Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (Soundtrack), The

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Jazz | Jan 2009

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Fo
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

Recent airplay

My Name Is Benjamin, Out Of Nowhere
The Silly ShowMar 10, 2009
Dear Old Southland
No Cover, No MinimumMar 06, 2009
Dear Old Southland, My Name Is Benjamin
The Silly ShowFeb 28, 2009
Out Of Nowhere
Reelin' in the YearsFeb 24, 2009
Out Of Nowhere
The B-sideFeb 23, 2009
Basin Street Blues
Deep Fried Mardi GrasFeb 21, 2009

Charting

2009-01-25 — 2009-03-29 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
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)