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Jazz · 1978 · 11 tracks

Jazz

Ry Cooder

A meticulous, warm-hearted recreation of pre-war jazz and ragtime. Acoustic guitars and brass arrangements breathe new life into the sounds of the 1920s.

1978 · Warner Bros. Records

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A warm, meticulously crafted celebration of early 20th-century optimism and musical sophistication.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)
3:34
02
Face to Face That I Shall Meet Him
3:16
03
The Pearls / Tia Juana
4:18
04
The Dream
5:03
05
Happy Meeting in Glory
3:13
06
In a Mist
2:05
07
Flashes
2:17
08
Davenport Blues
2:01
09
Shine
3:43
10
Nobody
5:07
11
We Shall Be Happy
3:13
Moments Worth Listening For
The intricate, multi-tracked guitar work on The Pearls which mimics the complex polyphony of a ragtime piano
The sudden, haunting shift into impressionist jazz during the solo guitar rendition of Bix Beiderbecke's In a Mist
The joyful, brass-heavy swell of the tuba and cornet on Big Bad Bill that transports the listener to a 1920s dance hall
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Jazz sound next to the rest of Ry Cooder's catalogue?

Crooning+2.5σ

The vocals lean far further into crooning than the rest of the catalogue.

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