Editorial Review:

Album Description:
This box set includes Verve Remixed, Verve Remixed 2, Verve Remixed 3 and a bonus disc with previously unreleased mixes & videos! Featuring remixes by Adam Freeland, Bent, Brazilian Girls, Carl Craig, Dan the Automator, Danger Mouse, De-Phazz, Diplo, DJ Spinna, Dzihan & Kamien, Felix da Housecat, Fila Brazilia, Gotan Project, Jaffa, Joe Claussell, Junior Boys, King Britt, Koop, Layo & Bushwacka, Lyrics Born, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Masters at Work, Matthew Herbert, Max Sedgley, Metro Area, Michael Reinboth, Miguel Migs, MJ Cole, Mondo Grosso, Mr. Scruff, Postal Service, Rae & Christian, Raw Deal, Richard Dorfmeister, RJD2, RSL, Sugardaddy, the Album Leaf, the Funky Lowlives, Thievery Corporation, Tricky, and UFO.

Amazon.com:
Though variously rooted in hip-hop, rave and dance clubs sensibilities, the art of mixology has evolved into a potent staple of contemporary pop music. That mainstreaming reached a new zenith with the release of the first installment of Verve Remixed in 2002 and continued to expand via two subsequent collections of eclectic jazz/r&b-rooted remixes that found a growing, enthusiasitc audience at public radio and other adult-oriented radio outlets. This set compiles those three savory, largely down-tempo anthologies of jazz-dj fusion, from the reworked takes on classic vocalists like Fitzgerald, Vaughn and Holiday that dominated the first set to the follow-up editions’ more expansive palette, rounding it out with a bonus disc of previously unreleased session outtakes (including Raw Deal’s playful reworking of Ramsey Lewis’ '1-2-3' and Cal Tjader’s 'Los Banditos' in an electro-dizzy revamp by Michael Reinboth) and extended mixes of others. Also included on that disc are videos for 'Is You Is, Or Is You Ain’t My Baby' by Rae&Christian/Dinah Washington, Felix Da Housecat’s slinky house take on Nina Simone’s 'Sinnerman' and Sarah Vaughn’s 'Fever' as retooled by Adam Freeland. A groove-savvy collection whose compelling mash-ups of history and fashion succeed in fusing some disparate audiences as well. --Jerry McCulley









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Disc 1:

1. Spanish Grease (Dorfmeister Con Madrid De Los Austrias Muga Reserva Mix) - Willie Bobo
2. How Long Has This Been Going On? (MJ Cole Remix) - Carmen McRae
3. Who Needs Forever? (Thievery Corporation Remix) - Astrud Gilberto
4. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby? (Rae & Christian Remix) - Dinah Washington
5. Feelin' Good (Joe Claussell Remix) - Nina Simone
6. Return To Paradise (Mark De Clive-Lowe Remix) - Shirley Horn
7. Wait 'Till You See Him (De-Phazz Remix) - Ella Fitzgerald
8. Don't Explain (Dzihan & Kamien Remix) - Billie Holiday
9. See-Line Woman (Masters At Work Remix) - Nina Simone
10. Summertime (UFO Remix) - Sarah Vaughn
11. Strange Fruit (Tricky Remix) - Billie Holiday
12. Hare Krishna (King Britt Funke Mix) - Tony Scott

Disc 2:

1. Manteca (The Funky Lowlives Remix) - Dizzy Gillespie
2. Sinnerman (Felix Da Housecat's Heavenly House Mix) - Nina Simone
3. Whatever Lola Wants (Gotan Project Remix) - Sarah Vaughn
4. Brother Where Are You? (Matthew Herbert Remix) - Oscar Brown, Jr.
5. Slap That Bass (Miguel Migs Petalpusher Remix) - Ella Fitzgerald
6. Blues For Brother George Jackson (Mondo Grosso Next Wave Mix) - Archie Shepp
7. Angel Eyes (Layo & Bushwacka Remix) - Ella Fitzgerald
8. Do What You Wanna (Mr. Scruff's Soul Party Mix) - Ramsey Lewis
9. Soul Sauce (Fila Brazillia Remix) - Cal Tjader
10. Fried Neckbones And Some Home Fries (Dan The Automator Remix) - Willie Bobo
11. Naima's Love Song (DJ Spinna Remix) - Betty Carter
12. Mama (Metro Area Birthday Dub) - Hugh Masekela
13. Here's That Rainy Day (Koop Remix) - Astrud Gilberto
14. Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair (Jaffa Remix) - Nina Simone

Disc 3:

1. Little Girl Blue (Postal Service Remix) - Nina Simone
2. Speak Low (Bent Remix) - Billie Holiday
3. Sing, Sing, Sing (RSL Remix) - Anita O'day
4. Fever (Adam Freeland Remix) - Sarah Vaughn
5. Come Dance With Me (Sugardaddy Remix: Tom Findlay (Groove Armada) And Tim Hutton - Shirley Horn
6. Just One Of Those Things (Brazilian Girls Remix) - Blossom Dearie
7. The Gentle Rain (RJD2 Remix) - Astrud Gilberto
8. Peter Gunn (Max Sedgley Remix) - Sarah Vaughn
9. Stay Loose (Lyrics Born Remix) - Jimmy Smith
10. The Boy's Doin' It (Carl Craig Remix) - Hugh Masekela
11. Lilac Wine (The Album Leaf Remix) - Nina Simone
12. Yesterdays (Junior Boys Remix) - Billie Holiday
13. Baby, Did You Hear? (Danger Mouse Remix) - Dinah Washington

Disc 4:

1. Popcorn (Diplo Remix) - Walter Wanderley
2. Los Banditos (Michael Reinboth Remix) - Cal Tjader
3. Afro-Harping (Carl Craig Remix) - Dorothy Ashby
4. 1-2-3 (Raw Deal Remix) - Ramsey Lewis
5. Manteca (Funky Lowlives Extended Mix) - Dizzy Gillespie
6. Sinnerman (Felix Da Housecat's Heavenly House Extended Vocal Mix) - Nina Simone
7. Fever (Adam Freeland Extended Mix) - Sarah Vaughn
8. Slap That Bass (Miguel Migs Petalpusher Extended Mix) - Ella Fitzgerald
9. Blues For Brother George Jackson (Mondo Grosso Next Wave Extended Mix) - Archie Shepp

Rating: - Bonus disc of little value; otherwise good deal
I'd heard all three cd's prior to purchasing them and knew that Amazon's price was worth it regardless of the 4th bonus cd. For the most part it's all good; however, the bonus disc, which I believe is simply slightly altered versions of the songs on the other three, is irrelevent and much less interesting.

As for the other three volumes, although there are a smattering of weaker tracks throughout, it was enjoyable enough that after three listens each, I had no reservations about shelling out hard-earned buckage on it.

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Rating: - Be careful!
If you are not clear on the difference between a "remix" and a "remaster" this may not be the right collection for you.

If your attention is drawn to the terrific collection of Verve artists from the past, this may not be the right collection for you.

This wasn't the right collection for me, and I should have read the Amazon reviews more carefully before hitting the One-Click button. I should have been tipped off when I popped disc 1 into my car CD player and I had to back off the bass (Odd! Never had to do that before!?)

Quickly, I realized I could recognize very little of the original artists' work beneath the new techo beat(s).

I have been purchasing recorded music for 45 years, and this may be the worst purchase of this entire period.

Straight into the trash!

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Rating: - Nu Jazz Remixed
Totally Wired? not really... Nu Jazz is getting very big in central Europe right now and this pack sounds great under the Greek sun.

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Rating: - The Complete Verve Remixed Deluxe Box
I was very disappointed by the sound of the music. I really want Ms. Washington's " Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" and that was a CD Rom Video portion. The rest of the music was awful.

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Rating: - Legendary remixes... brilliant
This is rated one of my top favorite remix albums eveerrr.... I'm phycho about these albums. It's genius, classic. The epitomy of what I personally am searching for in this genre of music. Haunting, mellow, rythyms and melodys that stay with you. relentless beats, that drill dreamlike into your mind. Very cool. transforming already beautiful old original songs into something more captured.