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Platinum Jazz is a double album, the ninth studio album by War, released on Blue Note Records in July 1977. The album is an unusual entry in War's discography in several aspects. Its first half is new material, while its second half is a compilation of tracks from previous albums.
Another compilation followed in 1977 with the release of Platinum Jazz, which gathered WAR’s extended jams and instrumental pieces and was released on the Blue Note jazz label. It became Blue Note’s first Platinum album. 1977 found WAR the funky band in a “funky” place.
Formed in 1969, War is a musical crossover band that fuses elements of rock, funk, jazz, Latin, rhythm and blues, psychedelia, and reggae. According to music writer Colin Larkin , their "potent fusion of funk, R&B, rock and Latin styles produced a progressive soul sound", [11] while Martin C. Strong calls them "one of the fiercest progressive ...
Nov 22, 2023 · Along with The World Is a Ghetto and All Day Music, WAR counts 17 gold, platinum or multi-platinum albums in its catalog. Those include Deliver the Word (“Me and Baby Brother”), Why Can’t We Be Friends? (“Low Rider,” the title track) and Platinum Jazz (“War Is Coming,” “L.A. Sunshine”). The aforementioned “War Is Coming ...
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Four Cornered Room Lyrics. “Platinum Jazz” is the only record “War” made for “Blue Note Records”, a jazz label. “United Artists” decided it was willing to license their older ...
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The sister album to the Greatest Hits album and contains all the album hits and jams. It was originally released on Blue Note Records and was the first platinum album on Blue Note. “L.A. Sunshine” went number 1 on the R&B charts. Back to Albums. Instagram @WARtheBand.
