Jazz Articles about Slowhill

Slowhill: Finndisc

by Matthew Wuethrich
June 11, 2002

We've heard this song before. The recipe: Sample old jazz LPs, program hip-hop and club-inflected beats, overdub some horn riffs and then mix into a smooth cream which spreads easily. Blue Note enjoys cooking up this meal so much it seems that it is gaining Betty Crocker-status. Us3 did it, St. Germain liked it so much he made it a French dish, and now comes, logically, Slowhill, from Finland. EMI Finland opened its vaults to a Finnish duo, and they ...