Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (Soundtrack), The
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Fo
Reviewed 2009-01-25
Reviewed 2009-01-25
[coll]: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (soundtrack)
Concord, 2008
Classic New Orleans/traditional jazz, swing, and other tasty treats. I don’t know if the movie’s any good, but this here is some fine listenin’!
* * * * * | Fo’s Picks: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12
1. 0:21 – spoken intro
2. 2:56 – N.O. marching band
3. 3:06 – hot 1920s jazz; Bix & Tram
4. 2:53 – swinging vocal harmony
5. 5:35 – New Orleans trad blues
6. 7:34 – “Basin Street” done right
7. 3:35 – Louis Armstrong vocal
8. 3:06 – serious/heroic male chorus
9. 3:18 – classical piano (Schumann)
10. 3:00 – trad jazz clarinet ballad
11. 3:17 – wonderful trumpet blues
12. 2:38 – it’s time to mambo!
13. 2:46 – classic doo-wop ballad
14. 5:43 – gentle Scott Joplin rag
[ Fo ] 01/25/09
Concord, 2008
Classic New Orleans/traditional jazz, swing, and other tasty treats. I don’t know if the movie’s any good, but this here is some fine listenin’!
* * * * * | Fo’s Picks: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12
1. 0:21 – spoken intro
2. 2:56 – N.O. marching band
3. 3:06 – hot 1920s jazz; Bix & Tram
4. 2:53 – swinging vocal harmony
5. 5:35 – New Orleans trad blues
6. 7:34 – “Basin Street” done right
7. 3:35 – Louis Armstrong vocal
8. 3:06 – serious/heroic male chorus
9. 3:18 – classical piano (Schumann)
10. 3:00 – trad jazz clarinet ballad
11. 3:17 – wonderful trumpet blues
12. 2:38 – it’s time to mambo!
13. 2:46 – classic doo-wop ballad
14. 5:43 – gentle Scott Joplin rag
[ Fo ] 01/25/09
Recent airplay
My Name Is Benjamin, Out Of Nowhere
The Silly Show — Mar 10, 2009
Dear Old Southland
No Cover, No Minimum — Mar 06, 2009
Dear Old Southland, My Name Is Benjamin
The Silly Show — Feb 28, 2009
Out Of Nowhere
Reelin' in the Years — Feb 24, 2009
Out Of Nowhere
The B-side — Feb 23, 2009
Basin Street Blues
Deep Fried Mardi Gras — Feb 21, 2009
Charting
2009-01-25 — 2009-03-29
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Mar 15 | 2 |
| Mar 8 | 1 |
| Mar 1 | 4 |
| Feb 22 | 3 |
| Feb 15 | 1 |
| Feb 8 | 2 |
| Feb 1 | 5 |
Track listing
| 1. | My Name Is Benjamin | ||
| 2. | We Shall Walk Through The Streets Of The City | ||
| 3. | Ostrich Walk | ||
| 4. | That's How Rhythm Was Born | ||
| 5. | Freight Train Blues | ||
| 6. | Basin Street Blues | ||
| 7. | If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) | ||
| 8. | Chanson Sur Staline | ||
| 9. | Schumann: Arabeske For Piano In C Major, Op. 18 | ||
| 10. | Out Of Nowhere | ||
| 11. | Dear Old Southland | ||
| 12. | Skokiaan | ||
| 13. | My Prayer | ||
| 14. | Bethena (A Concert Waltz) |