Devil May Care!

Jamie Cullum’s Devil May Care! serves as a definitive primer on the artist’s unique ability to dismantle the stuffiness of traditional jazz. It sounds like a frantic, joyful collision between a classic 1950s Blue Note session and the melodic sensibilities of early 2000s Brit-pop. The core of the experience is Cullum’s piano work; he treats the instrument as much like a percussion kit as a harmonic tool, often slapping the wood or hammering out staccato chords that drive the rhythm forward with more urgency than a standard swing beat.

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