Devil May Care

by Jamie Cullum

Overview

Candid's 2010 release Devil May Care! cannibalizes seven tracks from Jamie Cullum's 2002 sophomore set, Pointless Nostalgic, and since this album is only ten cuts, that's a fair portion of the record. The other three tracks are unreleased material from the Pointless Nostalgic sessions: a spare strings-and-voice arrangement by Geoff Gascoyne of Brian Wilson's "God Only Knows," a nice version of "Love Won't Let Me Wait" that fits right in with the rest of the sessions, and "Small Day Tomorrow," which features the legendary Bob Dorough on lead vocals. "God Only Knows" is the biggest departure from the voice/piano/bass/drums instrumentation of the album but it fits well into the warm, intimate vibe of the sessions, which offer a friendly, well-manicured spin on Harry Connick, Jr.'s Sinatra throwback. While it's unclear why there's a whole new title instead of an expanded reissue of Pointless Nostalgic, this is nevertheless an enjoyable snapshot of Cullum at his jazziest. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	02/16/2010
Label:	Candid
UPC:	0708857935123
Rank:	127930

Tracks

1. Devil May Care
2. I Can't Get Started
3. God Only Knows
4. Love Won't Let Me Wait
5. Lookin' Good
6. Well You Needn't
7. It Ain't Necessarily So
8. Too Close For Comfort
9. Small Day Tomorrow
10. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jamie Cullum   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals,Featured Artist
Geoff Gascoyne   Primary Artist,Bass
Bob Dorough   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals
Ben Castle   Sax (Tenor)
Sebastian DeKrom   Drums
Martin Shaw   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
David Daniels   Cello
Jackie Shave   Violin
Matt Wates   Sax (Alto)
Martin Gladdish   Trombone
Steve Kaldestad   Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor)
Tom Cawley   Piano
Gavin Wright   Violin
Bruce Wright   Viola

Technical Credits

Bob Dorough   Composer
Vernon Duke   Composer
Larry Holofcener   Composer
Geoff Gascoyne   Producer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Jamie Cullum   Producer
Thelonious Monk   Composer
Dave Frishberg   Composer
Alan Bates   Producer,Liner Notes,Compilation Producer
Brian Wilson   Composer
George David Weiss   Composer
Jerry Block   Composer
Vinnie Barrett   Composer
Harry Warren   Composer
Johnny Burke   Composer
Fran Landesman   Composer
Nieves Pascua-Bates   Design
Marc Connor   Producer
Tony Asher   Composer
Derek Nash   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Mastering
Bob Hilliard   Composer
Robert Gallagher   Photography
David Mann   Composer
Bobby Eli   Composer