Marsha Ambrosius / Casablanco
Album review
Marsha Ambrosius / Casablanco
2000年代にR&B Duo, Floetryの一員として活躍し、2010年代以降はソロとして活動しているMarsha Ambrosiusの4枚目のソロアルバム。
2021年には録音は完了してたとのことだが、ProducerのDr. Dreが脳の病気だったこともあって、やっと仕上げが終わり、2024年夏のリリースとなった。そのDreが全面Produceしており、しかも全曲オーケストラ演奏ベースにサンプリングを巧みに融合させた何ともゴージャスな作品になっている。
全曲スローでJazzyなスタンダード集のような趣き(CDジャケットもそんな感じ)で、Hip-Hop要素はやや控えめ。⑫では、先達のアーティストの名を挙げて、リスペクトを示している。40歳台中盤を迎えたMarshaが緩急をつけた歌唱で貫禄を見せている。
Score card
rap oriented---------song oriented
urban-------------------------earthy
familiar----------------------serious
Rating
Producers
Dr. Dre, Marsha Ambrosius, Focus…, Erik “Bluetooth” Griggs and Dem Jointz(1)
Dr. Dre, Marsha Ambrosius, Erik “Bluetooth” Griggs and Dem Jointz(2)
Dr. Dre, Marsha Ambrosius and Erik “Bluetooth” Griggs(3)
Dr. Dre, Marsha Ambrosius, Dem Jointz, Focus… and Erik “Bluetooth” Griggs(4,12)
Dr. Dre, Marsha Ambrosius, Trevor Lawrence Jr., Erik “Bluetooth” Griggs and Focus…(5)
Dr. Dre, Marsha Ambrosius, Phonix and DJ Khalil(6)
Dr. Dre, Marsha Ambrosius, Focus… and Erik “Bluetooth” Griggs (7,8)
Dr. Dre, Dem Jointz, Focus…, Trevor Lawrence Jr., Erik “Bluetooth” Griggs and Marsha Ambrosius(9)
Dr. Dre and Marsha Ambrosius(10)
Guests
Tracks
| No. | Title | Composers | Performer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke | Dr. Dre, Focus…, Dem Jointz, Erik “Bluetooth” Griggs, Jerome Kern, Kion Williams, Marsha Ambrosius | Marsha Ambrosius | 03:39 |
| 2 | Tunisian Nights | Marsha Ambrosius, Dr. Dre, Dem Jointz, Erik “Bluetooth” Griggs, Mary J. Blige, Rick James, Nas, DJ Premier, Eric B., Rakim, Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli and Jon Hendricks | Marsha Ambrosius | 04:09 |
| 3 | One Night Stand | Marsha Ambrosius, Dr. Dre, Erik “Bluetooth” Griggs, Slim The Mobster, Patrice Rushen, Rick James, Karen Evans, Keni Burke, Norma Jean Wright, Allan Felder | Marsha Ambrosius | 04:16 |
| 4 | Cloudy With a Chance of…Real | Marsha Ambrosius, Dr. Dre, Dem Jointz, Focus…, Erik “Bluetooth” Griggs, Sly Pyper, Jimmy Heath, Bacharach & David, Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Thom Bell, Roy C, Milk Dee, CaseyJames | Marsha Ambrosius | 04:51 |
| 5 | Greedy | Marsha Ambrosius, Dr. Dre, Trevor Lawrence Jr., Erik “Bluetooth” Griggs, Focus…, Sly Pyper, Christopher Anderson-Bazzoli, André 3000, Big Boi, Sleepy Brown, Leon Russell | Marsha Ambrosius | 05:01 |
| 6 | Self Care/Wrong Right | Marsha Ambrosius, Dr. Dre, DJ Khalil, Phonix Beats, Sly Pyper, Stevie Wonder, Jay Card, Lorenzo Johnson, Daniel Seeff | Marsha Ambrosius | 05:00 |
| 7 | Wet | Marsha Ambrosius, Dr. Dre, Focus…, Erik “Bluetooth” Griggs, Minnie Riperton, Richard Rudolph, Leon Ware, James Moody, Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh, Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler, Method Man, RZA, GZA, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Inspectah Deck, Raekwon, U-God, Ghostface Killah | Marsha Ambrosius | 04:24 |
| 8 | Thrill Her | Marsha Ambrosius, Dr. Dre, Erik “Bluetooth” Griggs, Michael Jackson, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, RZA, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, GZA, Isaac Hayes, David Porter, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mann Curtis | Marsha Ambrosius | 03:59 |
| 9 | The Greatest | Marsha Ambrosius, Dr. Dre, Dem Jointz, Focus…, Trevor Lawrence Jr., Erik “Bluetooth” Griggs | Marsha Ambrosius | 03:16 |
| 10 | Best I Could Find | Marsha Ambrosius, Dr. Dre, Sly Pyper, Stevie Wonder | Marsha Ambrosius | 04:30 |
| 11 | Music of My Mind | Marsha Ambrosius, Dr. Dre, Dem Jointz, Erik “Bluetooth” Griggs, Focus…, Al B. Sure!, Kyle West, My Guy Mars, Rance, Just Blaze, Kanye West, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Andre Harris, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Maurice White, Norman Gimbel, Natalie Stewart, Patrice Rushen, Freddie Washington, Terri McFaddin, Sterling Simms, Vinícius de Moraes, Gilbert O’Sulliv | Marsha Ambrosius | 05:15 |