Joe Jackson — Fast Forward (October 2nd, 2015)
•» Joe Jackson je jedním z nejunikátnějších muzikantů britské historie. Vycházejíc z punkové revoluce si sofistikovaní hudební gurmáni okamžitě povšimli jeho zručnosti, kombinující syrovou energii, velkou vášeň a nechuť ke stereotypům. Joe Jackson v průběhu své umělecké dráhy zaujal umístění celosvětově 10x TOP 10 svými písněmi, dále — 21x byl oceněn a vysoce umístěn svými alby a v tomto “hlavním segmentu” bylo tím nejúspěšnějším “Night and Day” (#4 US, #3 UK). V nové době ještě #1 US Contemporary Jazz Albums chart albem z roku 2012 “The Duke”. Teď je na stole nové občerstvení: “Fast Forward”. Je jubilejní dvacáté studiové a třicáté dohromady s live. Jaká bude oslava? Album je naprosto fantastické jako zamlada. Už u druhé “If It Wasn’t for You” jsem v highu. Album je dlouhé přes 73 minut. Teprve čtvrtá “King of the City” je pomalejší, komornější i nástrojově. Všemu je nadřazen Jacksonův medový zpěv.
•» Na podporu alba Joe teď dělá 21zastávkové turné se dvěma dvojáky: New York, N.Y., Town Hall Oct 20+21 a Chicago, Ill., Thalia Hall Nov 2+3.
Birth name: David Ian Jackson
Born: 11 August 1954, Gosport, England
Location: Burton upon Trent, Britain (UK) ~~ New York City, NY
Album release: October 2nd, 2015
Record Label: Caroline
Duration: 73:08
Tracks:
01. Fast Forward 6:03
02. If It Wasn’t for You 3:39
03. See No Evil 4:08
04. King of the City 5:23
05. A Little Smile 4:00
06. Far Away 4:03
07. So You Say 2:52
08. Poor Thing 3:32
09. Junkie Diva 5:39
10. If I Could See Your Face 4:20
11. The Blue Time 5:32
12. Good Bye Jonny 5:42
13. Neon Rain 3:35
14. Satellite 4:24
15. Keep on Dreaming 4:18
16. Ode to Joy 4:17
The musicians:
÷•» Joe Jackson voice, piano
÷•» Bill Frisell guitar,
÷•» Brian Blade drums,
÷•» Graham Maby bass,
÷•» and the gorgeous violin is Regina Carter.
Personnel:
÷•» Joe Jackson — lead vocals
÷•» Bill Frisell — guitar (New York)
÷•» Brian Blade — drums (New York)
÷•» Graham Maby — bass (New York)
÷•» Regina Carter — violin (New York)
÷•» Greg Cohen — bass (Berlin)
÷•» Earl Havin — drums (Berlin)
÷•» Stefan Krugen (Amsterdam)
÷•» Stefan Schmidt (Amsterdam)
÷•» Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Amsterdam)
÷•» Mitchell Sink — vocals
÷•» Stanton Moore — drums (New Orleans)
÷•» Robert Mercurio — bass (New Orleans)
÷•» Jeff Rains — guitar (New Orleans)
÷•» Donald Harrison — saxophone (New Orelans)
© Author: Jacob Blickenstaff
Description:
SESSION 1: NEW YORK
÷•» Jackson has called New York home for many years. He recorded these tracks with Bill Frisell on guitar, Brian Blade on drums, his longtime bassist Graham Maby, and jazz violin star Regina Carter. Along with three originals including the album’s title track, these sessions also feature a cover of Television’s “See No Evil.”
SESSION 2: AMSTERDAM
÷•» Distinguished by the most diverse instrumentation of the four sessions, Jackson is joined on these songs by frequent collaborators Stefan Kruger and Stefan Schmid from the band Zuco 103, the Concertgebouw orchestra, and the project’s only guest vocalist, 14–year–old Mitchell Sink (from the cast of the Broadway musical “Matilda”).
SESSION 3: BERLIN
÷•» Berlin is Jackson’s second home, and he recorded here with two expatriate American musicians: acoustic bass master Greg Cohen (Tom Waits, Ornette Coleman, Bob Dylan) and Tindersticks drummer Earl Harvin. These sessions produced the album’s second cover, Jackson’s modern English take on the 1930s German ‘Kabarett’ song “Good Bye Jonny.”
SESSION 4: NEW ORLEANS
÷•» Jackson traveled to one of his favorite cities, New Orleans, to record with an all–local cast including three members of the funk band Galactic — drummer Stanton Moore, bassist Robert Mercurio, and guitarist Jeff Raines — and a horn section led by saxophonist Donald Harrison.
÷•» Joe Jackson’s new album Fast Forward marks his first release of original material since 2008’s Rain. The record features four sets of four songs that were recorded in four different cities, among them New York, Berlin, Amsterdam, and New Orleans. The first single, “A Little Smile,” was attributed to Jackson’s Amsterdam sessions.
© Joe Jackson by Stuart Mentiply
Joe say about the making of “Fast Forward”:
÷•» Fast Forward has more words than anything else I’ve written. It just kept growing and growing. I imagined having a time machine, and hitting ‘fast forward’ until I’m far enough in the future to look back at the present and make sense of it. We’ve got the past all figured out (or think we do) — and we can imagine the future as anything we want.So it’s only the present that’s baffling and maddening.
÷•» And I think we’re living in a confused and anxious time. The commentary out there is extremely divided, either ‘we’re living in a golden age’ or ‘we’re all screwed’.
÷•» I actually started with the chord changes, which constantly cycle through different keys until they end up where they started, only to start again. That triggered thoughts about how things are always changing, yet in some ways stay the same, or go backwards. The lyrics are full of ironies and contradictions. The musicians: Bill Frisell guitar, Brian Blade drums, Graham Maby bass, and the gorgeous violin is Regina Carter. In my mind she represents the Moon looking down on the Earth, both saddened and amused by us humans. And it’s just our attention that fades out at the end; the song goes on forever…
Website: http://joejackson.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeJacksonMusic
Studio albums:
÷•» Look Sharp! (1979, A&M) No. 20 US, No. 40 UK
÷•» I’m the Man (1979, A&M) No. 22 US, No. 12 UK
÷•» Beat Crazy (1980, A&M) No. 41 US, No. 42 UK
÷•» Joe Jackson’s Jumpin’ Jive (1981, A&M) No. 42 US, No. 14 UK
÷•» Night and Day (1982, A&M) No. 4 US, No. 3 UK
÷•» Mike’s Murder Movie Soundtrack (1983, A&M) No. 64 US
÷•» Body and Soul (1984, A&M) No. 20 US, No. 14 UK
÷•» Big World (1986, A&M) No. 34 US, No. 41 UK
÷•» Will Power (1987, A&M) No. 131 US
÷•» Tucker Original Soundtrack (1988, A&M)
÷•» Blaze of Glory (1989, A&M) No. 61 US, No. 36 UK
÷•» Laughter & Lust (1991, Virgin) No. 116 US, No. 41 UK
÷•» Night Music (1994, Virgin)
÷•» Heaven & Hell (1997, Sony)
÷•» Symphony No. 1 (1999, Sony)
÷•» Night and Day II (2000, Sony)
÷•» Volume 4 (2003, Rykodisc)
÷•» Rain (2008, Rykodisc)
÷•» The Duke (2012, Razor & Tie) No. 1 US Contemporary Jazz Albums chart
÷•» Fast Forward (2015)
Live albums:
÷•» Big World (1986) Recorded live; audience asked to remain quiet so no applause or chat–ups.
÷•» Live 1980/86 (1988, A&M) No. 91 US, No. 66 UK
÷•» Laughter & Lust Live (1991 Sharp Practice Inc. ; Warner Music Vision) [Live at State Theatre, Sydney, Australia, 20 September 1991]
÷•» Summer in the City: Live in New York (2000, Sony)
÷•» Two Rainy Nights (2002, Great Big Island)
÷•» AfterLife (2004, Rykodisc)
÷•» Live at the BBC (2009, Spectrum)
÷•» Live Music (2011, Razor & Tie)
÷•» Live in Germany 1980 (2011 Immortal)
÷•» Live at Rockpalast (2012 Mig Made in Germany Music (Sony Music)), also available as a Double–DVD set
© Author: Jean–Luc. Jackson at the El Mocambo, Toronto, 21 May 1979
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•» Na podporu alba Joe teď dělá 21zastávkové turné se dvěma dvojáky: New York, N.Y., Town Hall Oct 20+21 a Chicago, Ill., Thalia Hall Nov 2+3.
Born: 11 August 1954, Gosport, England
Location: Burton upon Trent, Britain (UK) ~~ New York City, NY
Album release: October 2nd, 2015
Record Label: Caroline
Duration: 73:08
Tracks:
01. Fast Forward 6:03
02. If It Wasn’t for You 3:39
03. See No Evil 4:08
04. King of the City 5:23
05. A Little Smile 4:00
06. Far Away 4:03
07. So You Say 2:52
08. Poor Thing 3:32
09. Junkie Diva 5:39
10. If I Could See Your Face 4:20
11. The Blue Time 5:32
12. Good Bye Jonny 5:42
13. Neon Rain 3:35
14. Satellite 4:24
15. Keep on Dreaming 4:18
16. Ode to Joy 4:17
The musicians:
÷•» Joe Jackson voice, piano
÷•» Bill Frisell guitar,
÷•» Brian Blade drums,
÷•» Graham Maby bass,
÷•» and the gorgeous violin is Regina Carter.
Personnel:
÷•» Joe Jackson — lead vocals
÷•» Bill Frisell — guitar (New York)
÷•» Brian Blade — drums (New York)
÷•» Graham Maby — bass (New York)
÷•» Regina Carter — violin (New York)
÷•» Greg Cohen — bass (Berlin)
÷•» Earl Havin — drums (Berlin)
÷•» Stefan Krugen (Amsterdam)
÷•» Stefan Schmidt (Amsterdam)
÷•» Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Amsterdam)
÷•» Mitchell Sink — vocals
÷•» Stanton Moore — drums (New Orleans)
÷•» Robert Mercurio — bass (New Orleans)
÷•» Jeff Rains — guitar (New Orleans)
÷•» Donald Harrison — saxophone (New Orelans)
Description:
SESSION 1: NEW YORK
÷•» Jackson has called New York home for many years. He recorded these tracks with Bill Frisell on guitar, Brian Blade on drums, his longtime bassist Graham Maby, and jazz violin star Regina Carter. Along with three originals including the album’s title track, these sessions also feature a cover of Television’s “See No Evil.”
SESSION 2: AMSTERDAM
÷•» Distinguished by the most diverse instrumentation of the four sessions, Jackson is joined on these songs by frequent collaborators Stefan Kruger and Stefan Schmid from the band Zuco 103, the Concertgebouw orchestra, and the project’s only guest vocalist, 14–year–old Mitchell Sink (from the cast of the Broadway musical “Matilda”).
SESSION 3: BERLIN
÷•» Berlin is Jackson’s second home, and he recorded here with two expatriate American musicians: acoustic bass master Greg Cohen (Tom Waits, Ornette Coleman, Bob Dylan) and Tindersticks drummer Earl Harvin. These sessions produced the album’s second cover, Jackson’s modern English take on the 1930s German ‘Kabarett’ song “Good Bye Jonny.”
SESSION 4: NEW ORLEANS
÷•» Jackson traveled to one of his favorite cities, New Orleans, to record with an all–local cast including three members of the funk band Galactic — drummer Stanton Moore, bassist Robert Mercurio, and guitarist Jeff Raines — and a horn section led by saxophonist Donald Harrison.
÷•» Joe Jackson’s new album Fast Forward marks his first release of original material since 2008’s Rain. The record features four sets of four songs that were recorded in four different cities, among them New York, Berlin, Amsterdam, and New Orleans. The first single, “A Little Smile,” was attributed to Jackson’s Amsterdam sessions.
Joe say about the making of “Fast Forward”:
÷•» Fast Forward has more words than anything else I’ve written. It just kept growing and growing. I imagined having a time machine, and hitting ‘fast forward’ until I’m far enough in the future to look back at the present and make sense of it. We’ve got the past all figured out (or think we do) — and we can imagine the future as anything we want.So it’s only the present that’s baffling and maddening.
÷•» And I think we’re living in a confused and anxious time. The commentary out there is extremely divided, either ‘we’re living in a golden age’ or ‘we’re all screwed’.
÷•» I actually started with the chord changes, which constantly cycle through different keys until they end up where they started, only to start again. That triggered thoughts about how things are always changing, yet in some ways stay the same, or go backwards. The lyrics are full of ironies and contradictions. The musicians: Bill Frisell guitar, Brian Blade drums, Graham Maby bass, and the gorgeous violin is Regina Carter. In my mind she represents the Moon looking down on the Earth, both saddened and amused by us humans. And it’s just our attention that fades out at the end; the song goes on forever…
Website: http://joejackson.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeJacksonMusic
Studio albums:
÷•» Look Sharp! (1979, A&M) No. 20 US, No. 40 UK
÷•» I’m the Man (1979, A&M) No. 22 US, No. 12 UK
÷•» Beat Crazy (1980, A&M) No. 41 US, No. 42 UK
÷•» Joe Jackson’s Jumpin’ Jive (1981, A&M) No. 42 US, No. 14 UK
÷•» Night and Day (1982, A&M) No. 4 US, No. 3 UK
÷•» Mike’s Murder Movie Soundtrack (1983, A&M) No. 64 US
÷•» Body and Soul (1984, A&M) No. 20 US, No. 14 UK
÷•» Big World (1986, A&M) No. 34 US, No. 41 UK
÷•» Will Power (1987, A&M) No. 131 US
÷•» Tucker Original Soundtrack (1988, A&M)
÷•» Blaze of Glory (1989, A&M) No. 61 US, No. 36 UK
÷•» Laughter & Lust (1991, Virgin) No. 116 US, No. 41 UK
÷•» Night Music (1994, Virgin)
÷•» Heaven & Hell (1997, Sony)
÷•» Symphony No. 1 (1999, Sony)
÷•» Night and Day II (2000, Sony)
÷•» Volume 4 (2003, Rykodisc)
÷•» Rain (2008, Rykodisc)
÷•» The Duke (2012, Razor & Tie) No. 1 US Contemporary Jazz Albums chart
÷•» Fast Forward (2015)
Live albums:
÷•» Big World (1986) Recorded live; audience asked to remain quiet so no applause or chat–ups.
÷•» Live 1980/86 (1988, A&M) No. 91 US, No. 66 UK
÷•» Laughter & Lust Live (1991 Sharp Practice Inc. ; Warner Music Vision) [Live at State Theatre, Sydney, Australia, 20 September 1991]
÷•» Summer in the City: Live in New York (2000, Sony)
÷•» Two Rainy Nights (2002, Great Big Island)
÷•» AfterLife (2004, Rykodisc)
÷•» Live at the BBC (2009, Spectrum)
÷•» Live Music (2011, Razor & Tie)
÷•» Live in Germany 1980 (2011 Immortal)
÷•» Live at Rockpalast (2012 Mig Made in Germany Music (Sony Music)), also available as a Double–DVD set
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