Name: Pointless Nostalgic by Jamie Cullum
Brand: Jamie Cullum
SKU: 708857978229
Price: 9.9 USD
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Rating: 4 (91 reviews)

ALBUM

With a few hard-to-find releases under his belt, Pointless Nostalgic marks the more widespread debut of piano-pounding British crooner Jamie Cullum. Barely in his twenties, Cullum has a wise old rasp that usually takes decades of chain-smoking to acquire. Cullum's move to mix jazz standards, American songbook classics, and contemporary popular music was a risky one that could easily isolate fans of each genre. However, Cullum managed to find a unifying thread in all of the styles, tying them together in a manner that seemed like the natural culmination of a diverse record collection. Jazz plays heaviest in the mix, but Cullum's version of it is lively and roguish. A rock & roll spirit among erstwhile snobs, he brings blue jeans to the beret set. The only real downfall of the album is that the music is often outmatched by Cullum's pipes to the point of distraction. The blaring horns are too often off-key and grating, detracting from an otherwise well-performed album. Highlights come courtesy of Cullum's diverse and well-chosen array of cover songs. While so many Harry Connick, Jr. wannabes stick to the standards and limply mimic moves lifted from Frank Sinatra's catalog, Cullum hops from Radiohead to Thelonious Monk with equal verve and accomplishment. Closing number "I Want to Be a Popstar" is a playful rumination on the advantages of being a pop star rather than a jazz key pounder. The mischievous romp exemplifies the lighthearted approach that has become Cullum's calling card, endearing him to jazzophiles and screaming young girls alike. Cullum's popularity subsequently skyrocketed with 2004's Twentysomething, which exhibited a fuller grasp of his vocal strength and featured a strong backing band to match. On that album, his increasingly scratchy croon wrings every sultry note out of Jeff Buckley's "Lover, You Should Have Come Over," and he puts a sly dance club spin on "I Could Have Danced All Night." Even with the expert selection of covers, however, it's his own cheeky nod to the restlessness of youth, "Twentysomething," that steals the show. ~ Karen E. Graves

8. It Ain't Necessarily So

by Jamie Cullum

Featured Artist: Geoff Gascoyne
Jamie Cullum
Sebastian De Krom; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Jamie Cullum; Main Performer
Composer: George Gershwin
Ira Gershwin; Composer
Producer: Jamie Cullum
Geoff Gascoyne; Production

10. Too Close For Comfort

by Jamie Cullum

Featured Artist: Ben Castle
Martin Shaw
Geoff Gascoyne
Jamie Cullum
Sebastian De Krom
Matt Wates
Martin Gladdish; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Jamie Cullum; Main Performer
Composer: George David Weiss
Jerry Bock
Larry Holefcenor; Composer
Producer: Jamie Cullum
Geoff Gascoyne; Production

3. Devil May Care

by Jamie Cullum

Featured Artist: Ben Castle
Martin Shaw
Geoff Gascoyne
Jamie Cullum
Sebastian De Krom
Matt Wates
Martin Gladdish; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Jamie Cullum; Main Performer
Composer: Harry Warren
Johnny Burke; Composer
Producer: Jamie Cullum
Geoff Gascoyne; Production

11. A Time For Love

by Jamie Cullum

Featured Artist: Jamie Cullum
Dave O' Higgins; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Jamie Cullum; Main Performer
Composer: Johnny Mandel
Paul F. Webster; Composer
Producer: Jamie Cullum
Geoff Gascoyne; Production

5. Pointless Nostalgic

by Jamie Cullum

Featured Artist: Geoff Gascoyne
Jamie Cullum
Sebastian De Krom; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Jamie Cullum; Main Performer
Composer: Ben Cullum
Jamie Cullum; Composer
Producer: Jamie Cullum
Geoff Gascoyne; Production

7. Well You Needn't

by Jamie Cullum

Featured Artist: Ben Castle
Geoff Gascoyne
Jamie Cullum
Sebastian De Krom; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Jamie Cullum; Main Performer
Composer: Thelonious Monk; Composer
Producer: Jamie Cullum
Geoff Gascoyne; Production

2. I Can't Get Started

by Jamie Cullum

Featured Artist: Geoff Gascoyne
Jamie Cullum
Sebastian De Krom
Matt Wates; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Jamie Cullum; Main Performer
Composer: Ira Gershwin
Vernon Duke; Composer
Producer: Jamie Cullum
Geoff Gascoyne; Production

4. You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You

by Jamie Cullum

Featured Artist: Geoff Gascoyne
Jamie Cullum
Sebastian De Krom; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Jamie Cullum; Main Performer
Composer: James Cavanaugh
Larry Stock
Russ Morgan; Composer
Producer: Jamie Cullum
Geoff Gascoyne; Production

9. High And Dry

by Jamie Cullum

Featured Artist: Geoff Gascoyne
Jamie Cullum
Sebastian De Krom; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Jamie Cullum; Main Performer
Composer: Colin Greenwood
Ed O'brien
Jonny Greenwood
Philip Selway
Thom Yorke; Composer
Producer: Jamie Cullum
Geoff Gascoyne; Production

12. Lookin' Good

by Jamie Cullum

Featured Artist: Martin Shaw
Geoff Gascoyne
Jamie Cullum
Sebastian De Krom
Matt Wates
Martin Gladdish; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Jamie Cullum; Main Performer
Composer: Dave Frishberg; Composer
Producer: Jamie Cullum
Geoff Gascoyne; Production

1. You And The Night And The Music

by Jamie Cullum

Featured Artist: Martin Shaw
Geoff Gascoyne
Jamie Cullum
Sebastian De Krom; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Jamie Cullum; Main Performer
Composer: Arthur Schwartz
Howard Dietz; Composer
Producer: Jamie Cullum
Geoff Gascoyne; Production

13. I Want To Be A Popstar

by Jamie Cullum

Featured Artist: Geoff Gascoyne
Jamie Cullum
Sebastiaan De Krom; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Jamie Cullum; Main Performer
Composer: Jamie Cullum; Composer
Producer: Jamie Cullum
Geoff Gascoyne; Production

6. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning

by Jamie Cullum

Featured Artist: Ben Castle
Martin Shaw
Geoff Gascoyne
Jamie Cullum
Sebastian De Krom
Matt Wates
Martin Gladdish; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Jamie Cullum; Main Performer
Composer: Bob Hilliard
David Mann; Composer
Producer: Jamie Cullum
Geoff Gascoyne; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

13 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

55 minutes and 31 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 620x620 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

10/13 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Vocal, Adult Contemporary, Pop-Jazz

Label

Candid Productions

Music Distribution Service

Orchard Enterprises Inc

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 2001

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

708857978229

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Pointless Nostalgic

8. It Ain't Necessarily So

10. Too Close For Comfort

3. Devil May Care

11. A Time For Love

5. Pointless Nostalgic

7. Well You Needn't

2. I Can't Get Started

4. You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You

9. High And Dry

12. Lookin' Good

1. You And The Night And The Music

13. I Want To Be A Popstar

6. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning

Technical Specifications

Pointless Nostalgic

Product information

Release options

8. It Ain't Necessarily So

10. Too Close For Comfort

3. Devil May Care

11. A Time For Love

5. Pointless Nostalgic

7. Well You Needn't

2. I Can't Get Started

4. You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You

9. High And Dry

12. Lookin' Good

1. You And The Night And The Music

13. I Want To Be A Popstar

6. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning

Technical Specifications