Jamie Cullum - Twentysomething (2004/2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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Jamie Cullum - Twentysomething (2004/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 62:51 minutes | 1,25 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

The Platinum-selling second album by U.K. crossover jazz sensation Jamie Cullum features a mix of originals and covers of songs by artists including Cole Porter, Jimi Hendrix, and Jeff Buckley. Acclaimed producer Stewart Levine chose to record and mix Twentysomething entirely on analogue tape, making for a warmer, clearer and more realistic sound-—one that’s enhanced even further by this pristine high resolution release.

As with Blue Note's crossover wunderkind Norah Jones, Cullum works best when he's not trying too hard to please hardcore jazz aficionados, but it's not too difficult to imagine his bonus-track version of Pharrell Williams' "Frontin'" turning some jazz fans onto the Neptunes. Showcasing Cullum's sardonic wit and lounge-savvy attitude, the album deftly flows from singer/songwriter love songs to jazzy barroom romps and reappropriated modern rock tunes. Cullum has a warm voice with a slight rasp that retains a bit of his Brit accent even though his influences – Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Tom Waits – are resolutely American. Truthfully, Cullum isn't the most accomplished vocalist and his piano chops are pleasant at best – Oscar Peterson he ain't. That said, he's still a kick. What he lacks in technique he makes up for in swagger and smarts as many of his original compositions reveal. On the swinging and wickedly humorous title track – a take on postgraduate slackerdom – Cullum sardonically laments, "After years of expensive education, a car full of books and anticipation, I'm an expert on Shakespeare and that's a hell of a lot but the world don't need scholars as much as I thought." It's a timely statement in our overeducated, underemployed "dot-bomb" economy and deftly posits Cullum as a jazz singer as much of as for his generation. Also compelling are his choices of cover tunes, as he is able to imprint his own persona on the songs while magnifying what made them brilliant to begin with. To these ends, Jeff Buckley's "Lover, You Should've Come Over" gets a gut-wrenchingly minimalist treatment and Radiohead's "High and Dry" comes off as the best Bruce Hornsby song you've never heard. Conversely, Cullum treats jazz standards as modern pop tunes, reworking them into contemporary styles that are neither cynical nor awkward. In fact, his atmospheric, '70s AM pop take on "Singin' in the Rain," replete with string backgrounds and Cullum's percolating Rhodes keyboard, is one of the most appealing cuts on the album, lending the Great American Songbook warhorse an air of virginity.

Tracklist:

01 - These Are The Days
02 - Twentysomething
03 - Wind Cries Mary
04 - All At Sea
05 - Lover, You Should Have Come Over
06 - Singin' In The Rain
07 - I Get A Kick Out Of You
08 - Blame It On My Youth
09 - High & Dry (US Version)
10 - It's About Time
11 - But For Now
12 - I Could Have Danced All Night
13 - Next Year Baby
14 - What A Difference A Day Made
15 - Frontin'

Producers: Piers Bedford, Stewart Levine and Andy Rogers.
Recording engineers: Andy Rogers and Rik Pekkonen.
Recorded in June-July 2003 at Mayfair Studios in London, England.

Analyzed: Jamie Cullum / Twenty Something
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.52 dB -17.00 dB 3:23 01-These Are The Days
DR12 -2.68 dB -17.02 dB 3:41 02-Twentysomething
DR13 -0.12 dB -16.24 dB 3:36 03-Wind Cries Mary
DR12 -0.35 dB -16.94 dB 4:33 04-All At Sea
DR14 -0.57 dB -18.15 dB 4:48 05-Lover, You Should Have Come Over
DR12 -1.87 dB -16.12 dB 4:08 06-Singin' In The Rain
DR13 -1.45 dB -16.70 dB 4:10 07-I Get A Kick Out Of You
DR12 -5.08 dB -22.36 dB 3:11 08-Blame It On My Youth
DR12 -3.11 dB -18.90 dB 4:18 09-High & Dry (US Version)
DR13 -1.69 dB -17.17 dB 4:07 10-It's About Time
DR14 -2.22 dB -19.87 dB 3:55 11-But For Now
DR13 -0.27 dB -16.07 dB 3:25 12-I Could Have Danced All Night
DR13 -0.07 dB -17.30 dB 4:50 13-Next Year Baby
DR13 -0.31 dB -17.03 dB 5:09 14-What A Difference A Day Made
DR7 -1.48 dB -12.02 dB 5:37 15-Frontin'
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Number of tracks: 15
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2838 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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