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The intent behind Jamie Cullum's seventh album, Interlude -- released in the U.K. in 2014, with a U.S. release in 2015 -- is to strongly reconnect the singer/pianist with his jazz roots. Gone are the flirtations with electronics, along with original material: Cullum is playing live with a jazz orchestra, singing standards that are familiar but not shopworn. He expands the songbook so there's room for Hank Williams' "Lovesick Blues" and the Animals' "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," but his playbook is straight out of Ray Charles. He's growling and crooning as he alternately pounds and tinkles his piano, giving plenty of space for the orchestra to surge but not allowing a lot of room for improvisation. Most of the songs here clock in somewhere between three and four minutes, which is a strong indication that this album lies toward the pop end of the jazz spectrum. This is by no means a bad thing. By devoting himself to a strong book of standards and recording with a live big band, Cullum seems reinvigorated. He's enjoying tearing into these old tunes and that excitement isn't merely palpable, it's contagious.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dizzy Gillespie, ComposerLyricist - FRANK PAPARELLI, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Cullum, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Raymond Leveen, ComposerLyricist - Fulvio Sigurtà, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - James Allsopp, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Giles, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Benedic Lamdin, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riaan Vosloo, Bass Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Stanley, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Lubsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tomas Challenger, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Ray Charles, ComposerLyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Cullum, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Fulvio Sigurtà, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - James Allsopp, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Giles, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Benedic Lamdin, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riaan Vosloo, Bass Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Stanley, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Lubsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Sufjan Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vince Sipprell, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Smith, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jamie Cullum, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lucy Railton, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Giles, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Benedic Lamdin, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riaan Vosloo, Bass Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Aisha Orazbayeva, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Lubsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Sidwell, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jamie Cullum, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Carpenter, ComposerLyricist - Mike Lovett, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Fulvio Sigurtà, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - James Allsopp, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Nichol Thomson, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Giles, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Benedic Lamdin, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riaan Vosloo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Richards, Saxophone, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Stanley, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rory Simmons, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Lubsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Bonney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Howard Mcgill, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ervin Drake, ComposerLyricist - Neil Sidwell, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Paloma Deike, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Jamie Cullum, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Stanford, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - DAN FISHER, ComposerLyricist - Mike Lovett, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Giddey, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Fulvio Sigurtà, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Irene Higginbotham, ComposerLyricist - Mary Martin, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - James Allsopp, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Giles, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Laura Mvula, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Benedic Lamdin, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riaan Vosloo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Richards, Clarinet, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Stanley, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Updegraff, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nicol Thomson, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Lubsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kit Massey, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Rachel Steadman, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Percy Pursglove, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Natalie Rozario, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Ruth Elder, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Jon Hendricks, ComposerLyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cannonball Adderley, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Cullum, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Fulvio Sigurtà, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - James Allsopp, Whistle, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Giles, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Benedic Lamdin, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riaan Vosloo, Bass Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Stanley, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Lubsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Gloria Caldwell, ComposerLyricist - Howard Mcgill, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Sidwell, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Paloma Deike, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Jamie Cullum, Organ, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Stanford, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - BENNIE BENJAMIN, ComposerLyricist - Sol Marcus, ComposerLyricist - Mike Lovett, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Giddey, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Fulvio Sigurtà, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Martin, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - James Allsopp, Pipes & Whistles, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Porter, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Giles, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Benedic Lamdin, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riaan Vosloo, Bass Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Richards, Pipes & Whistles, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Stanley, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Updegraff, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nicol Thomson, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Lubsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kit Massey, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Rachel Steadman, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Percy Pursglove, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Natalie Rozario, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Ruth Elder, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vince Sipprell, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Smith, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Guy B. Wood, Composer - Robert Mellin, Author - Jamie Cullum, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Trevor Mires, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Fulvio Sigurtà, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Jones, Whistle, AssociatedPerformer - James Allsopp, Whistle, AssociatedPerformer - Lucy Railton, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Giles, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Benedic Lamdin, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riaan Vosloo, Bass Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Townsend, Whistle, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Stanley, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Aisha Orazbayeva, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Lubsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Natalie Witts, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Irving Mills, ComposerLyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Sidwell, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Cliff Friend, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Cullum, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Lovett, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Fulvio Sigurtà, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - James Allsopp, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Nichol Thomson, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Giles, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Benedic Lamdin, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riaan Vosloo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Richards, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Stanley, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rory Simmons, Trumpet, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Lubsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Bonney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Randy Newman, ComposerLyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Cullum, Piano, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Giles, Drums, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Benedic Lamdin, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riaan Vosloo, Bass Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Lubsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Johnny Mercer, Author - Harold Arlen, Composer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vince Sipprell, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Smith, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jamie Cullum, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Allsopp, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Lucy Railton, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Giles, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Benedic Lamdin, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riaan Vosloo, Bass Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Stanley, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Aisha Orazbayeva, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Lubsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Jule Styne, Composer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adolph Green, ComposerLyricist - Betty Comden, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Cullum, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Benedic Lamdin, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riaan Vosloo, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Stanley, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Lubsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
The intent behind Jamie Cullum's seventh album, Interlude -- released in the U.K. in 2014, with a U.S. release in 2015 -- is to strongly reconnect the singer/pianist with his jazz roots. Gone are the flirtations with electronics, along with original material: Cullum is playing live with a jazz orchestra, singing standards that are familiar but not shopworn. He expands the songbook so there's room for Hank Williams' "Lovesick Blues" and the Animals' "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," but his playbook is straight out of Ray Charles. He's growling and crooning as he alternately pounds and tinkles his piano, giving plenty of space for the orchestra to surge but not allowing a lot of room for improvisation. Most of the songs here clock in somewhere between three and four minutes, which is a strong indication that this album lies toward the pop end of the jazz spectrum. This is by no means a bad thing. By devoting himself to a strong book of standards and recording with a live big band, Cullum seems reinvigorated. He's enjoying tearing into these old tunes and that excitement isn't merely palpable, it's contagious.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:37
- Main artists: Jamie Cullum
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: Jazz
© 2014 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited ℗ 2014 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
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