The former Blood, Sweat & Tears singer is in fine voice on this live 2005 retrospective of his notable successes with the jazz-rock group and solo. Well-known musical memorabilia, such as his version of Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child," and the BS&T originals "And When I Die," "Spinning Wheel," and "(You've Made Me) So Very Happy," make this set an entertaining jaunt down memory lane, while a sensitive reading of Holiday's "God Bless the Child" puts the bombast of "Lucretia MacEvil" into perspective. (by Rovi)
Bruce Cassidy has done a great job with the arrangments. Close to the original, but you can hear some different passages here and there.
There are 2 new songs on the album, “Self centred woman” a standard blues with some nice guitarplaying by Bernie LaBarge and some great saxplaying. The other new song is Me & Amaretto. It has some African percussion by Waleed Abdulhamid which gives it an African touch. I guess you could call it “world music”. It’s one of my favourites on the cd.
Doug Riley is playing some great barrelhouse piano on “Wild Women and Po’ Boys”.
The album closes with a brilliant version of “You’re the one”. (by jorgen)
Bruce Cassidy has done a great job with the arrangments. Close to the original, but you can hear some different passages here and there.
There are 2 new songs on the album, “Self centred woman” a standard blues with some nice guitarplaying by Bernie LaBarge and some great saxplaying. The other new song is Me & Amaretto. It has some African percussion by Waleed Abdulhamid which gives it an African touch. I guess you could call it “world music”. It’s one of my favourites on the cd.
Doug Riley is playing some great barrelhouse piano on “Wild Women and Po’ Boys”.
The album closes with a brilliant version of “You’re the one”. (by jorgen)
Personnel:
Waleed Abdulhamid (percussion)
Bruce Cassidy (trumpet)
David Clayton-Thomas (vocals)
Paul DeLong (drums)
Neil Donnell (background vocals)
Vernon Dorge (saxophone, flute)
Joel Feeney (background vocals)
Doug Gibson (tuba, trombone)
George Koller (bass)
Bernie LaBarge (guitar)
Jason Logue (trumpet)
Gord Myers (trombone)
Doug Riley (keyboards)
Michael Stuart (saxophone, flute)
Tracklist:
01. And When I Die (Nyro) 4.16
02. Self Centred Woman (Clayton-Thomas/Cassidy) 8.49
03. Go Down Gamblin' (D. Clayton-Thomas) 3.25
04. Me & Amaretto (Clayton-Thomas) 4.49
05. Lucretia Mac Evil (Clayton-Thomas) 7.24
06. Wild Women & Po’ Boys (Clayton-Thomas) 5.07
07. God Bless The Child (Holiday/Herzog Jr) 7.53
08. Gimme That Wine (Hendricks) 6.02
09. Don’t Explain (Herzog/Holiday) 5.44
10. Spinning Wheel (Clayton-Thomas) 3.22
11. You've made me so very happy (Gordy Jr./B.Holloway/P. Holloway/Wilson)/Variations On A Theme by Eric Satie 6.30
12. You're the one (Clayton-Thomas/Smith) 7.32
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