Things We Like

Artist: Jack Bruce
Label: Umvd Import
Category: Music

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Format: Original recording remastered
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 044006560427
EAN: 0044006560427
ASIN: B00008A8LO

Release Date: 2003-04-10

Things We Like

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Tracks:

Over The Cliff
Statues
Sam Enchanted Dick Medley
Born To Be Blue
HCKHH Blues
Ballad For Arthur
Things We Like
Ageing Jack Bruce, Three, From Scotland, England

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Album Description

Remastered reissue of the ex-Cream bassist's sophomore solo album, originally released in 1970, includes one previously unreleased bonus track, 'Ageing Jack Bruce, Three, From Scotland, England. 8 tracks in all. Includes enhanced packaging. Polydor. 2003.

Album Details

"things We Like" is Jack's Second Solo Album and features Performances by a Stellar Cast Including John Mclaughlin, Dick Heckstall-smith and John Hiseman. This Digitally Remastered Version of the Album Includes the Previously Unreleased Track "Ageing" and Jack's Cover Version of the Mel Torme Track "Born to Be Blue".

Customer Reviews:

FOR JAZZ LISTENERS ONLY!.......2007-05-08

If I had been able to preview the tracks on this I would not have purchased the CD. Bruce's bass playing and bowing are great; I'm just not a "hot" or "fusion" jazz fan. This is NOT a rock album by any means. I'm going to sell the CD.

A good Wank.......2003-09-03

The best tune is by far HCKHH Blues, which features John McGlaughlin and is an extremely amusing tune in itself. The rest is kind of straight jazz with free elements thrown in. JMcG is only on a couple songs here. The playing is competent but other then HCKHH blues, I don't think the album is all that interesting other than for its novelty value. If you like it, then check out John McGlaughlin's "Extrapolation" a very similar-sounding album with the same instrumentation, but more guitar. Odd that Jack's first solo album would be jazz. He's classically trained as a cellist. His next solo efforts would be rock albums. He never repeated this little experiment. I suppose he was extending the work he used to do with Graham Bond Organization (with Ginger Baker) pre-Cream, which was jazz-influenced for sure.

Remarkably good jazz.......2003-07-01

This is a straight ahead jazz ablum with Jack on acoustic double bass and no singing (but some voaclizing,though). It's a brilliant jazz album and can stand shoulder to shoulder with any of the greats. It's too bad he did not pursue at least one more album with this fabulous line-up. It's really amazing when you consider that he was still a member fo Cream when this was recorded and that John McLaughlin had just finished his stint with Miles Davis. All that creative energy really shines - as does long time buddy Dick H-S and Colleseum drummer (and Songs for a Tailor drummer) Jon Hiseman. Jack, himself, sounds as if he never gave up the double bass. His bowing is also quite soulful. I originally bought this album when I was a Jack Bruce fan - not a jazz enthusiast. I've since become one and it makes me appreciate this release all the more.

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