Who's on First?

Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg - Who's on First?

Who's on First?
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Artist: Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg
Edition: Music CD
Format: Live
CD Release Date: 2000-10-24
Music Label: Blue Note Records
Soundtracks:
  1. Rockin' In Rhythm
  2. Who's On First?
  3. Lookin' Good
  4. Too Long In LA
  5. You Are There
  6. Intro: The Underdog
  7. The Undderdog
  8. Intro: Where You At?
  9. Where You At?
  10. Health Food Nut
  11. Devil May Care
  12. Nothing Like You
  13. Hong Kong Blues
  14. Intro: I'm Hip
  15. I'm Hip
  16. At The Saturday Dance
  17. Conjunction Junction

Music reviews of Who's on First?

Music Review: A "First"-rate display of artistry and lyrical mischief
Rating: 4 Stars

As a Gen X'er, I and many of my peers were unknowingly introduced to the breezy vocal stylings of Bob Dorough as we sat in front of the TV on Saturday mornings and scarfed down Cocoa Puffs in our PJs while enjoying such "Schoolhouse Rock" classics as "My Hero Zero," "Three Is a Magic Number" and "Conjunction Junction" (Dorough sang the first two and penned the third). But I recently learned that Dorough is a renowned jazz vocalist who once worked with Miles Davis and has recorded several albums over the years.

Anyway, "Who's On First" is the second Dorough album I've purchased, and it's worth every penny. Imagine having two goofy-but-cool grandfathers who can carry a tune and keep everyone laughing and entertained; that sums up the feel of this album. My favorites are the title track, in which the duo employs vaudeville humor to musically ponder which of them should take the stage first, and whether being first is even a desirable place to be; and "Lookin' Good," in which Frishberg assumes the persona of a cynic who's convinced he knows the secret to success, to great comic effect ("You can tell the world to shove it / Show 'em crap and make 'em love it / You can run their life / Long as you're lookin' good"). These two alone will give you your money's worth, but there's plenty more gems to savor on this live recording.

Bottom line: "First" is not only a fine album, but one that's every bit as fun to hear on CD as it obviously was for the audience at the Jazz Bakery in L.A. to experience live (their raucous laughter and applause on the recording is testament to that). You'll dig it, daddy-o.
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