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His blues bona fides buttressed by his 2011 debut album Let Them Talk, Hugh Laurie returns with Didn't It Rain, another collection of jazz and blues standards, usually of the New Orleans variety but not always (his heart will sometimes stray to Kansas City), produced by Joe Henry. If Let Them Talk had a slightly burnished, rich veneer, Didn't It Rain is a bit lighter, with Laurie content to let himself slip into the background as both pianist and vocalist, which is odd as he has considerably fewer guests here than he did on his debut. Apart from Taj Mahal, this is pretty self-contained, Laurie playing the boogie with his band, sometimes lying back and letting his backing singers steal the spotlight, which they do with ease. Nobody is concerned with reinterpreting the songs or surprising a listener, they just want to enjoy re-creating sounds and tunes they've loved, an attitude that's rarely alienating although it's never quite infectious, either. All involved love the boogie and love the swing, happy to hit the accents hard and draw out the eighth notes, and if there's never a compelling reason to listen to Laurie and crew tackle these well-loved tunes, nobody involved embarrasses themselves, and it's a pretty enjoyable way to while away a lazy Sunday afternoon.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Jay Bellerose, Drums, Percussion - Patrick Warren, Accordion, Keyboards, Organ - David Pilch, Double Bass - Greg Leisz, Guitar, Mandola - Allen Toussaint, Horn - Elizabeth Lea, Trombone - Larry Goldings, Hammond Organ - Kevin Breit, Guitar, Mandolin - Jean MCClain, Backing Vocals - Hugh Laurie, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Rudy Stevenson, Writer - Craig Eastman, Violin - Robby Marshall, Clarinet
© 2013 Warner Music UK LImited ℗ 2013 Warner Music UK LImited
Jay Bellerose, Drums, Percussion - Patrick Warren, Accordion, Harp, Keyboards, Organ - David Pilch, Double Bass - Greg Leisz, Guitar, Mandola - Allen Toussaint, Horn - Kevin Breit, Guitar, Mandolin - Jean MCClain, Backing Vocals - Hugh Laurie, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Craig Eastman, Violin - Robby Marshall, Clarinet - William Jack Dupree, Writer
© 2013 Warner Music UK LImited ℗ 2013 Warner Music UK Limited
Jay Bellerose, Drums, Percussion - Patrick Warren, Accordion, Harp, Keyboards, Organ - David Pilch, Double Bass - Greg Leisz, Guitar, Mandola - Elizabeth Lea, Trombone - Larry Goldings, Hammond Organ - Kevin Breit, Guitar, Mandolin - Gaby Moreno, Lead Vocals - Allen, Hill, Arroyo, Composer, Writer - Lester Allen and Robert Hill, Composer, Writer - Jean MCClain, Backing Vocals - Hugh Laurie, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Robby Marshall, Clarinet
© 2013 Warner Music UK LImited ℗ 2013 Warner Music UK Limited
Jay Bellerose, Drums, Percussion - Patrick Warren, Accordion, Harp, Keyboards, Organ - Taj Mahal, Lead Vocals - Montgomery, Composer, Writer - David Pilch, Double Bass - Greg Leisz, Guitar, Mandola - Elizabeth Lea, Trombone - Larry Goldings, Hammond Organ - Kevin Breit, Guitar, Mandolin - Jean MCClain, Backing Vocals - Hugh Laurie, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Robby Marshall, Clarinet
© 2013 Warner Music UK LImited ℗ 2013 Warner Music UK LImited
Jay Bellerose, Drums, Percussion - Patrick Warren, Accordion, Keyboards, Organ - Joe McCoy, Writer - David Pilch, Double Bass - Greg Leisz, Guitar, Mandola - Elizabeth Lea, Trombone - Larry Goldings, Hammond Organ - Kevin Breit, Guitar, Mandolin - Gaby Moreno, Lead Vocals - Jean MCClain, Backing Vocals - Hugh Laurie, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Robby Marshall, Clarinet
© 2013 Warner Music UK LImited ℗ 2013 Warner Music UK LImited
Jay Bellerose, Drums, Percussion - Patrick Warren, Accordion, Harp, Keyboards, Organ - David Pilch, Double Bass - Greg Leisz, Guitar, Mandola - Elizabeth Lea, Trombone - Larry Goldings, Hammond Organ - Kevin Breit, Guitar, Mandolin - Jean MCClain, Backing Vocals - Hugh Laurie, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Robby Marshall, Clarinet - Robert Charles Guidry, Writer - Malcolm John Rebennack, Writer
© 2013 Warner Music UK LImited ℗ 2013 Warner Music UK LImited
G. Brooks, Writer - Jay Bellerose, Drums, Percussion - Patrick Warren, Accordion, Harp, Keyboards, Organ - David Pilch, Double Bass - Greg Leisz, Guitar, Mandola - Elizabeth Lea, Trombone - Larry Goldings, Hammond Organ - Kevin Breit, Guitar, Mandolin - Jean MCClain, Lead Vocals - Hugh Laurie, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Craig Eastman, Violin - Robby Marshall, Clarinet
© 2013 Warner Music UK LImited ℗ 2013 Warner Music UK Limited
Jay Bellerose, Drums, Percussion - Patrick Warren, Accordion, Harp, Keyboards, Organ - David Pilch, Double Bass - Greg Leisz, Guitar, Mandola - Allen Toussaint, Horn - Elizabeth Lea, Trombone - Larry Goldings, Hammond Organ - Kevin Breit, Guitar, Mandolin - Jean MCClain, Backing Vocals - Mitchell Paris, Writer - Harry White, Writer - Hugh Laurie, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Craig Eastman, Violin - Robby Marshall, Clarinet
© 2013 Warner Music UK LImited ℗ 2013 Warner Music UK LImited
T. King, Arranger - Traditional, Writer - Jay Bellerose, Drums, Percussion - Patrick Warren, Accordion, Harp, Keyboards, Organ - Felix Mendelssohn, Arranger - Martin, Composer - David Pilch, Double Bass - Greg Leisz, Guitar, Mandola - Elizabeth Lea, Trombone - Larry Goldings, Hammond Organ - Kevin Breit, Guitar, Mandolin - Roberta Martin, Composer, Writer - Gaby Moreno, Lead Vocals - Jean MCClain, Backing Vocals - Hugh Laurie, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Robby Marshall, Clarinet - Trad.Arr.R.Martin, Composer - J. M. Paris, Arranger
© 2013 Warner Music UK LImited ℗ 2013 Warner Music UK Limited
M. Koenig, Writer - Jay Bellerose, Drums, Percussion - Patrick Warren, Accordion, Harp, Keyboards, Organ - David Pilch, Upright Bass - Greg Leisz, Guitar, Mandola - Allen Toussaint, Horn - Elizabeth Lea, Trombone - Larry Goldings, Hammond Organ - Kevin Breit, Guitar, Mandolin - William C. Handy, Writer - W. Spencer, Writer - W. Handy, Writer - Hugh Laurie, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Craig Eastman, Violin - Robby Marshall, Clarinet
© 2013 Warner Music UK LImited ℗ 2013 Warner Music UK LImited
Jay Bellerose, Drums, Percussion - Patrick Warren, Accordion, Harp, Keyboards, Organ - David Pilch, Double Bass - Greg Leisz, Guitar, Mandola - Allen Toussaint, Horn - Elizabeth Lea, Hammond Organ - Larry Goldings, Trombone - Kevin Breit, Guitar, Mandolin - Jean MCClain, Backing Vocals - Hugh Laurie, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Craig Eastman, Violin - Robby Marshall, Clarinet - H. Arlen, J.H. Mercer, Composer, Writer
© 2013 Warner Music UK LImited ℗ 2013 Warner Music UK LImited
Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton, Writer - Jay Bellerose, Drums, Percussion - Patrick Warren, Accordion, Harp, Keyboards, Organ - David Pilch, Double Bass - Greg Leisz, Guitar, Mandola - Elizabeth Lea, Trombone - Larry Goldings, Hammond Organ - Kevin Breit, Guitar, Mandolin - Jean MCClain, Lead Vocals - Leon Redbone, Arranger - Hugh Laurie, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Robby Marshall, Clarinet
© 2013 Warner Music UK LImited 2011 ℗ 2013 Warner Music UK LImited
Alan Price, Composer, Arranger, Writer - Jay Bellerose, Drums, Percussion - Patrick Warren, Accordion, Harp, Keyboards, Organ - Dr. John, Vocals - David Pilch, Double Bass - Greg Leisz, Guitar, Mandola - Allen Toussaint, Horn - Elizabeth Lea, Trombone - Larry Goldings, Hammond Organ - Kevin Breit, Guitar, Mandolin - Jean MCClain, Backing Vocals - Hugh Laurie, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Craig Eastman, Violin - Robby Marshall, Clarinet
© 2013 Warner Music UK LImited ℗ 2013 Warner Music UK LImited
Bobby Sharp, Writer - Jay Bellerose, Drums, Percussion - Patrick Warren, Accordion, Harp, Keyboards, Organ - Dr. John, Vocals - David Pilch, Double Bass - Greg Leisz, Guitar, Mandola - Allen Toussaint, Horn - Teddy Powell, Writer - Kevin Breit, Guitar, Mandolin - Jean MCClain, Backing Vocals - Hugh Laurie, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Craig Eastman, Violin - Gennine Jackson, Backing Vocals - Robby Marshall, Clarinet
© 2013 Warner Music UK LImited ℗ 2013 Warner Music UK LImited
Album review
His blues bona fides buttressed by his 2011 debut album Let Them Talk, Hugh Laurie returns with Didn't It Rain, another collection of jazz and blues standards, usually of the New Orleans variety but not always (his heart will sometimes stray to Kansas City), produced by Joe Henry. If Let Them Talk had a slightly burnished, rich veneer, Didn't It Rain is a bit lighter, with Laurie content to let himself slip into the background as both pianist and vocalist, which is odd as he has considerably fewer guests here than he did on his debut. Apart from Taj Mahal, this is pretty self-contained, Laurie playing the boogie with his band, sometimes lying back and letting his backing singers steal the spotlight, which they do with ease. Nobody is concerned with reinterpreting the songs or surprising a listener, they just want to enjoy re-creating sounds and tunes they've loved, an attitude that's rarely alienating although it's never quite infectious, either. All involved love the boogie and love the swing, happy to hit the accents hard and draw out the eighth notes, and if there's never a compelling reason to listen to Laurie and crew tackle these well-loved tunes, nobody involved embarrasses themselves, and it's a pretty enjoyable way to while away a lazy Sunday afternoon.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:43
- Main artists: Hugh Laurie
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: WM UK
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Blues
© 2013 Warner Music UK LImited ℗ 2013 Warner Music UK LImited
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