Jerry Jeff Walker - Best of the Vanguard Years
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Artist: Jerry Jeff WalkerEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1999-03-23
Music Label: Vanguard Records
Soundtracks:
- Driftin' Way Of Life
- Mr. Bojangles
- Louise
- Morning Song To Sally
- Come Outside, Believe In It
- People Play Games
- Hansel And Gretel
- Fading Lady
- Mixtures
- Shell Game
- North Cumberland Blues
- Let It Ride
- Dust On My Boots
- Old Road
- Gertrude
- Ramblin', Scramblin'
- No Roots In Ramblin'
- Trying To Live Right
- Lost Sea Shanty
- Oops I Can Dance
Free Music Notes for Best of the Vanguard Years
Free Music Review: Not that bad folks....
Hit: 4 Stars
...however, because it includes several Circus Maximus tracks arranged AROUND the more familiar country/folk offerings from Driftin..., it tends to move the disc in 2 distinct directions and upsets the natural laid back flow.The more I listen the more I enjoy both.I do wish the tracks frm Circus Maximus were sequenced first,then Driftin...,but hey,that's what cd programers are for. Yeah,there's a few demos...and demos are demos.Despite what some have suggested though,Circus Maximus did some really unique stuff...and the track "Games People Play"(included here) really shines through for me.
Best of the Vanguard Years Poster
At its best, Jerry Jeff Walker's '60s work mined a rich country-rock vein that would later be identified with Gram Parsons's work with the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, and as a solo artist. At its worst (with his psyche-folkin'-delic band Circus Maximus), he tapped a tepid psychedelia one associates with the Association. The contrast between the two musical approaches is startling, but it demonstrates the timelessness of Walker's solo material. This collection brings together all of his seminal 1969 album Driftin' Way of Life, from the Dylanesque comedy of "Ramblin', Scramblin'" to the quiet beauty of "Morning Song to Sally." Best of also includes a previously unreleased demo version of "Mr. Bojangles" (Walker's most famous composition, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band made it a hit several years later) and a smattering of Walker's work with Circus Maximus. Not only is this a fairly thorough look at Walker's early work, it's also a testament to his tremendous artistic growth. --Percy KeeganCountry Music CDs
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