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Catching Tales (Standard Version)

Jamie Cullum

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After becoming a UK superstar with his 2004 release Twentysomething, a piano-driven meld of jazz and pop with a singer/songwriter’s instincts, Jamie Cullum faced the usual challenge of following up a huge hit while pushing his music forward. As did Norah Jones — an obvious, but perhaps inevitable, comparison — he succeeds. Catching Tales is a comfortably hip leap forward, as Cullum again visits a few chestnuts (“Our Day Will Come,” “I Only Have Eyes for You,” “I’m Glad There is You”) and introduces himself to the likes of arty Ed Harcourt as a co-writer (“Back to the Ground”). The result will no doubt be widely heard in fashionable restaurants on at least two continents, but more to the point, Cullum works his charm on the solitary listener too. As Twentysomething did in the UK, this album is likely to make him a star in the U.S.

Customer Reviews

Jazz hobbit still bumbling along

The thing about Cullum is that you really shouldn't like him. A modern day Jazz-pioneer who appears in every friggin tv charity event going? Nah, mate. But still, Catching Tales ends up being irresistable. London Skies soars, and in Photograph Cullum opens a new dimension simply using a lovely soft piano and drums. The rest of the album is solid stuff, there are bits here that you'll remember and come back to, namely Mind Trick and Back to the Ground. A nice record.

jamie cullum rules

anyone that knows anything about jazz or Jamie Cullum knows that to get the best from it you need to hear him 1 - live or at least 2 - on a live album. The talent the guy has on the piano and energy he has is immense. The new album in my view is just as good if not better than the old one, but you have to download the live version off itunes to apreciate it most!!!!! Still can't stop playing jamie cullum albums, all 3 have blown me away, can't wait for a new release!!

Brilliant follow up to Twentysomething

If anything, this album betters its predecessor. Cullum's self-penned songs (e.g. 7 Days...) show originality lyrically and musically, and the cover version of I'm Glad There Is You is exquisite. He has dared to move forward with his music, rather than merely repeating the same formula as before, as so many bands tend to do. As a whole the album grows on you with the first couple of plays, and begs to be played over and over. A slight criticism is that it is a bit long, but cannon fodder moments are rare. Full marks, Jamie!

Biography

Born: 20 August 1979 in Rochford, Essex, England

Genre: Jazz

Years Active: '00s

British pianist/vocalist Jamie Cullum mixes jazz with melodic pop and rock into a crossover style that calls to mind such artists as Harry Connick, Jr., and Norah Jones. In that vein, Cullum will just as often cover a swinging jazz standard as a modern rock song, and his original compositions deftly move from earnest ballads to songs of sardonic wit. Having played guitar and piano since age eight, Cullum developed an avid interest in jazz passed down from his older brother Ben. Inspired by such...
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