Year: 2025
Time: 48:45
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 112,9 MB
Art: Front
(4:28) 1. It’s Raining
(4:46) 2. Angel Eyes
(3:53) 3. Once I Loved
(5:10) 4. The Very Thought Of You
(4:47) 5. I'll Be Long Gone
(5:24) 6. Detour Ahead
(4:40) 7. I Could Have Told You
(3:56) 8. The Meaning Of The Blues
(4:27) 9. Tomorrow Night
(3:47) 10. Too Late Now
(3:23) 11. We'll Be Together Again
Sometimes in life, an unexpected detour leads you right where you belong. Boz Scaggs’ captivating new album is proof of that.
“I had no intention of making a record when I started singing these songs,” the Grammy-winner confesses. “It was all very casual at first, just an opportunity to explore a style of music I’ve always liked, to get together with a friend and play for the sheer joy of it.”
Detour, Scaggs’ first new studio album in seven years, is more than just a sonic diversion, though; it’s a love letter to the Great American Songbook. Recorded over the course of the last several years with pianist Seth Asarnow, the collection finds Scaggs interpreting timeless standards with tender insight and profound emotional sophistication. The tracks here began life as a series of demos for Scaggs’ personal use as he expanded his vocal stylings, but it soon became apparent that there was something magical about the performances and arrangements, something undeniable that deserved to see the light of day. The result is an eclectic mix of the familiar and the obscure that tips its hat to everything from Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald to Irma Thomas and Lonnie Johnson, an elegant reimagining of old favorites and new discoveries delivered with both reverence and a fresh perspective.
“There are as many different approaches to these songs as there are singers who’ve taken them on over the years,” says Scaggs. “It’s a wonderful feeling to be able to join their harmonic ranks and contribute my renditions to this rich musical legacy.”
Hailed by Rolling Stone as “one of rock and roll’s most soulful vocalists,” Scaggs has his own rich musical legacy dating back to the 1960s, when he took on the role of guitarist and singer with the Steve Miller Band. His tenure with the group was short-lived, though, and after just two albums, he left to pursue his own solo career with Atlantic Records, who released his self-titled American debut (produced by Jann Wenner and featuring a young Duane Allman) in 1969. By the ’70s, Scaggs had made the leap to Columbia, releasing a series of critically acclaimed records leading up to 1976’s Silk Degrees, which would make him a household name on the strength of smash singles like “Lido Shuffle,” “It’s Over,” and “Lowdown.” (The five-times platinum album also spawned the band Toto, which featured several musicians Scaggs assembled for the recording sessions.) In the years to come, Scaggs would go on to share bills with the likes of Fleetwood Mac and the Eagles, play everywhere from SNL and The Tonight Show to Austin City Limits, and tour as The Dukes of September with Donald Fagan and Michael McDonald. Along the way, he would sell millions of records worldwide and crack the Top 40 eight more times while carving out a distinctive and enduring path that’s endeared him to six decades of fans.
“If I look at myself as a musician over the years, I’d have to consider my primary instrument to be my voice,” says Scaggs. “Early on I was really influenced by rock and roll guys like Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley and R&B and soul singers like Curtis Mayfield and Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland, but there was something about jazz and standards that always fascinated me.”
More..............https://concord.com/concord-albums/detour-2/
“I had no intention of making a record when I started singing these songs,” the Grammy-winner confesses. “It was all very casual at first, just an opportunity to explore a style of music I’ve always liked, to get together with a friend and play for the sheer joy of it.”
Detour, Scaggs’ first new studio album in seven years, is more than just a sonic diversion, though; it’s a love letter to the Great American Songbook. Recorded over the course of the last several years with pianist Seth Asarnow, the collection finds Scaggs interpreting timeless standards with tender insight and profound emotional sophistication. The tracks here began life as a series of demos for Scaggs’ personal use as he expanded his vocal stylings, but it soon became apparent that there was something magical about the performances and arrangements, something undeniable that deserved to see the light of day. The result is an eclectic mix of the familiar and the obscure that tips its hat to everything from Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald to Irma Thomas and Lonnie Johnson, an elegant reimagining of old favorites and new discoveries delivered with both reverence and a fresh perspective.
“There are as many different approaches to these songs as there are singers who’ve taken them on over the years,” says Scaggs. “It’s a wonderful feeling to be able to join their harmonic ranks and contribute my renditions to this rich musical legacy.”
Hailed by Rolling Stone as “one of rock and roll’s most soulful vocalists,” Scaggs has his own rich musical legacy dating back to the 1960s, when he took on the role of guitarist and singer with the Steve Miller Band. His tenure with the group was short-lived, though, and after just two albums, he left to pursue his own solo career with Atlantic Records, who released his self-titled American debut (produced by Jann Wenner and featuring a young Duane Allman) in 1969. By the ’70s, Scaggs had made the leap to Columbia, releasing a series of critically acclaimed records leading up to 1976’s Silk Degrees, which would make him a household name on the strength of smash singles like “Lido Shuffle,” “It’s Over,” and “Lowdown.” (The five-times platinum album also spawned the band Toto, which featured several musicians Scaggs assembled for the recording sessions.) In the years to come, Scaggs would go on to share bills with the likes of Fleetwood Mac and the Eagles, play everywhere from SNL and The Tonight Show to Austin City Limits, and tour as The Dukes of September with Donald Fagan and Michael McDonald. Along the way, he would sell millions of records worldwide and crack the Top 40 eight more times while carving out a distinctive and enduring path that’s endeared him to six decades of fans.
“If I look at myself as a musician over the years, I’d have to consider my primary instrument to be my voice,” says Scaggs. “Early on I was really influenced by rock and roll guys like Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley and R&B and soul singers like Curtis Mayfield and Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland, but there was something about jazz and standards that always fascinated me.”
More..............https://concord.com/concord-albums/detour-2/
Detour
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