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01. CHARLIE JONES - The Messenger
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02. CHARLIE JONES - Big Hair
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03. CHARLIE JONES - Love Form
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04. CHARLIE JONES - Dove Magic
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05. CHARLIE JONES - Phthonos
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06. CHARLIE JONES - Silver
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07. CHARLIE JONES - Death Hand
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08. CHARLIE JONES - Reconstruction
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ARTIST
JONES, CHARLIE
TITLE
Love Form
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
STRANGER RECORDS
CATALOG #
STRLP 016LP
STRLP 016LP
GENRE
JAZZ
RELEASE DATE
10/29/2013
LP version. From the opening tendrils of "The Messenger" to the blaze of distortion, intimately conversational piano and persistent snare keeping things tight that follow, the debut album by
Charlie Jones
immediately puts you in the mood. Charlie Jones is a musician's musician. His bass playing has been called upon by the likes of
Robert Plant
,
Page & Plant
,
Siouxsie Sioux
and, latterly,
Goldfrapp
. His talents as a composer saw him win a Grammy for co-writing on the Robert Plant and
Alison Krauss
album
Raising Sand
. On
Love Form
, Charlie finds his own métier, stretching out to two sides of instrumental languor and tension that only a well-seasoned writer and player could conjure. Stylish, intellectual and sensuous noir of this ilk is at best hinted at or sampled these days but here we are blessed with the talents of a composer able to fully immerse himself in the depths of such kaleidoscopic dimensions. Each successive track on
Love Form
offers evidence of a muscular and musical brain that crackles with invention. Conceived as an account of his adventures in rock 'n' roll, the squalling drone and driving jazz drums of "Big Hair" channels the
Master Musicians Of Joujouka
and
Jack DeJohnette
jamming in a Moroccan souk, evoking an inner landscape redolent with meaning. Elsewhere, such as on "Silver," the presence of jazz percussion, strings and a soaring soul voice -- generated entirely by electronic distortion -- momentarily suggests different eras before taking you somewhere else entirely. The choice of musicians he has assembled says much about the care with which Charlie approached the making of this remarkable album. They include leading harpist
Ruth Wall
,
Portishead
and
Massive Attack
-collaborator
Johnny Baggot
on piano,
Alison Goldfrapp
on whistling duties and no fewer than four top-tier percussionists in
Rob Brian
,
Chris Hughes
,
Clive Deamer
and
Tony Orrell
.
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