are only 7) are the best on the CD. They also illustrate the style of the music quite well; which is mellow jazzy blues folk/rock with hints of world music mixed in. This is by far the most layed back album Derek Trucks has ever released, but it is still good stuff (mostly). Though, after the third track things really get fluty (as in the flute) and the direction of the music becomes monotonous and pointless. I would recommend this album only to Derek Trucks fans and to people who find The Allman Brothers too heavy-sounding.

Are two great songs enough for an album? (2004-02-05)

Derek Trucks is an incredible musician. He brings virtuosity, taste, variety, and great musicians with him every time he releases an album. And I have all of them.

Derek Trucks comes in many flavors. Some of these flavors are nice, interesting, educational, etc. The blues flavor is my favorite. So, each album has only a few songs that I really like. Yet, I like those songs so much that I listen to them over and over. And, those songs provide all the value I need to buy the album.

In the "Soul Serenade" album, there are two songs that provide that value: Drown In My Own Tears (which has enough value for the whole album) and Soul Serenade.

I played this album for some good friends who love the jazz flavor. They loved it so much that I gave it to them. I had to buy myself another copy to replace it.

Aptly Titled (2003-12-21)

I was late coming to appreciate Derek Trucks (took the Allman Brothers latest, HITTING THE NOTE, and The Flecktone's LITTLE WORLDS on which he makes a guest appearance, to get my interest). Quickly I've collected the last three of his Band's recordings and this has become my favorite. It holds together well.

My first impression of Trucks is that he is the incarnation of Duane Allman, or at least part of him. I'm not the first to get this impression. It makes me happy to feel our culture is getting stable enough to begin recognizing such continuity. Now, if we can just do so without enshrining the pop artists in religion (a la the tulkus of Tibet).....So after taking notice of this guy I go back into my collection and hear him on a Col. Bruce Hampton retrospective, playing electric sitar with the Col. at age 3. And Derek is playing slide! This guy obviously has natural talent, but it is talent he is serious about developing too.

What matters is that he can play well, and encourage others to do so too. Trucks plays like a whale moving easily through the depths, and his band moves easily between styles, from reggae to jazz to blues, to latin, middle eastern, and oh yes southern rock. (This CD is predominantly jazzy, check out JOYFUL NOISE for more eclectic variety.) I really like Kofi's flute playing here. It is a treat to have a modern and young band use the flute prominantly. The sense of creativity and exploration is refreshing. These songs are nothing flashy in isolation, pretty underspoken actually, but together make a soothing, unlifting and yet grounding experience.

The bonus (on computer) interview is great, it really opened my eyes to this young artists intelligence and depth and gave me cause for joy about the future of music.

Not bad for half an album (2003-11-18)

I'm in love with Derek Trucks guitar playing, but I think I'll just be friends with this CD. It begins with Soul Serenade, based on the version performed by the allman brothers thirty years before (available on the 4 disc box set). Derek rips into it after only a minute long buildup.The problem is, the album peaks there, at two minutes in. That's not to say that completely crashes after that, it's kind of like going to DisneyWorld and riding Space Mountain first.

The other highlight is a bluesy rock number entitled "Drown in my own Tears" featuring Gregg Allman. This easily sounds like it could have been on the Allman's 2003 incredible release, Hittin' the Hote.

However, my recommendation is to check out that CD, then Joyful Noise, and then this one.

I also recommend downloading a live DTB show with the program "Further" in .shn or .mp3 form. It's free and all you need is bandwidth. You can even email me if you need help setting it up. jwax@tulane.edu

One last interesting note is that these tracks were actually recorded before the band's last CD: Joyful Noise. Also, Gregg's vocal part was recorded on a seperate date from Derek's guitar leads, but they still manage to work well together.

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