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As Time Goes By [p]1996
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As Time Goes By Bonus Tracks, Digipak, Remastered
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This is a reissue of the wonderful album by British Blues-Rock vocalist Chris Farlowe, which presents his interpretations of classic Jazz vocal standards. As such it is the most atypical album by Farlowe and the one closest to Jazz he ever recorded. Farlowe is accompanied by a great sextet lead by saxophonist Pat Crumly, which also includes trombonist Mark Nightingale, guitarist Clem Clempson, pianist John Pearce who also wrote all the arrangements, bassist Simon Woolf and drummer Simon Morton. The album was recorded at the Temple Studios and engineered by the studio owner, the legendary Jon Hiseman. This reissue is remastered and includes one bonus track from the same session which was left out on the original release.
This album emphasizes the great Jazz sensitivity and the improvisational urge Farlowe displayed thru ought his long career, but which remained mostly hidden and overshadowed by his Blues-Rock front. His theatrics and vocal trickery fits the old and well known standards superbly, presenting them with a certain twist and different sensitivities, which are delightful and often surprising. For many Farlowe followers this album is quite an "ear opener" into his abilities which are expressed herein for the first time.
As Farlowe says in the album's liner notes this was the music he heard in his early days, before he discovered Rhythm And Blues, which obviously influenced him and was partly responsible for his future musical personality. No wonder he decided to pay tribute to his Jazz roots, doing so with all his heart, as this album evidently shows.
Obviously this album is a must to the many Farlowe fans and followers, but it is also definitely deserves to be discovered by the British Jazz followers who are probably completely unaware of its existence. This is such a pleasure to listen to this music and I hope many people will seek it out to join the party!
This album emphasizes the great Jazz sensitivity and the improvisational urge Farlowe displayed thru ought his long career, but which remained mostly hidden and overshadowed by his Blues-Rock front. His theatrics and vocal trickery fits the old and well known standards superbly, presenting them with a certain twist and different sensitivities, which are delightful and often surprising. For many Farlowe followers this album is quite an "ear opener" into his abilities which are expressed herein for the first time.
As Farlowe says in the album's liner notes this was the music he heard in his early days, before he discovered Rhythm And Blues, which obviously influenced him and was partly responsible for his future musical personality. No wonder he decided to pay tribute to his Jazz roots, doing so with all his heart, as this album evidently shows.
Obviously this album is a must to the many Farlowe fans and followers, but it is also definitely deserves to be discovered by the British Jazz followers who are probably completely unaware of its existence. This is such a pleasure to listen to this music and I hope many people will seek it out to join the party!
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MIG 00792 CD CD (2013)
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I just don't think Farlowe's voice is suited to singing 'standards'.
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Catalog
5 Sep 2021
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1 Bewitched
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2 The Glow
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3 Sunday Kind of Love
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4 As Time Goes By
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5
Drinking Again
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6 These Foolish Things
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7 At Last
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8 Blues as Blues Can Get
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9 You Don't Know Me
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10 Trust in Me
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11 I Thought of You
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12 Don't Let Me Be Lonely
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13 Untitled Track
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14 Remind Me
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