Jimmy Scott, Holding Back the Years - 1h 12m 42s

Tracks & Durations

1. Got To Give	3:47
2. What I Wouldn't Give	5:16
3. The Crying Game	5:06
4. Jealous Guy	5:23
5. Holding Back The Years	5:28
6. How Can I Go On	5:13
7. Almost Blue	3:49
8. Slave to Love	4:27
9. Nothing Compares 2 U	6:18
10. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word	4:53
11. Don't Cry Baby	3:15
12. Feel (Like Making) Love	6:18
13. Bang Bang	2:20
14. Top Of The World	2:55
15. Cotton Crown	3:12
16. Don't Give Up	4:52

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Review

There's always something unearthly about hearing Jimmy Scott, the jazz ballad singer whose startlingly high voice stands in marked contrast to the deep baritones, like Billy Eckstine and Johnny Hartman, who largely defined the art. The material here may come as a surprise, too, drawing on the rock era for songs by John Lennon, Bryan Ferry, Prince, and Simply Red's Mick Hucknall, whose work has rarely, if ever, appeared in a jazz context. It's a refreshing change to hear a senior jazz singer breaking with the standard repertoire and to hear these tunes accompanied by an acoustic rhythm section, with occasional touches of strings and muted trumpet. Scott's eerily plaintive voice brings a different poignancy to the gospel-tinged "Jealous Guy" and "Nothing Compares 2 U." This may be novel, but it's also substantial. --Stuart Broomer

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Holding Back the Years

Tracks: 10 (-6 tracks), Disk length: 49m 12s (-24m 30s)

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