Jamie Cullum - Catching Tales

Artist:

Cullum, Jamie

See Also:

Taylor, James (Popular) Blunt, James Stone, Joss King, Carole

Description:

Personnel include: Jamie Cullum (vocals, guitar, keyboards); John Heard (double bass); Ben Cullum (bass guitar, background vocals); James Gadson, Ian Thomas (drums).
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.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

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

Album Information

Release Date:

10/11/2005

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Jazz Vocal

Label:

Verve Forecast

Producer:

Stewart Levine; Dan The Automator

Catalog Number:

000547802

Original Release Year:

2005

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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