Nu Yorica!
| Nu Yorica! | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Compilation album by Various artists | |
| Released | February 1996 |
| Length | 109:17[1] |
| Label | Soul Jazz |
| Compiler | Stuart Baker[2] |
Nu Yorica! – Culture Clash in New York City: Experiments in Latin Music 1970–77 is a 1996 compilation album of Latin music released by Soul Jazz Records in 1996. The album was received positive reviews in The Guardian and Muzik on its initial release. A follow-up album titled Nu Yorica 2! was released in 1997. The album was reissued in 2015 with remastered audio and some re-arranged and re-placed tracks.
Music
[edit]The music on the disc is Latin music crossing over with funk, soul music, and jazz.[3] The album was a double album of classic salsa and Latin funk from the 1970s.[4]
Release
[edit]Nu Yorica! was released in February 1996 by Soul Jazz Records.[1] Peter Reilly spoke on the labels behalf that Nu Yorica was their first "really successful record" from Soul Jazz noting that "it was more of a kind of cult thing up until then. It opened it up to a lot of people." and that the album sold specifically well in New York.[4] A follow-up album, Nu Yorica 2! was later released by Soul Jazz.[5]
The album was re-issued in 2015. The reissue had its tracks remastered and re-arranged some tracks omitted some tracks and added five bonus tracks such as Ricardo Morera's "My Friend".[6][7]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Guardian |  [3] |
| Mojo | [7] |
| Muzik | [8] |
| Uncut | (9/10)[6] |
Dan Glaister of The Guardian declared the album to be the CD of the week, declaring it a "inspired selection, and Soul Jazz deserve credit for delving further into the murky background of popular dance and jazz music."[3] A reviewer in Muzik declared the compilation "utterly brilliant and well-documented snapshot" and proclaimed that "If you want to know hwere everyone from Masters at Work to Patrck Pulsinger get their jazz-funk inclinations from, here is the answer."[8] Muzik placed the album among their top ten compilations of the year in January 1997.[9] The magazine noted the release was "Lovingly packaged" and that it was "the definitive round-up of those boss Latin grooves and lost samba drum attacks you've always wanted but been far too skint to fly to New York to find."[9]
Reviewing the re-issue of the album in 2015, John Lewis of Uncut reflected on the albums original release, stating its release was "something of a revelations for many of us." noting that they had never heard Latin music like it and declared it "a landmark Latin comp."[6] Mojo praised the re-release of the album noting the label had remastered it for better sound quality, and declared the album "A great listen from start to finish, propelled by frequent genre-hopping."[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Nu Yorica! Culture Clash In New York City: Experiments In Latin Music 1970-77". AllMusic. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
- ^ Nu Yorica! (Media notes). Stuart Baker. Soul Jazz Records. 1996. SJR CD29.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c Glaister 1996.
- ^ a b Wilder 2001.
- ^ Glaister 1997.
- ^ a b c Lewis 2015.
- ^ a b c Katz 2015.
- ^ a b CB 1996.
- ^ a b "Compilations of the Year". Muzik. No. 20. January 1997. p. 78.
Sources
[edit]- CB (March 1996). "Sound Patrol". Muzik. No. 10. p. 97.
- Glaister, Dan (March 1, 1996). "CD of the Week: Nu Yorica!". The Guardian. p. 10.
- Glaister, Dan (November 7, 1997). "Nu Yorica 2!". The Guardian. p. 23.
- Wilder, Gabriel (August 3, 2001). "Funk Soul Brothers". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 21.
- Lewis, John (August 2015). "Archive". Uncut. p. 96.
- Katz, David (July 2015). "Vinyl Package of the Month". Mojo. No. 260. p. 105.