An often overlooked and underrated part of War's legacy was their instrumentals, many of which were quite imaginative.
War's members loved jazz, and they expressed that passion not because they had any illusions of trying to compete with Miles Davis or Joe Henderson, but simply for the enjoyment of it.
Released as a two-LP set, Platinum Jazz gathered War's previously released instrumentals (plus one vocal, "Deliver the Word") with fine results.
Jazz fusion material ranging from the unpredictable "City, Country, City" (arguably the band's best instrumental ever, and certainly their best known) and the salsa-influenced "Nappy Head" to the mellow "H2Overture" and the congenial "Smile Happy" show just how effective War's members could be without vocals.
And when saxman Charles Miller and keyboardist Lonnie Jordan stretch out, it's clear that as improvisers, they weren't half bad.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | War Is Coming! War Is Coming!War | War | Play | 07:05 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Slowly We Walk TogetherWar | War | Play | 05:55 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Platinum JazzWar | War | Play | 07:15 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | I Got YouWar | War | Play | 06:05 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | L.A. SunshineSylvester Allen, Harold Brown | War | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | River NigerJerry Goldstein, War | War | Play | 08:32 | 19 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | H2OvertureThomas Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller | War | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | City, Country, CityThomas Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Lee Oskar, Howard Scott | War | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Smile HappyPapa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard Scott | War | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Four Cornered RoomWar, Richard Warner | War | Play | 07:15 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Deliver The World | War | Play | 07:53 | 18 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Nappy Head (Theme from "Ghetto Man") | War | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 69 mins | 159 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papa Dee Allen | Bongos, Composer, Congas, Drums, Percussion, Vocals |
| 2 | Sylvester Allen | Composer |
| 3 | Thomas Allen | Composer |
| 4 | Ed Barton | Engineer |
| 5 | Harold Brown | Composer, Drums, Percussion, Vocals |
| 6 | B.B. Dickerson | Bass, Bass (Electric), Composer, Percussion, Vocals |
| 7 | Jerry Goldstein | Composer, Producer |
| 8 | Chris Huston | Engineer |
| 9 | Lonnie Jordan | Composer, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Vocals |
| 10 | Charles Miller | Clarinet, Composer, Flute, Percussion, Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor), Saxophone, Vocals |
| 11 | Lee Oskar | Composer, Harmonica, Percussion, Vocals |
| 12 | Howard Scott | Composer, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals |
| 13 | War | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 14 | Richard Warner | 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. |