JAMIE CULLUM ~ CATCHING TALES ~ 2005 Jazz CD/DVD Set

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Artist:	Jamie Cullum	Release Date:	Oct 11, 2005
Format:	CD	Record Label:	Verve Forecast
UPC:	602498743928	Genre:	Jazz
Duration:	Album or EP	Sub-Genre:	Vocal Jazz
Condition:	Very Good	Special Attributes:	--

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Track listing
1. Get Your Way 2. London Skies 3. Photograph 4. I Only Have Eyes For You 5. Nothing I Do 6. Mind Trick 7. 21st Century Kid 8. I'm Glad There Is You 9. Oh God 10. Catch the Sun 11. 7 Days to Change Your Life 12. Our Day Will Come 13. Back to the Ground 14. My Yard
Details
Producer:	Dan The Automator, Stewart Levine
Distributor:	Universal Distribution
Recording type:	Studio
Recording mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album notes
Personnel: Jamie Cullum; London Session Orchestra (strings); Alan Barnes (alto saxophone); Geoff Gascoyne, Ben Cullum (bass instrument); John Heard (acoustic bass); Merlo Podlewski (bass guitar); Ian Thomas (drums, percussion); James Gadson, Sebastiaan De Krom (drums); Dan "The Automator" Nakamura (programming); Terri Walker (background vocals). Recording information: RAK Studios, London, England; House Of Blues, Hollywood, California (2005). Pianist and singer Jamie Cullum has been tagged as a new jazzbo, a Harry Connick, Jr.- type given to piano flurries and smooth crooning, when in truth he is a pop singer-songwriter much more in the mold of Ben Folds. It's true, however, that Cullum's piano playing can be jazz-inflected (especially on his solos), and his vocal lines can be nuanced, slinky, and interesting in ways that distinguish them from your run-of-the-mill popster. But if the contemporary pop tendencies were evident on TWENTYSOMETHING, this album's predecessor, they are even more pronounced on 2005's CATCHING TALES. In fact, Cullum makes a bid for au courant hipness by collaborating with Dan the Automator ("Get Your Way") and adding electronic flourishes throughout. These touches add a nice shimmer, but it is Cullum's straightforward tunes, relaxed and confident vocals, and clever, literate lyrics that hold the listener's attention.
Editorial reviews
4 stars out of 5 - The imagination is riotous, the songcraft maturer, the ambition heightened, and the musical reach is there to realise it. Mojo

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JAMIE CULLUM
CATCHING TALES

From a review: "Catching Tales, the third release from British pianist/vocalist Jamie Cullum, features more of his superb songwriting. Essentially a singer/songwriter in the tradition of such icons as Billy Joel and Randy Newman, Cullum is at his best when performing simple melodic songs with some jazz harmony that make the most of his burnished croon and verbal wit.

"To these ends, the beautifully melancholy "London Skies" brings to mind Joe Jackson covering a Radiohead song. Similarly, the romantic and folky "Photograph" reveals the often sardonically snotty Cullum to be a top-notch balladeer.

"It's also at these soft rock moments, when he isn't attempting to gun down the jazz canon, that Cullum's improvisation sounds the best. Also impressive is his mid-tempo swing-cum-soul track "Nothing I Do," which marries Harry Connick, Jr.'s neo-croon to Stevie Wonder's R&B harmonies.

"If Cullum's only attempt at contemporary hipness was his inspired cover version of the Doves' "Catch the Sun," the album would be a rousing success. Cullum makes a bid for au courant hipness by collaborating with Dan the Automator ("Get Your Way") and adding electronic flourishes throughout.

"These touches add a nice shimmer, but it is Cullum's straightforward tunes, relaxed and confident vocals, and clever, literate lyrics that hold the listener's attention.When Cullum sticks to his piano and a good melody Catching Tales actually bests Twentysomething and easily shakes the "new-jazz" tag he has been working against."

The Playlist:

CD:

Get Your Way
London Skies
Photograph
I Only Have Eyes For You
Nothing I Do
Mind Trick
21st Century Kid
I'm Glad There Is You
Oh God
Catch The Sun
7 Days To Change Your Life
Our Day Will Come
Back To The Ground
My Yard

DVD:

Telling Tales - "An exclusive behind-the-scehes documentary of the making of the album, photo and video shoots, Jamie on the road, and an incredible interview."

Album Notes:

Personnel: Jamie Cullum; London Session Orchestra (strings); Alan Barnes (alto saxophone); Geoff Gascoyne, Ben Cullum (bass); John Heard (acoustic bass); Merlo Podlewski (bass guitar); Ian Thomas (drums, percussion); James Gadson, Sebastiaan De Krom (drums); Dan "The Automator" Nakamura (programming); Terri Walker (background vocals).
Recorded at: RAK Studios, London, England; House Of Blues, Hollywood, California, in 2005.
Produced by: Dan The Automator, Stewart Levine.
Record Label: Verve Forecast
Released: October 2005

UPC: 6-02498-74283-9

Condition:

This is a VERY GOOD USED CD/DVD SET IN EXCELLENT, NEAR-MINT CONDITION. The CD itself is near-perfect, there are a few faint marks that don't affect playback in the slightest. I tested it and it played perfectly. The DVD is mint. This CD/DVD Set is packaged in a cardboard-and-plastic digipack rather than a conventional jewel case. It includes a booklet, in mint condition; there are no cutouts, drill holes, etc. The digipack is in excellent, near-mint condition; a little shelfwear, and it looks like someone wrote a number (176) on the front cover, then attempted to erase it and almost succeeded (may be visible in the photo).

And of course, as with all the CDs I sell, this is an original, not a CD-R or other bootleg copy. A super addition for your collection ... and would make a fine gift, too.

Thanks for your interest! — Mike

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