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Considering
this album was recorded in 1959, you may wonder why
i'd chose to review it now. I'd say that it's because
it's a major part of the Beat movement of which i have
a slight interest (i'm intending on reading "On
the Road" one of these days rolling around), it's
also what the great minds of the fifties listened to,
and they've influenced every day since. I'd also say
that i review what i think people who are like me should
listen to. Anyone who sees the fundamental problems
with society and knows that people just don't care enough
to fix them. This is your music. This is a huge influence
on one of my heroes as well, Jimi Hendrix, not to mention
the Doors. Lastly, i'd say that this is a review i'd
been intending on doing ever since I first heard "So
What", and just hadn't spent the money on the CD
until now. This is the remastered version, re-recorded
to fix some problems with the originals. It says in
the album that "If you're going to heaven, might
as well go first class all the way." Which I suppose
is correct, because this album is heaven in sound. It's
relaxation music for a generation which was too tired
to begin with. The tracks are as follows.
01.
So What
02. Freddie Freeloader
03. Blue in Green
04. All Blues
05. Flamenco Sketches
06. Flamenco Sketches (Alternate Take)
So
What is a memory of the Big City in sound. It is New
York in the 50's in sound. It is walking down a sidewalk
but having enough space to actually walk. Oddly enough,
I've found that (and Tosh can attest to this) this track
goes almost too well with a game of GTA 3. The next
track, Freddie Freeloader is just pure jazz. Possibly
my least favorite of the CD. Blue in Green is background
music to bar in the 50's and you're drowning your sorrows
in a bottle of gin. All Blues is a rather odd track,
i can't picture exactly what it's describing. Flamenco
Sketches is a quiet walk in Central Park in fall with
your significant other. a beautifully well-crafted album
which can be just breathtaking if you step back and
look at what it's showing you. A classic that all of
us should listen to at some point.
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