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Oneness

  • Release Date: 1995
  • Genre: Jazz
  • Label: Lipstick
  • Total Time: 53:40

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In the '90s, it seemed that many of jazz's A&R people (as least at the major labels) were interested in either one of two things -- if they weren't going after hard bop-oriented, standards-obsessed "Young Lions" in Armani suites, they were focusing on smooth jazz. Either they were looking for the next Kenny G. or the next Wynton Marsalis. That wasn't good news for fusion, which didn't get any respect from either bop snobs or NAC radio in the '90s. Nonetheless, quality fusion was still being recorded -- you just had to know where to look. And one of the places to look was Lipstick Records, a small independent label that made fusion its main focus during that decade. Released in 1994, this little-known CD by drummer Andrea Marcelli is typical of Lipstick's jazz-rock output. Oneness didn't receive a lot of attention, and it was the only album that Marcelli recorded for Lipstick. Nonetheless, it's a decent effort that employs some noteworthy players, including Allan Holdsworth (electric guitar), Chuck Loeb (electric guitar), Gary Willis (electric bass), Jimmy Johnson (electric bass), and Kei Akagi (acoustic piano). Marcelli, who produced the album and wrote all of the material, isn't a bad composer at all. Nothing groundbreaking occurs, but most of the tracks are likable fusion along the lines of Weather Report, the Yellowjackets, and Chick Corea's Elektric Band. Overall, Marcelli's work tends to be intellectual yet lyrical and melodic, but regrettably, even the disc's most accessible tracks were too spontaneous and improvisatory for NAC/smooth jazz radio; to put it bluntly, Oneness had too much of a brain for the NAC stations of 1994. Not a five-star masterpiece, but certainly respectable, Oneness is worth searching for if you're a die-hard fusion addict. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title iTunes Composers Performers Time
Again
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Andrea Marcelli Andrea Marcelli (4:46)
Oneness
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Andrea Marcelli Andrea Marcelli (5:54)
Just Now
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Andrea Marcelli Andrea Marcelli (5:40)
The Dance of the Soul
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Andrea Marcelli Andrea Marcelli (8:09)
Sung for You
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Andrea Marcelli Andrea Marcelli (3:35)
Moon
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Andrea Marcelli Andrea Marcelli (3:35)
Alone
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Andrea Marcelli Andrea Marcelli (2:22)
Clouds
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Andrea Marcelli Andrea Marcelli (6:36)
The Dance of the Soul #3
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Andrea Marcelli Andrea Marcelli (2:03)
I'm Here
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Andrea Marcelli Andrea Marcelli (5:54)
You Have to Wait
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Andrea Marcelli Andrea Marcelli (5:06)

Credits

Allan Holdsworth (Guitar (Electric)), Allan Holdsworth, Allan Holdsworth (Sequencing), Allan Holdsworth (Guitar (Electric Baritone)), Marc Johnson (Bass (Acoustic)), Gary Thomas (Flute), Gary Thomas (Sax (Tenor)), Ralph Towner (Guitar (12 String)), Ralph Towner, Kei Akagi (Synthesizer), Kei Akagi (Piano), Bendik (Sax (Soprano)), Bendik (Sax (Tenor)), Joachim Becker (Executive Producer), Frank Colon (Percussion), Frank Colon (Bongos), Frank Colon (Conga), Frank Colon (Shekere), Bernie Grundman (Mastering), Chuck Loeb (Guitar (Electric)), Mike Mainieri (Vibraphone), Mike Mainieri, Mike Mainieri (Assistant Engineer), Mike Mainieri (MIDI), Garry Rindfuss (Remixing), Garry Rindfuss (Mixing), Kevan Torfeh (Strings Contractor), Gary Willis (Fretless Bass), Al Forman (Piano), Andrea Marcelli (Synthesizer), Andrea Marcelli (Clarinet), Andrea Marcelli (Percussion), Andrea Marcelli (Arranger), Andrea Marcelli (Composer), Andrea Marcelli (Drums), Andrea Marcelli (Producer), Andrea Marcelli (Main Performer), Andrea Marcelli, Andrea Marcelli (Mixing), Andrea Marcelli (Sequencing), Andrea Marcelli (Strings Orchestrator), Jimmy Johnson (Bass (Electric)), Sidinho Moreira (Percussion), Sidinho Moreira (Conga), Sidinho Moreira (Cowbell), Laudir DeOliveira (Percussion), Laudir DeOliveira (Conga)
 
 
Wikipedia: Oneness (concept)


Oneness is a spiritual term referring to the 'experience' of the absence of egoic identity boundaries, and, according to some traditions, the perception of an absolute interconnectedness of all matter and thought in space-time, or one's ultimate identity with God (see Tat Tvam Asi). It shares traits with Pantheism. Its meaning may be synonymous to that of nonduality, though some claim that non-duality implies 'not one' and 'not two', i.e. non-duality is analogous to the Hindu formula of negation and to Neti Neti, used in describing the absolute.

A functional explanation has also been proposed as follows: the unification of consciousness with the subconsciousness to yield a supraconsciousness.[citation needed] Though some maintain that oneness necessarily transcends all consciousness per se.

Some[attribution needed] feel that the human experiencing of Oneness expresses itself in the unity of thought and reality. They describe an experience of thought creating reality which feels like Omnipotence. However as the consciousness grows to encompass all, the ego becomes relatively insignificant. In its culmination, the seeker passes through ego death. This coincides with several teachings of different cultures:[citation needed]

  • Hinduism speaks of the Dance of Kali on the dead body of Shiva.
  • Jesus says: to enter the Kingdom of Heaven one has to be reborn in the Water and Spirit (see John 3:5 [1])
  • Baha'u'llah taught that God responds to the seeker by drawing him 'from the realms of contradiction unto the retreats of oneness...numbered with those whom the light of God hath guided aright in this day.' Individual identity vanish as the seeker sees all the Prophets as one and the same Being, 'the Manifestation of the Self of God.' No change nor transformation exists in this realm. '...this is the station wherein the light of divine unity shineth forth, and the truth of His oneness is expressed...' To experience oneness, the seeker must enter the City of Divine Unity which is 'the garden of oneness, and the court of detachment.' (see Gems of Divine Mysteries)

For others, Oneness, the characteristic of being one, is a term used to characterize God in contrast to Christians who believe that the godhead is of a triune nature comprised of 3 distinct, but not separate, identities (see Trinity).

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