I Just Can't Help Myself [Remastered]

by Terry Callier

Overview

Terry Callier's third and final album for the Cadet label is the most soulful and supple of the bunch -- Marvin Gaye's classic Motown LPs from the same early 1970s period serve as a good reference point, both in their richly-detailed arrangements as well as their thoughtful political and social messages. Despite its contemporary feel, however, much of the material on I Just Can't Help Myself dates back several years -- both the powerful "Alley-Wind Song" and the John Coltrane tribute "Can't Catch the Trane" were initially recorded during the 1969 sessions which later comprised the First Light collection, while the graceful reading of Duke Ellington's "Satin Doll" was and would remain a longstanding highlight of Callier's live set. Under the circumstances, then, the cohesive beauty and power of I Just Can't Help Myself is all the more remarkable -- possessed of a subtlety and shading absent from his other Cadet dates, the disc simmers with quiet intensity, its underlying confidence and serenity occasionally giving way to moments of soul-searching angst. Certainly Callier's later records have much to recommend them, but the conclusion of his Cadet stint was nevertheless the end of an era -- he never reached quite the same peaks again. ~ Jason Ankeny

Product Details

Release Date:	12/17/2013
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988005792747
Rank:	83032

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Terry Callier   Primary Artist,Guitar
William Faldner   Violin
Larry Wade   Vocals (Background)
Charles Stepney   Piano,Piano (Electric)
Ruth Goodman   Violin
Roger Moulton   Viola
Leonard Chausow   Cello
Harold E. Kupper   Viola
Joseph Golan   Violin
Cleveland Eaton   Bass
Phil Upchurch   Guitar
Louis Satterfield   Bass
Arthur Hoyle   Trumpet
Richard Evans   Bass
Ethel Merker   French Horn
Morris Jennings   Drums
Bobby Christian   Percussion
Bruce Hayden   Viola
Don Myrick   Sax (Alto)
Harold Klatz   Viola
Sol Bobrov   Violin
Danny Simmons   Drums
John Howell   Trumpet
Jerry Sabransky   Violin
Arthur Ahlman   Viola
Don Simmons   Drums
Fred Walker   Bongos,Congas,Percussion
Erroll Batts   Vocals (Background)
Elliott Golub   Violin
Theodore Silavin   Violin

Technical Credits

Larry Wade   Composer,Producer
Gary Starr   Engineer
Charles Stepney   Arranger,Producer
Terry Callier   Composer,Producer
Bobby Schiff   Arranger
Duke Ellington   Composer
Fred Breitberg   Remixing
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Roger Anfinsen   Engineer
Billy Strayhorn   Composer
Malcolm Chisholm   Remixing
Neil Terk   Design,Photography
Bob Scerbo   Production Supervisor
Richard Evans   Arranger
Holmes Daylie   Composer
L. Wade   Composer
Phyllis Braxton-Knox   Composer