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The Works
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Manufacturer: Bad Dog Records
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Additional The Works Information
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The Works, Jonatha Brooke's seventh solo release, is a full-length album of previously unheard lyrics by Woody Guthrie, set to original music written and performed by Brooke. Brooke is one of a select group of artists to be invited into the Guthrie Archives to create new works from his vast collection of lyrics, prose, poetry and artwork. Brooke co-produced The Works with the legendary Bob Clearmountain (Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones). Recorded over a two-month period in New York City, several acclaimed musicians including keyboardist Joe Sample (Eric Clapton, B.B. King), bassist Christian McBride (Sting, Diana Krall), drummer Steve Gadd (Paul Simon, Eric Clapton), and steel guitarist Greg Leisz (Joni Mitchell, k.d. lang, Wilco), joined Brooke in the studio. The album features duets with artists Keb' Mo' on 'All You Gotta Do Is Touch Me'; Eric Bazilian on 'There's More True Lovers Than One' ; Glen Phillips on 'Sweetest Angel'; with a special guest appearance by Derek Trucks playing slide guitar on 'New Star.'
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What Customers Say About The Works:
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CD in great shape, arrived bfore expected. Excelent production. Some pieces spectacular, others not at exciting as her other pieces.
Brooke does a wonderful job of blending Guthrie's words with her music. Hands down, one of the best CD's of the year.
A few days after I had given it to him, my mother called me up to tell me about how they had sat down together and listened to the whole album. I can't think of a better recommendation than that. I first heard Jonatha Brooke giving an interview on NPR promoting this album. She raved about how wonderful it was and how much they had enjoyed listening to it together. :) I was delighted both by her and the clips they played. I knew immediately that it would be a perfect gift for my father.
And she picked superb collaborators, notably jazzmen Joe Sample, Steve Gadd and Christian McBride. What a revelation. But there are no bad choices here from the opening "MY Sweet and Bitter Bowl" through the propulsive harmonies of "There's More True Lovers Than One," the simple ballad "Sweetest Angel," and the cinematic scope of "Madonna On the Curb." A must-have. Keb Mo duets on the wonderfully sexy, "All You Gotta Do Is Touch Me," the album's best cut. Brooke is the latest artist given entree to the Guthrie archives. She's chosen well, showing another more personal side to him.
If you like this you may also want to look at the first albums of Woody's unreleased poems set to music from about 10 years ago : Mermaid Avenue and Mermaid Avenue Vol.II by Billy Bragg and Wilco. I love this album. Jonatha Brooke does Woody proud with this album of his poems.
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