The Abbey Road Sessions is a 2011 studio album by Welsh musician Ian Shaw. It was released on 14 March 2011 by Splash Point Records.[1]
| The Abbey Road Sessions | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 14 March 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 35:39 | |||
| Label | Splash Point Records | |||
| Producer | Neal Richardson | |||
| Ian Shaw chronology | ||||
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Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Guardian |   [2] |
In a review for The Guardian, jazz critic John Fordham wrote "Shaw is cool but never calculatingly crooner-hip. Perhaps he occasionally embroiders too much for lyrics lovers, and the band might have welcomed a few more hours together, but this is a fitting document for one of the UK's most honest and musical jazz vocalists."[2] At JazzTimes, Christopher Loudon explained: "Shaw was positively fizzing with excitement. It must have also been the launch of his lushly arranged latest album The Abbey Road Sessions... he's in danger of becoming a national treasure."[3]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Out of Town" | Cole Porter | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Human Nature" | 4:17 | |
| 3. | "Skylark" | 2:06 | |
| 4. | "Obsession" |
| 3:22 |
| 5. | "Stuck in the Middle with You" | 3:18 | |
| 6. | "Since I Fell for You" | Buddy Johnson | 4:16 |
| 7. | "The Lady's In Love With You" | 3:28 | |
| 8. | "I'm Thru with Love/Day Dream" | 7:19 | |
| 9. | "Be Cool" | Joni Mitchell | 4:23 |
| 10. | "I Get Along Without You Very Well" |
| 5:03 |
| 11. | "Darn That Dream" | 4:21 | |
| 12. | "Today I Sing the Blues" | 4:13 | |
| 13. | "Stairway to the Stars" | 1:52 |
Personnel
edit- Ian Shaw - vocals
- Peter Ind - double bass (all tracks except track 5)
- David Preston - guitar
- Phil Ware - piano
- Gene Calderazzo - drums
- Zhenya Strigalev - alto saxophone
- Miguel Gorodi - trumpet
- David BeeBee - double bass (on track 5)
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Abbey Road Sessions by Ian Shaw". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ a b Fordham, John (29 July 2011). "The Guardian Review". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Loudon, Christopher. "Jazzwise Review". JazzTimes. Retrieved 7 May 2021.