La Bamba`s Big Band/Southside Johnny - Grapefruit Moon: The Songs of Tom Waits [9/2]

Artist:

Southside Johnny

Description:

Personnel: Southside Johnny (vocals, harmonica).
Additional personnel: Jerry Vivino (flute, clarinet, saxophone); Frank Elmo, Erik Lawrence, Baron Raymonde (flute, saxophone); Eddie Manion, Sam Bortka (clarinet, saxophone); Timmy Cappello, Jack Bashkow (saxophone).
Arranger: Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg.
Although Southside Johnny (born John Lyon) is most readily associated with fellow New Jersey native Bruce Springsteen, GRAPEFRUIT MOON finds the rock veteran taking on the songs of the Boss`s more eccentric kindred spirit--Tom Waits. With his charmingly rough-hewn voice, Southside Johnny is a natural for the Waits canon, though he puts his own bluesy stamp on every tune. Highlights of the set, which at times reaches back to Waits`s 1970s lounge-lizard material, include a jazz-tinged, piano-led version of the melancholy "Yesterday Is Here" and a spare, sauntering take on "Walk Away," a track that also features Waits himself on vocals.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Yesterday Is Here - (with Southside Johnny)
2. Down, Down, Down - (with Southside Johnny)
3. Walk Away - (with Southside Johnny)
4. Please Call Me Baby - (with Southside Johnny)
5. Grapefruit Moon - (with Southside Johnny)
6. All The Time In The World - (with Southside Johnny)
7. Tango Til They`re Sore - (with Southside Johnny)
8. Johnsburg, Illinois - (with Southside Johnny)
9. New Coat Of Paint - (with Southside Johnny)
10. Shiver Me Timbers - (with Southside Johnny)
11. Dead And Lovely - (with Southside Johnny)
12. Temptation - (with Southside Johnny)

Album Information

Release Date:

09/02/2008

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Singer/Songwriter

Label:

Leroy Records

Catalog Number:

BHCD 2008

Original Release Year:

2008

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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