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Great Adventures In The Desert Sands

Great Adventures In The Desert Sands
Created by: ParYen
Tracks: 15
Length: 01:15:38
Keywords 1. Jazz
2. Desert
3. Dwelling
Created on 11/22/06 10:57pm
Level 6
Points 2580
Total visitors 82
Unique visitors 38
description:
This is a mix for my friend Qualca.
"Transporting ions across a living membrane"...

Many moons ago, my family and I migrated from the great sands east of the Nairau River. We traveled in caravans, setting up camp during the heat of the day and making our trek in the cool of night. Many visitors would enter our camps and help us along our quest-- until the Great Battle forced us to alter our path and head toward this land...

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1 Cymande : Rickshaw
In my opinion, one of the best all-time introductions to a mix.

As we began to prepare our camp, ni [...]
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Track 5 from Cymande
Length: 00:05:50
Year: 1972
Track Description:
In my opinion, one of the best all-time introductions to a mix.

As we began to prepare our camp, nine men appeared on the horizon...
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2 The Crusaders : Mosadi (Woman)
...as they entered our camp, they made it known they came in peace. They told us of a woman with magical powe [...]
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Track 12 from Crusaders 1
Length: 00:07:15
Year: 1972
Track Description:
...as they entered our camp, they made it known they came in peace. They told us of a woman with magical powers residing just over the hill to the East...
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3 Hugh Masekela : Masquenada
...many people in our caravan suggested that we change our course and avoid the hills to the East. This, howe [...]
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Track 6 from The Americanization of Ooga Booga
Length: 00:06:18
Year: 1966
Track Description:
...many people in our caravan suggested that we change our course and avoid the hills to the East. This, however, would cost an additonal two days, and we could not afford to waste that amount of time. We would continue East...
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4 The Three : Manha Do Carnaval
...That night, three of our men headed out early, acting as a lookout for any suspicious activity. If grave d [...]
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Track 6 from The Three
Length: 00:06:02
Year: 1978
Track Description:
...That night, three of our men headed out early, acting as a lookout for any suspicious activity. If grave danger did indeed exist, the chances that at least one would make it back to warn us was great.
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5 Ramsey Lewis : Mi Compasion
The next morning we continued our quest. Clouds began to form in the distant sky-- we knew we were close to t [...]
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Track 9 from Wade In The Water
Length: 00:03:06
Year: 1966
Track Description:
The next morning we continued our quest. Clouds began to form in the distant sky-- we knew we were close to the Lake of Eithona...
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6 Ahmad Jamal : Taboo
...We stopped at the lake to allow our camels to drink. A small village existed on the far side. We would st [...]
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Track 1 from The Ahmad Jamal Trio, Volume IV
Length: 00:03:55
Year: 1958
Track Description:
...We stopped at the lake to allow our camels to drink. A small village existed on the far side. We would stop there to buy food.
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7 herbie hancock : Watermelon Man
Upon entering the village, a small man with large eyes stood in our path. He explained that he was selling th [...]
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Track 2 from Head Hunters
Length: 00:06:30
Year: 1973
Track Description:
Upon entering the village, a small man with large eyes stood in our path. He explained that he was selling the ripest, most delicious fruit and that we needed to stop by his stand...
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8 Blue Mitchell : Delilah
...we arrived at the Fruit Man's stand and caught glimpse of a beautiful woman behind the baskets of fruit. T [...]
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Track 6 from Funktion Junction
Length: 00:08:16
Year: 1976
Track Description:
...we arrived at the Fruit Man's stand and caught glimpse of a beautiful woman behind the baskets of fruit. The men in our caravan began to murmur. She was the most beautiful woman they had ever seen, was the word being exchanged. There was a strange sparkle in her eye. Something seemed odd, I thought. The Fruit Man told us that she would help us lead the way past the hills to the East-- that only with her assistance would we make the journey safely.
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9 Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 : Slow Hot Wind
That night, all of the men in the caravan agreed that she would accompany us on our journey. I was suscpiciou [...]
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Track 8 from Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
Length: 00:02:32
Year: 1966
Track Description:
That night, all of the men in the caravan agreed that she would accompany us on our journey. I was suscpicious, but was outnumbered in thought. We rested until the sun had set. A slow, hot wind began to slowy weave its way through the valley...
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10 Yusef Lateef : A Long Time Ago
...and with it came visions of the past. Walls crumbling, water drying up, skin cracking. I awoke from my na [...]
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Track 2 from The Diverse Yusef Lateef
Length: 00:06:37
Year: 1970
Track Description:
...and with it came visions of the past. Walls crumbling, water drying up, skin cracking. I awoke from my nap and snapped upright. It was time to resume our journey.
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11 Blood, Sweat & Tears : The Battle
As we were preparing our camels, a chilling shriek rang out from the village. Chaos ensued. Masked warriors [...]
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Track 2 from 3
Length: 00:02:41
Year: 1970
Track Description:
As we were preparing our camels, a chilling shriek rang out from the village. Chaos ensued. Masked warriors appeared on the hilltop. Flaming arrows whistled past our camp. The camels became disoriented, throwing their riders to the earth...
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12 Chuck Mangione : The XIth Commandment
...the sky grew bright with the flames from the burning village. Most of our caravan was caught off-guard, fa [...]
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Track 6 from Feels So Good
Length: 00:06:34
Year: 1977
Track Description:
...the sky grew bright with the flames from the burning village. Most of our caravan was caught off-guard, failing to escape the touch of the masked warriors. A loud, booming voice arose from the hills... this commandment was final.
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13 Stanley Clarke : Yesterday Princess
A few of us were able to escape through the small forest to the North. It wasn't until we were a safe distanc [...]
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Track 2 from Stanley Clarke
Length: 00:01:41
Year: 1974
Track Description:
A few of us were able to escape through the small forest to the North. It wasn't until we were a safe distance from the lake and the massacre, that we discovered that the woman who we met at the fruit shop-- the woman who was to help us on our journey, was in fact the woman with magical powers that the nine riders had warned us about. She had summoned her army to stop our progress...
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14 Ron Carter : Pastels
...she had uprooted us from our quest. All that left of the caravan was us four. The sun rose the next morni [...]
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Track 4 from Pastels
Length: 00:06:21
Year: 1976
Track Description:
...she had uprooted us from our quest. All that left of the caravan was us four. The sun rose the next morning in a bed of deep pastels. Blood red streaks filled the morning sky...
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15 Mandingo Griot Society : Chedo
We sat atop the grassy hill, thinking back to that fateful day. The song of the warriors will ring true in ou [...]
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Track 4 from Mandingo Griot Society
Length: 00:02:00
Year: 1978
Track Description:
We sat atop the grassy hill, thinking back to that fateful day. The song of the warriors will ring true in our hearts.
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