In the Journey

In the Journey Artist: Martin Sexton
Label: Koch Records
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Original recording remastered
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 099923817024
EAN: 0099923817024
ASIN: B00004Y9XN


Release Date: 2000-10-10

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Tracks:

  1. The Way I Am
  2. In The Journey
  3. 13 Step Boogie
  4. Beautiful Baby (Var. On Theme)
  5. Things To Come
  6. 13 Step (Reprise)
  7. My Faith Is Gone
  8. Silence Now
  9. Women And Wine
  10. So Long Suzanna

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This is a perfect album for a Sunday morning..........2005-02-02

This is something Sexton recorded in a friend's attic back in 1990. He used to sell this on a cassette as he played on the streets of Boston and Cambridge. He sold 15,000 copies which is pretty amazing when you consider the circumstances.

And yes, his vocals sounded great back then as well. The music is an acoustic mix of folk and some really good jazz especially on the Cab Calloway like "Beautiful Baby" and "13 Step Boogie". He also does an reprise of "13 Step" in which he vocally imitates an entire brass section as well as all the various back-up vocals. "Things to Come" sounds a bit like Stevie Wonder meets Sting and he sings "The Way I Am" like a hoarse old man. This is a perfect album for a Sunday morning...it's soothing but not the least bit wimpy. Much jazzier than I expected.

5 out of 5 stars Just The Best.......2002-08-21

I own approx 1000 cds, but there are only a handful that I could tell you the exact time and place I first heard the artist and that it made a difference somehow in my life. If I had to choose one over all the others, it would be In the Journey. I first heard Marty at the Bluebird in Nashville in 1994 (and bought the cassette In the Journey), and became a huge fan. All of his stuff is great, but this is the best. The music is glorious, his voice is amazing and I have listened to this music over and over and never grow tired of it. I was thrilled when I could get it on CD, and even have a "spare" in case it gets scratched. Give it a try. What could it hurt? You won't be sorry.

4 out of 5 stars Melodic and Gravitational.......2001-07-20

There is something about Martin Sexton that excites, calms and turns you on all at the same time. "13 Step Boogie" is fantastically remeninscent making your toes tap while "The Way I Am" opens Sexton's heart with pliers and makes the contents spill out of his guitar. While not the best of Sexton's albums, "In the Journey" is a genuine, sophomoric effort.

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