The three-volume Crates: Remix Fundamentals series made the score seven to three.
That is, the Hidden Beach label released seven Jill Scott titles that were either compilations or live recordings, while only three studio albums of original material -- the Words and Sounds trilogy -- were issued.
Scott fans could be forgiven for being skeptical about yet another round of Hidden Beach releases to follow the singer's departure to Warner Bros.
Unsurprisingly, this first volume in the Crates series is a mixed bag.
Ron Trent's atmospheric house mix of "Spring Summer Feeling" and Jazzy Jeff's casually funky version of "A Long Walk" (originally released in 2001) are the standouts, and they both do right by Scott's vocals.
The sleek dance-pop "B-Sharp Clubin Mix" of "Come See Me," the work of Jacques Richmond and Bruce Walker, is surprisingly effective despite its radical departure from Scott's sound.
Otherwise, listeners will need to go into this with an open mind, knowing that the majority of these mixes could not possibly substitute for the originals.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bedda at Home [The Rivera Mix]Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Frank Romano, Jill Scott, Johnnie Smith | Jill Scott | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | Talk to Me [The 314 Mix]James Poyser, Jill Scott | Jill Scott | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | Whatever [The Mr. Mig Powerful Love Radio Edit]Ronald "P-Nutt" Frost, Jill Scott | Jill Scott | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | Slowly Surely [The Teddy Vee Remix]Darren Henson, Jill Scott, Don Thompson | Jill Scott | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | Golden [B-Sharp Afro Centric Mix]Anthony Bell, Jill Scott | Jill Scott | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 6 | Brotha [The Inferno Mix]Keith Pelzer, Jill Scott, Allen Tousaint | Jill Scott | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 7 | A Long Walk [The Jazzy Jeff Redux]Andre Harris, Jill Scott | Jill Scott | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 8 | Love Rain [The Key West Mix]Vidal Davis, Jill Scott | Jill Scott | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | Can't Explain (The Case Boogie Mix) | Jill Scott | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 10 | Spring Summer Feeling (The Ron Trent Remix0 | Jill Scott | Play | 10:22 | 23 MB | 67 MB |
| 11 | Come See Me (The B-Sharp Clubin Mix0 | Jill Scott | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 48 mins | 111 MB | |||||
| 48 mins | 322 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaymes Ball | Engineer, Mixing, Producer, Remixing |
| 2 | Ivan "Orthodox" Barias | Composer |
| 3 | Anthony Bell | Composer |
| 4 | Vidal Davis | Composer |
| 5 | Ronald "P-Nutt" Frost | Composer |
| 6 | Casey Graham | Engineer, Mixing, Producer, Remixing |
| 7 | Carvin "Ransum" Haggins | Composer |
| 8 | Andre Harris | Composer |
| 9 | Darren Henson | Composer |
| 10 | Lee Hutson, Jr. | Composer |
| 11 | Dante Jackson | Producer, Remixing |
| 12 | Jazzy Jeff | Additional Production, Remixing |
| 13 | Thornell Jones | Art Direction, Marketing |
| 14 | Kells | Producer, Remixing |
| 15 | DJ Alan King | Liner Notes |
| 16 | Mr. Mig | Producer, Remixing |
| 17 | Keith Pelzer | Composer |
| 18 | James Poyser | Composer |
| 19 | Jacques Richmond | Engineer, Producer, Remixing |
| 20 | Stephen Rivera | Producer, Remixing |
| 21 | Frank Romano | Composer |
| 22 | Raphael Saadiq | Composer |
| 23 | Jill Scott | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 24 | Johnnie Smith | Composer |
| 25 | Don Thompson | Composer |
| 26 | Jerrold Thompson | A&R |
| 27 | Allen Tousaint | Composer |
| 28 | Ron Trent | Producer, Remixing |
| 29 | Dale Voelker | Art Direction, Graphic Design |
| 30 | Bruce Walker | A&R, Executive Producer, Producer, Remixing |
| 31 | Kyle West | Producer, Remixing |
| 32 | Kelvin Wooten | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |