Jazz (Ry Cooder album)
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | Amigo Studios, North Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Trad jazz, dixieland, ragtime | |||
| Length | 37:50 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Joseph Byrd, Ry Cooder | |||
| Ry Cooder chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C+[2] |
Jazz is the seventh album by Ry Cooder, produced by Joseph Byrd and Ry Cooder and released on the Warner Bros. Records label.
Track listing[]
LP side A
- "Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)" (Milton Ager, Jack Yellen) – 3:34
- "Face to Face That I Shall Meet Him" (Traditional; adapted by Joseph Spence) – 3:16
- "The Pearls / Tia Juana" (Jelly Roll Morton; adapted by Ry Cooder) – 4:18
- "The Dream" (Jack the Bear, Jess Pickett) – 5:03
- "Happy Meeting in Glory" (Traditional; adapted by Joseph Spence) – 3:13
LP side B
- "In a Mist" (Bix Beiderbecke) – 2:05
- "Flashes" (Bix Beiderbecke) – 2:17
- "Davenport Blues" (Bix Beiderbecke) – 2:01
- "Shine" (Cecil Mack, Ford Dabney) – 3:43
- "Nobody" (Bert Williams) – 5:07
- "We Shall Be Happy" (Traditional; adapted by Joseph Spence) – 3:13
Charts[]
| Year | Chart | Peak |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australian (Kent Music Report) | 68[3] |
Personnel[]
- Ry Cooder – guitar, Dobro, vocals, mandolin, tiple, harp[4]
- Mark Stevens – drums (tracks A1, A2, A4, A5, B4, B6)
- Harvey Pittel – alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks A1, B1, B3, B4)
- Tom Collier – marimba, vibraphone (tracks A4, B1, B3, B4)
- George Bohanon – baritone horn (tracks A2, A5, B6)
- Oscar Brashear – cornet (tracks A2, A5, B6)
- Stuart Brotman – cimbalom (tracks A2, A5, B6)
- Red Callender – tuba (tracks A2, A5, B6)
- David Lindley – mandobanjo, mandolin (tracks A2, A5, B6)
- Barbara Starkey – pump organ (tracks A2, A5, B6)
- David Sherr – bass clarinet (tracks B1, B3, B4)
- John Rodby – piano (track A1, B4)
- Tom Pedrini – bass (tracks B1, B3)
- Jimmy Adams – backing vocals (tracks B4, B5)
- Cliff Givens – backing vocals (tracks B4, B5)
- Bill Johnson – backing vocals (tracks B4, B5)
- Simon Pico Payne – backing vocals (tracks B4, B5)
- Randy Aldcroft – trombone (track A1)
- Pat Rizzo – alto saxophone (track A1)
- Mario Guarneri – cornet (track A1)
- Bill Hood – bass saxophone (track A1)
- Chuck Domanico – bass (track A4)
- Earl Hines – piano (track A4)
- Chuck Berghofer – bass (track B4)
- Willie Schwartz – clarinet (track B4)
References[]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 73. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ discogs.org tracklist
- Warner Bros. Records BSK 3197
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