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First off, this is not an album for your jazz snob. If your idea of a good time is listening to John Coltrane's Live In Seattle, standing on your head while twirling a beret on your toes, don't bother to listen to this. And please don't bore the rest of us by telling us Jamie Cullum isn't proper Jazz (you're right, but who cares!).
Telling Tales is Jamie's third album, and the album is littered with collaborations from the international music scene, including Guy Chambers, Dan The Automator and Ed Harcourt. And the results are pleasingly varied (in an undemanding sort of way), from the introspective ballads like "London Skies" to the jazzy big beat of "Get Your Own Way".
This is the perfect music to listen to while driving through the English countryside on a clear autumnal morning, and none the worse for that. --Matt Harvey
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Jamie Cullum returns to centrestage of the Jazz crossover world with an incredible new album, Catching Tales. A smorgasbord of jazz standards, pop, swing and r&b grooves, this is the ultimate Jamie Cullum album. Jamie has collaborated with a range of music svengalis, including Guy Chambers, Dan the Automator (from The Gorillaz and collaborations with DJ Shadow), Salaam Remi, Ed Harcourt and many more, but he's careful not to forget his roots and his brother Ben has co-written a number of tracks on this album, as he did on Twentysomething.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I bought this after finding Cullum's two previous outings proving now to be a little tiresome. As good a pianist as he is, he never seemed quite right playing those standards. Slick, yes, but for real jazzers there simply wasn't enough 'proper jazz' in them to be essential albums.
This album is his best yet - but it would be a bit of a fallacy to call it jazz. The strength here is the songwriting and standout tracks are the well-known and sassy 'Get your Way'; the characterful and swinging 'Nothing I Do'; the soulful 'My Yard' and of course the lovely ballad 'I'm Glad there is You'.
Cullum has found an original voice here so lets hope he can continue in this vein and break-away from jazz-marketed-as-popular-music, which we all know VERY rarely works for anything more than one album. Oh, and the CD is very nicely produced too.
This album is his best yet - but it would be a bit of a fallacy to call it jazz. The strength here is the songwriting and standout tracks are the well-known and sassy 'Get your Way'; the characterful and swinging 'Nothing I Do'; the soulful 'My Yard' and of course the lovely ballad 'I'm Glad there is You'.
Cullum has found an original voice here so lets hope he can continue in this vein and break-away from jazz-marketed-as-popular-music, which we all know VERY rarely works for anything more than one album. Oh, and the CD is very nicely produced too.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Catching Tales is an album that shows just what a musician Jamie Cullum is. His own songs, and there are more than on his other album, are really great. His arrangements of 'I only have eyes for you' and 'Our day will come' are, in my opinion, the best. I am not really a fan of jazz, but I am a true fan of Jamie; his voice and obvious passion for this music is exciting and this CD is just pure joy to listen to
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Let me first start out saying that I am a HUGE Jamie fan...and I mean, seriously. My admiration for him as a musician and performer are real and genuine, mostly due to the fact I am a musician and performer myself. He has remained the only artist, outside the musical theatre genre, that I have really fallen in love with whole-heartedly. With that said, I must give a little "eh" to his new CD. Granted, I do love his quirky jazzy antics like the next guy/girl, but I think this CD is a bit over-produced...in some songs there is so much "funky" things and weird instrumentation going on, I think it really steals a lot from Jamie's lyrics and musicianship. The thing that almost gave me a coronary was "I only have eyes for you"...it sounds like a 70's porn soundtrack...with one of my most favorite standards thrown on top. Now again, I promise you I am a Jamie fan through and through...but it really makes me upset cause I adore almost every single track 100% in TWENTYSOMETHING. Now, a lot of things are growing on me (like GET YOUR WAY, CATCH THE SUN, LONDONG SKIES)...and OH GOD is personally one of my favorites, besides a more "classic" Jamie-ized FASCINATIN' RHYTHM. Now, hopefully I will get to see him do some of these songs on tour, and who knows maybe I will like them...but for right now, I am kinda forcing myself to listen to some of the songs...like OUR DAY WILL COME and the HAWAIIAN background synthesized intro...I miss the TWENTYSOMETHING Jamie a bit, and I'm curious if anyone feels the same way. I'm all about him taking risks, but find a lot of this CD random and weird...anyway, sorry for the diatribe...this Bloody American just has strong feelings about Jamie Cullum and his music.
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May have to try a different album
Luckily I bought this album second hand and only paid a few pence for it. I thought I'd give it a go but am dissappointed, not so much with the musicianship but at the fact that... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Rudyard Calpin
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Just enjoy! Great service and a great musical experience. See him live!! We did, in Vienne, and this prompted buying ALL his CDs. If you like him you will like all of him. Read more
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Published on 27 Feb 2009 by Lindsey Lawrence
Jamie Cullum - a very classy performer!
Jamie Cullum is an impressive performer, not just live but also on disc. He has a fantastic sense of rhythm and his piano playing is exquisite, making these songs a delight for... Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2008 by alextorres
Catchy Tunes on Catching Tales
Simply put: Jamie Cullum is one of the most talented musicians currently making music. Not only does Catching Tales capture his musical talent, it showcases his songwriting... Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2006 by A. Michetti
Flawed genius
A friend bought me this CD for Christmas, knowing I love jazz. I have since listened to it 4 times, trying to convince myself each time that I'll grow to like the album. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2006 by Top Cat
This is amazing
This album is incredible. If you liked Twentysomething, then you'll love this album. If your a fan of the more "laid-back" jazz, then go for his debut album "Pointless... Read more
Published on 9 Dec 2005 by "tubmeister"
Moving Onwards And Upwards
Jamie Cullum's previous album (Twenty Something) was his big label debut and generally well received by the critics and the public alike, a great showcase for his talent. Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2005 by pablo
Thank goodness he pulled it off!
I was blown away the first time I heard Jamie Cullum's 'Twentysomething' and had great hopes and expectations for this new album. The first play left me utterly disappointed. Read more
Published on 7 Oct 2005 by AmyV
Awesome fusion of styles
This album has so many strong points, there's too many to list here, but I'll state some main ones.
First off, the diversity of influences Jamie uses in his music is amazing;... Read more
First off, the diversity of influences Jamie uses in his music is amazing;... Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2005
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