Hr-Bigband Feat Jack B
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Performer: Jack BrucePerformer: Hr Bigband
Edition: Music CD
Audio: German (Unknown); German (Published)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2009-01-06
Music Label: Indie Europe/Zoom
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Music Review: Big Band Meets Blues Rock
Rating: 4 Stars
At first blush, the idea of a marriage between the big band sound and blues rock sounds like a marriage bound to fail. Indeed, it sounded so preposterous to me that I would never have considered buying this had it not been for a couple of very positive reviews in the English music press. Nevertheless, I was prepared for the worst when I put it on for the first time.
It took several times through for me to warm to Hr-Bigband Featuring Jack Bruce even a little. But I heard something new each time I played it and so I have gradually come to like it quite well. Those who know Jack Bruce chiefly through his work with Cream and Robin Trower may be taken quite aback when they hear this the first time. Its truly unlike anything else he's done. But once you come to grips with what it is Bruce is doing, you should come to like it too.
First of all, this is a live album so that leaves very little room for mistakes. But the band has learned the material well and Bruce himself is back on track with a fine recent album with Robin Trower under his belt and now this. My favorites are an interesting take on the classic Spoonful, a great rendition of Born Under A Bad Sign, the emotional Milonga, a suave The Consul at Sunset, and strong renditions of Cream standards We're Going Wrong, Deserted Cities of the Heart, and Sunshine of Your Love. About the only songs I don't really care for are Rope Ladder to the Moon and the cacophonous Smiles and Grins.
The CD comes with an informative booklet in English and German that contains track information, lyrics, biographical sketches of Jack Bruce and hr-Bigband conductor Joerg Achim Keller and a brief introduction to the band itself. Longtime Jack Bruce fans will ultimately accept and even celebrate this experiment as another successful episode in his storied career.
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