Jamie Cullum - Interlude

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:45
Size: 100,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:27)  1. Interlude
(2:57)  2. Don't You Know
(3:55)  3. The Seer's Tower
(2:43)  4. Walkin'
(3:32)  5. Good Morning Heartache [feat. Laura Mvula]
(3:45)  6. Sack O' Woe
(2:58)  7. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood [feat. Gregory Porter]
(4:32)  8. My One And Only Love
(3:07)  9. Lovesick Blues
(3:24) 10. Losing You
(5:51) 11. Out Of This World
(3:28) 12. Make Someone Happy

The intent behind Jamie Cullum's seventh album, Interlude released in the U.K. in 2014, with a U.S. release in 2015 is to strongly reconnect the singer/pianist with his jazz roots. Gone are the flirtations with electronics, along with original material: Cullum is playing live with a jazz orchestra, singing standards that are familiar but not shopworn. He expands the songbook so there's room for Hank Williams' "Lovesick Blues" and the Animals' "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," but his playbook is straight out of Ray Charles. He's growling and crooning as he alternately pounds and tinkles his piano, giving plenty of space for the orchestra to surge but not allowing a lot of room for improvisation. Most of the songs here clock in somewhere between three and four minutes, which is a strong indication that this album lies toward the pop end of the jazz spectrum. This is by no means a bad thing. By devoting himself to a strong book of standards and recording with a live big band, Cullum seems reinvigorated. He's enjoying tearing into these old tunes and that excitement isn't merely palpable, it's contagious. 

~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine  http://www.allmusic.com/album/interlude-mw0002750782

Interlude

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