Music : Shaft: Music From The Soundtrack (1971 Film)
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0025218880220
Format: Soundtrack
Label: Stax
Manufacturer: Stax
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Stax
Release Date: November 07, 1991
Sales Rank: 2581
Studio: Stax
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Album Description:
Of the many wonderful blaxpoitation soundtracks to emerge during the early '70s, Shaft certainly deserves mention as not only one of the most lasting but also one of the most successful. Isaac Hayes was undoubtedly one of the era's most accomplished soul artists. With the Theme From Shaft, Hayes delivered an anthem just as ambitious and revered as the film itself, a song that has only grown more treasured over the years, after having been an enormously popular hit at the time of its release. Soulsville operates effectively as the sort of down-tempo ballad Hayes was most known for, just as the almost 20-minute Do Your Thing showcased just how impressive the Bar-Keys had become, stretching the song to unseen limits with their inventive, funky jamming. This CD features cinematic moments of instrumentation, composed and produced by Hayes while being performed by the Bar-Kays - some down-tempo, others quite jazzy. A Stax records
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The "Theme from Shaft" is now so ingrained in popular consciousness as the blaxploitation-movie track that it's hard to listen to it without a faint smirk. ("Who's the black private dick that's a sex machine to all the chicks?"!!) But if you can get past the inadvertent humor, it's still a devilishly exciting piece of music--all hi-hat 16ths, wah-wah guitar, strings, and woodwind, like a Norman Whitfield Motown production taken to a baroque extreme. The rest of the album consists mainly of incidental mood music of no great worth: "Walk from Regio's," "Ellie's Love Theme"--you know the sort of thing. Only two other tracks feature the Black Moses pipes, while the endless "Do Your Thing" takes its place in the catalog of Hayes epics that began with Hot Buttered Soul. --Barney Hoskyns
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Shaft - originally produced n 1971 and still great. I spend a great deal of time with my grandchildren, ages from 12-17. We talk about so many things which definitely includes books, movies and music. I want them to hear the older hits. In that effort I purchase cds for us to listen together. Shaft is the latest. They really like the music on Shaft and we discuss that good or popular music (actually all) lasts forever. While listening I transport back to an old favorite and they enjoy the music as well. At times they are surprised. It seems they have the idea that they don't think "good" music was written back then or they didn't think the music or renditions would be so good after all of these years.
Of course, turn-around is fair play, so now I have to listen to one of the popular cds of today. Do this with your kids or grandkids, you may be surprised this generates conversations and are fun.
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shaft is a bad mother,you dig ? a great soundtrack. very emotional for me. i was a teenager at that time. the greatest times of my life. disco was about to hit the waves, great stars, great everything. i've met isaac hayes twice. a cool, great guy. i saw shaft in the movies at that time at times square for $ 1.25 including another movie with pam grier( my big crush). everyone, enjoy. ****
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After hearing the sad news that Isaac Hayes had passes away yesterday I decided to pay tribute to the man that re-wrote the rules for popular music by writing a review of his classic soundtrack to the blaxploitation flick "Shaft" from 1971 with Richard Roundtree in the lead. When people talk about blax flicks they talk about Shaft and when they talk about Shaft they talk about Hayes. But in order to understand Hayes legacy we need to go back to 1969 when he released his groundbreaking album Hot Buttered Soul. An album that only included 4 songs and 4 songs much longer then the average radio time of 3 minutes at the time, Infact the shortest song clocked at 5 minutes and the longest at 18!. 3/4 of those songs were also covers but unrecognizable to it's originals. Hayes and his band The Bar-Kays would have long spoken intros, instrumental parts of horns, strings, organs and guitars and a productions that would be influentual to the birth of Hip Hop one and a half decace later. Hayes had a very unique deep voice and would sometimes also rap and he was both sensual and charismatic and his original shaved head was not too common back in the day when everyone had an afro. An on top of that, Hayes would lead the way for Soul Music in the 70's and open the doors for other Soul musicians like Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder to break out of the fabricated motown influenced music of the 60's where musicians had no personal integrity and were all sounding the same. The irony ... Read More
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Put this on with pot of greens some hot corn bread, stir in some dominoe buddies and it's on. Don't forget an ice cold brew! Guaranteed pencil whipping fun. This is Curtis Mayfield in his finest hour. Adults only!!
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"The dude in the funky plaid coat held his coat tight, you dig? Had some heavy iron in his belt."
Set in Harlem and directed by Gordon Parks, Shaft is a 1971 Academy Award winning noir action film starring Richard Roundtree as black private detective, John Shaft, who confronts the Italian mob in his attempts to find the missing daughter of a black mobster. The movie is considered an example of the blaxploitation film genre, and Isaac Hayes' funky rhythm-and-blues-soul soundtrack was nominated for Best Music, Original Dramatic Score upon the movie's release. In fact, the soundtrack is quintessential '70s music (along with Curtis Mayfield's Superfly) and was the driving force in the film (in my opinion). Track listing includes:
1. Theme From "Shaft" 4:36
2. Bumpy's Lament 1:49
3. Walk From Regio's 2:20
4. Ellie's Love Theme 3:14
5. Shaft's Cab Ride 1:06
6. Cafe Regio's 5:59
7. Early Sunday Morning 3:46
8. Be Yourself 4:27
9. A Friend's Place 3:20
10. Soulsville 3:46
11. No Name Bar 6:08
12. Bumpy's Blues 4:01
13. Shaft Strikes Again 3:02
14. Do Your Thing 19:30 Album Only
15. The End Theme (Shaft) 1:56
G. Merritt
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