Black Jazz Signature

Black Jazz Signature is a compilation album by American artist Theo Parrish. It was released through Snow Dog Records in 2013. The album features tracks from the 1970s record label Black Jazz Records.[7][8]

Black Jazz Signature
Compilation album by
Theo Parrish
ReleasedSeptember 3, 2013 (2013-09-03)
GenreJazz
Length77:08
LabelSnow Dog
Theo Parrish chronology
Sound Signature Sounds Vol. 2
(2012)		 Black Jazz Signature
(2013)		 American Intelligence
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Exclaim!9/10[3]
Fact4.5/5[4]
Resident Advisor4.0/5[5]
XLR8R8/10[6]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 84% based on 5 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1]

Steve Shaw of Fact gave the album a 4.5 out of 5, saying, "Black Jazz Signature captures a sheer flood of music, parts crashing and reforming around each other as they break away, jut out, drop back, or lace themselves around others."[4] Michael Harkin of XLR8R gave the album an 8 out of 10, saying, "the mix has the feeling of a continuous, subtly shifting jam that continually stirs and stimulates, much like Parrish's sets behind the decks."[6]

Resident Advisor placed it at number 5 on their list of the top 10 official mixes of 2013.[9]

Track listing
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Trance Dance"Doug Carn8:32
2."My Favorite Things"Gene Russell4:40
3."March On"The Awakening5:29
4."Convulsions"The Awakening5:27
5."Jupiter"The Awakening6:21
6."Criss Cross"Rudolph Johnson5:46
7."The Highest Pleasure"Rudolph Johnson7:37
8."Those Who Chant"Walter Bishop Jr.7:35
9."Mirage"The Awakening7:58
10."B.E."Calvin Keys7:22
11."Time and Space"Rudolph Johnson7:25
12."Blue Bossa"Walter Bishop Jr.2:56

References
  1. "Black Jazz Signature by Theo Parrish". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  2. Kellman, Andy. "Theo Parrish's Black Jazz Signature - Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  3. Perera, Nilan (August 20, 2013). "Theo Parrish: Theo Parrish's Black Jazz Signature". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  4. Shaw, Steve (August 27, 2013). "Theo Parrish's Black Jazz Signature: Black Jazz Records 1971-1976". Fact. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  5. Lynch, Will (August 27, 2013). "Theo Parrish - Theo Parrish's Black Jazz Signature: Black Jazz Records 1971-1976". Resident Advisor. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  6. Harkin, Michael (August 21, 2013). "Theo Parrish: Theo Parrish's Black Jazz Signature: Black Jazz Records 1971-1976". XLR8R. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  7. Coultale, Aaron (June 28, 2013). "Theo Parrish mixes Black Jazz Signature". Resident Advisor. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  8. Sussman, Jesse (June 28, 2013). "Theo Parrish to Curate Black Jazz Compilation". XLR8R. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  9. "RA Poll: Top 30 mixes / compilations of 2013". Resident Advisor. December 16, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
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