Even if you’ve never read Frank Herbert Sand Dunescomic books, video games, board games, television series, and of course the film, David Lynch’s 1984 version, Dennis Villeneuve’s two Partre may have encountered adaptations to various other media this decade ago. It has sex. But before any of them came Sand Dunesa jazz funk album by keyboardist and bandleader David Matthews. Released in 1977 on the popular jazz label CTI Records, it dedicates its entire first side to a 20-minute suite inspired by Herbert’s novel. “Muad’dib.”
You will notice the typography above cover Matthews’s Sand Dunes It seems to be a bit cruel Star WarsA movie that came out in the same year. The album closes in both versions so it’s not exactly a false ad Star Wars“The main theme supplemented by the Douglas Trumbull theme and Princess Leia’s theme Silent Running And even David Bowie’s “The Strangeness of Space.” According to jazz historian Doug Paynethe concept was the idea of ​​CTI founder Creed Taylor.
Taylor originally hired Matthews as CTI’s chief arranger. The latter experience is years of experience, as James Brown’s music director promised the potential to infuse the label’s release with disco appeal. In addition to Matthews on the keyboard, Sand Dunes Heavy batting session players from the late 70s Jazz World will also appear, including Randy Brecker, Steve Gad, Glover Washington Jr., Hiram Brock and David Sanborn. Obscurantist hip hop fans may recognize Matthews’ “Space Oddity” cover as a sample source for MF Doom’s “The Wrap Snitch knits.”
Matthews created a series of works that live in hip-hop gold mines, just like Bob James, a fellow mastermind of Discoinflect Jazz. I found his most enthusiastic listenership. After leaving CTI in 1978, Payne wrote: When you visit Japan, you may hear Matthews’ music being played at your local jazz bar.
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