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Eric Clapton: The Breeze - An Appreciation of JJ Cale

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Label: Bushbranch/Surfdog
Released: 2014.07.29
Time:
 51:33
Category: Blues
Producer(s): Eric Clapton, Simon Climie
Rating: ********.. (8/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.ericclapton.com
Appears with: Yardbirds
Purchase date: 2013
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] Call Me the Breeze (J.J.Cale) - 3:06
[2] Rock And Roll Records (J.J.Cale) - 2:19
[3] Someday (J.J.Cale/W.Richmond)) - 3:48
[4] Lies (J.J.Cale) - 3:06
[5] Sensitive Kind (J.J.Cale) - 5:17
[6] Cajun Moon (J.J.Cale) - 2:27
[7] Magnolia (J.J.Cale) - 3:41
[8] I Got the Same Old Blues (J.J.Cale) - 3:02
[9] Songbird (J.J.Cale) - 2:55
[10] Since You Said Goodbye (J.J.Cale) - 3:00
[11] I’ll Be There [If You Ever Want Me] (R.Gabbard/R.Price) - 2:36
[12] The Old Man And Me (J.J.Cale) - 2:56
[13] Train to Nowhere (J.J.Cale) - 4:51
[14] Starbound (J.J.Cale) - 2:03
[15] Don’t Wait (J.J.Cale/Ch.Lakeland) - 2:46
[16] Crying Eyes (J.J.Cale) - 3:30

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Eric Clapton – vocals, guitars, dobro

Tom Petty – vocals, guitar on [2,8,12]
Mark Knopfler – guitar, vocals on [3,13]
John Mayer – guitar, vocals on [4,7,15]
Willie Nelson – guitar, vocals on [9,14]
Don White – guitar, vocals on [5,11,13]
Christine Lakeland – guitar, vocals on [16]

Simon Climie – keyboards, organ, piano, drum programming, percussion, background vocals
Reggie Young – guitar
Derek Trucks – guitar
Albert Lee – guitar
David Lindley – guitar
Don Preston – guitar
Mike Campbell - guitar
Doyle Bramhall II – guitar
Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
Jimmy Markham – harmonica
Mickey Raphael – harmonica
Michelle John – background vocals
Sharon White – background vocals
James Cruce – drums
Jim Karstein – drums
Jamie Oldaker – drums
David Teegarden – drums
Satnam Ramgotra – tablas
Nathan East – bass
Jim Keltner – drums
Walt Richmond – keyboards, organ, piano

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The Breeze – An Appreciation of JJ Cale ist das 22. Studioalbum des britischen Rockmusikers Eric Clapton. Es erschien im Juli 2014 als Hommage an den 2013 verstorbenen J.J. Cale. Clapton bezeichnete Cale oft als großen Einfluss seiner Musik und als einen der wichtigsten Vertreter der Rockmusik. Um Cale zu danken und zu ehren, bat Clapton einige Freunde, auf dem Album mitzuwirken.
“I would like people to tap into what JJ Cale did – that’s the point. I’m just the messenger; I’ve always felt that that’s my job. I try to interpret things so that the public at large, or at least the people who listen to what I do, will become intrigued about where I got it from.”

„Ich möchte Leute dazu bringen zu hören, was JJ Cale geschaffen hat. Ich bin nur der Bote; ich habe immer schon gespürt, dass dies meine Aufgabe ist. Ich versuche, die Dinge so zu interpretieren, dass ein größeres Publikum, oder zumindest die Leute, die meine Musik hören, sich fragen, woher meine Sachen kommen.“

– Eric Clapton
Laut.de - Über die Qualität der Versionen lässt sich nicht meckern. Vielleicht ist die Produktion eine Spur zu glatt ausgefallen, doch fließt die Platte vor sich hin, dass es eine Freude ist.



In a sense, nearly every album Eric Clapton recorded after 1970 has been a tribute to J.J. Cale. On that first solo album, Clapton cut a cover of Cale's "After Midnight" and while he was under the spell of Delaney Bramlett for that album, soon enough Slowhand began drifting toward the laconic shuffle that was Cale's stock in trade. Clapton never hesitated to credit Cale, dropping his name in interviews, turning "Cocaine" into a modern standard, even going so far as to record an entire duet album with the Oklahoma troubadour called The Road to Escondido in 2006. In other words, E.C. owed J.J. little but after Cale passed at the age of 74, the guitarist decided to pay a full-scale tribute in the form of the 2014 LP The Breeze: An Appreciation of J.J. Cale. Working with most of his regular band, Clapton also invited a host of friends who share a soft spot for Cale, including Tom Petty, Mark Knopfler, John Mayer, Willie Nelson, and the Oklahoma-based singer Don White, whose vocals are within the range of the departed Cale. All of these musicians don't distract from E.C.'s version of J.J.: everybody slides into an exceedingly laid-back, pristine roots groove, one that barely rises above a steady simmer -- only "I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)" boogies, but "Cajun Moon" skips along, too -- and one that's executed with the precision of old pros. Occasionally, a personal stylistic quirk stamps a track with a signature -- there's no mistaking Willie's idiosyncratic phrasing or Knopfler's Strat -- but otherwise, everybody is operating at the same relaxed pace, differences between the musicians disappearing alongside the distinctions between songs. It's all perfectly pleasant and a convincing testament to what Clapton learned from Cale, although its silvery monochromatic shuffles suggest J.J. was a little more one-dimensional than he actually was.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine - AllMusic.com



Starbucks - Auszeichnung als Pick of the Week

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - Auszeichnung Album der Woche

Hr1 - Ein richtig schönes entspanntes Sommeralbum, mit Understatement und großer Gitarrenkunst.

Jpc - ein abwechslungsreiches Kaleidoskop gepflegter Gitarrenstile und –sounds mit viel Blues und Rock ’n’ Roll

Spiegel.de - Die CD macht vor allem Lust, die Originale wieder zu entdecken.

LA Times - Einzigartiger Charme

Paste Magazine - Es ist alles wert!




Eric Clapton has often stated that JJ Cale is one of the single most important figures in rock history, a sentiment echoed by many of his fellow musicians. Cale s influence on Clapton and many of today s artists cannot be understated. To honor JJ s legacy, a year after his passing, Clapton gathered a group of like-minded friends and musicians for Eric Clapton & Friends - The Breeze (An Appreciation of JJ Cale). With performances by Clapton, Mark Knopfler, John Mayer, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, Derek Trucks and Don White, the album features 16 beloved JJ Cale songs and is named for the 1972 single "Call Me The Breeze."

Amazon.com



In the early Seventies, after the implosions of Cream and Blind Faith, Eric Clapton found profound influence in the California grooves of reclusive songwriter JJ Cale – who supplied Clapton with two of his biggest solo hits ("After Midnight" and "Cocaine"). Clapton repaid his debt to Cale once with their 2006 collaboration, The Road to Escondido, and he takes that idea a step further with this tribute album, conceived at Cale's funeral last year. Clapton's renditions can be a little too faithful: He nails Cale's throaty growl on "Cajun Moon," but the track fades out just as it might have opened up into a Dead-style jam; "Lies," sung with John Mayer, could have benefited from the charismatic delivery of a vet like Dr. John or Leon Russell. The best moments break free from the restraints of Cale's writing. Tom Petty delivers "Rock and Roll Records" with wry swagger, and Mark Knopfler puts his stamp on "Train to Nowhere" with gloomy Strat acrobatics. And just like one of Clapton's Crossroads fests, The Breeze heats up toward the end. Willie Nelson adds a spiritual intensity to "Starbound" – and, best of all, Don White, from Cale's native Tulsa, Oklahoma, howls the Burrito Brothers-style stomper "I'll Be There," grooving like a high-noon drive through the Baja desert.

Patrick Doyle - July 29, 2014
RollingStone.com



»Ein Jahr nach dem Tod der Tulsa-Legende J. J. Cale hat Clapton seinem alten Kumpel einen letzten Freundschaftsdienst erwiesen und lässt 16 Songs des Laidback-Rockers mit einer Stargarde mitreißend neu aufleben. Natürlich zupft er selbst auch inspiriert die Saiten. Es groovt entspannt bei diesem klangvollen Genre-Mix aus Blues, Rock, Country und Folk.«

(stereoplay, September 2014)



»Dabei sind es weniger ›Neuinterpretationen‹ (wie es im Release-Info heißt), sondern mehr oder minder werkgetreue Versionen von Cale-Songs wie dem titelgebenden ›Call Me The Breeze‹ oder ›Sensitive Kind‹, mit denen man diesem hier musikalisch die letzte Ehre erweist.«

(Good Times, Oktober / November 2014)



»... hervorragende Neufassungen von 16 Laidback-Liedern aus Cales Werkkatalog ...«

(Stereo, Oktober 2014)



Die Rückseite der Hülle bietet zwei Überraschungen, noch bevor man die Schutzfolie entfernt hat. Die erste: Obwohl Eric Clapton und einige weitere Stars dem legendären Kauz die Ehre erweisen, erscheint die Hommage bei einer kleinen Plattenfirma wie Surfdog. Dort stehen zwar Mittelkaräter wie Brian Setzer oder Glen Campbell unter Vertrag, doch handelt es sich sicherlich nicht um ein Major-Label.

Die zweite Überraschung steckt in der Liste der Gastmusiker, die Clapton zusammen getrommelt hat. In diesem Fall echte Hochkaräter: Mark Knopfler, John Mayer, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty und Don White. Moment mal. Wer zum Teufel ist Don White?

Die Suchmaschine liefert gleich eine ganze Liste an Ergebnissen. Das Foto eines Unbekannten im Booklet hilft weiter: Es handelt sich um einen Musiker aus Tulsa, der Geburtsstadt J.J. Cales, also um einen der Vertreter des Tulsa-Sounds. Dieses Etikett bekam der Stil zwischen Country, Folk, Rock(abilly) und Blues aus der Stadt in Oklahoma aufgedrückt. Auf seiner Webseite, in den vier Jahren vor dieser Veröffentlichung nicht mehr aktualisiert, bezeichnet er sich als Songwriter's Songwriter.

Einer also, der unter Kollegen durchaus bekannt ist, der den Durchbruch aber nie geschafft hat. Oder ihn vielleicht auch gar nicht wollte, genauso wie Cale. Der zog sich einst in die kalifornische Ödnis zurück, lebte in einfachen Verhältnissen und stopfte das viele Geld, das er verdiente, einfach in einen Hohlraum seines Hauses.

Diese entspannte Lebenshaltung beeinflusste seine Musik maßgeblich - und keiner kann ihn besser interpretieren als Clapton, dessen erster Solohit "After Midnight" im Jahr 1970 ein Stück Cales war, genau wie ein weiterer großer Erfolg, "Cocaine", 1977. Allein die Tantiemen dafür dürften Cale gereicht haben, um sich gut über Wasser zu halten.

Dennoch ging er ab und zu ins Studio und veröffentlichte insgesamt 15 Alben. Genügend Material also, um 16 Stücke für dieses Tribute auszusuchen. Dass "After Midnight" und "Cocaine" nicht mit von der Partie sind, überrascht nicht. Schließlich verfolgte Clapton das Ziel, Cales Musik einem großen Publikum zugänglich zu machen: seinem eigenen.

Über die Qualität der Versionen lässt sich nicht meckern. Vielleicht ist die Produktion eine Spur zu glatt ausgefallen, doch fließt die Platte vor sich hin, dass es eine Freude ist. Passend zu einer Aussage Cales: "Wir sind Wasser in einem Fluss. Das Wasser ist, wenn wir Glück haben, sauber, es sind ein paar Fische drin, es fließt vorbei, dann ist es weg, neues Wasser kommt", sagte er in einem Interview.

Die verschiedenen Gastmusiker drängen sich nicht auf, vor allem nicht stimmlich, sondern fügen sich der nie reißenden Strömung. Claptons Gitarre steht natürlich im Vordergrund, doch hört man auch Mark Knopfler und vor allem Willie Nelsons legendäre Trigger in den Stücken, die sie interpretieren, heraus. John Mayer hält sich vornehm zurück, wie auch Tom Petty, der so ruhig singt, dass man ihn kaum erkennt.

Auch die übrigen Musiker, allen voran Jim Keltner, der mit seinem Schlagzeug seit den 60ern so ziemlich alles begleitet hat, was Rang und Namen hat, stehen für Qualität. Doch auch hier gilt: Das Gesamtergebnis zählt mehr als die einzelnen Namen.

"So ist das Leben. Ich habe Glück gehabt. Ich kann sagen: Das Wasser rauscht vorbei, und ein paar Songs werden bleiben", beendete Cale im Interview seinen Gedankengang. Er hatte Recht: Seine Songs sind geblieben. Auch dank dieser Hommage, die Lust macht auf mehr. Im Original, natürlich.

Giuliano Benassi - Laut.de
 

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Call Me The Breeze

They call me the breeze, I keep blowing down the road
They call me the breeze, I keep blowing down the road
I ain't got me nobody, I ain't carrying me no load

Ain't no change in the weather, ain't no change in me
Ain't no change in the weather, ain't no change in me
I ain't hidin' from nobody, ain't nobody hidin' from me

I got that green light, babe, I got to keep moving on
I got that green light, babe, I got to keep moving on
I might go out to California, might go down to Georgia, might stay home


Rock And Roll Records

I make rock 'n' roll records
I sell 'em for a dime
I make my living and feed my children
All in good time
The blues they go for a quarter
Guaranteed to satisfy
It's a real funky deal
Don't let it pass you by
If your evening sun don't shine, my friend
Tell you what I'm gonna do I'm gonna hammer out this rhythm
Till I get right next to you


Someday

Someday she'll be here, that's a fact
Someday, she'll be coming right back
Maybe I'm dreaming
I hope it's not so, but
Someday she's comin' back I know
You know I'm ready, to see her again
When that someday will never end

When she left with no goodbye
I was stuck with those lonely nights
You know what I mean, it's always the same
Ain't no medicine for that kind of pain
Someday comes and goes away
Bringing me a better day

Ain't no pity, ain't no shame
I hope that someday will come again
Maybe I'm dreaming
I hope it's not so
Somedays' comin', it's comin' I know
Maybe I'm dreaming
I hope it's not so
Somedays' comin', it's comin' I know


Lies

You told me this, you told me that
You try to tell me, tell me where it's at
You said you loved me, I can see through that
Lies, lies, lies

You left me hangin', hangin' from a limb
You said you loved me, then you left with him
Lord, you did it to me, I see it in your eyes
Lies, lies, lies

Tell me baby, why you take my time
You get a thrill off playing with my mind
Lord, you did it to me, I see it in your eyes
Lies, lies, lies


Sensitive Kind

Don't take her for granted
She has a hard time
Don't misunderstand her
Or play with her mind
Treat her so gently
It will pay you in time
You've got to know
She's the sensitive kind
Tell her you love her
Each and every night
You will discover
She will treat you right
If you believe
I know you will find
There ain't nothing like
The sensitive kind
She gets so lonely
Waiting for you
You are the only
Thing to help her through
Don't take her for granted
She has a hard time
You've got to know
She's the sensitive kind


Cajun Moon

Cajun moon, where does your power lie
As you move across the southern sky
You took my babe way too soon
What have you done, Cajun moon
Someday babe, when you want your man
And you find him gone, just like the wind
Don't trouble your mind whatever you do
'Cause Cajun moon took him from you
When daylight fades, the night comes on
You can hear the silence of this song
Don't trouble your mind whatever you do
'Cause he got me like he got you


Magnolia

Whippoorwill's singing
Soft summer breeze
Makes me think of my baby
I left down in New Orleans
I left down in New Orleans
Magnolia, you sweet thing
You're driving me mad
Got to get back to you, babe
You're the best I ever had
You're the best I ever had
You whisper "Good morning"
So gently in my ear
I'm coming home to you, babe
I'll soon be there
I'll soon be there


I Got The Same Old Blues

Have you heard that rumour that's going around
You got it made, way across town
It's the same old story, tell me where does it end
Yes, I heard the news, it's the same old blues again
When I wrote you a letter, you must have read it wrong
I stood at your doorway, but you was gone
I took a lot of courage and let the telephone ring
It's the same old blues, same old blues again
When you give me the business, you know I get a mind
'Cause I've got a lot of patience and I've got a lot of time
It's the same old story, tell me where does it end
It's the same old blues, same old blues again
I'm gonna find me a mountain, I'm gonna hide out
I ain't talking to you and I ain't coming out
Yeah, I heard that rumour, tell me where does it end
It's the same old blues, same old blues again


Songbird

For you, there'll be no more crying,
For you, the sun will be shining,
And I feel that when I'm with you,
It's alright, I know it's right

To you, I'll give the world
To you, I'll never be cold
'Cause I feel that when I'm with you,
It's alright, I know it's right.

And the songbirds are singing,
Like they know the score,
And I love you, I love you, I love you,
Like never before.

And I wish you all the love in the world,
But most of all, I wish it from myself.
And the songbirds keep singing,
Like they know the score,
And I love you, I love you, I love you,
Like never before, like never before.


Since You Said Goodbye

Rain keeps fallin' on my head
Sun keeps burnin' out my eyes
Lord the moon he knows I'm blue
And it's all because of you

Ever since you said goodbye
Black cloud hangin' over me
I can't seem to do it right
Lord the wind it never blows
The river never flows

Ever since you said goodbye
Sunny days have come and gone
Heaven knows I'm here cryin'
Lord the moon he knows I'm blue
And it's all because of you
Ever since you said goodbye


I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)

There ain't no chains strong enough to hold me
Ain't no breeze big enough to slow me
Never have seen a river that's too wide
There ain't no jail tight enough to lock me
Ain't no man big enough to stop me
I'll be there if you ever want me by your side
There ain't no rope stout enough to bind me
Look for me, honey, you will find me
Any old time, get ready with your charm
I'll be there ready and a-waiting
There won't be any hesitating
I'll be there if you ever want me in your arms
Love me, if you're ever going to love me
Never have seen a road too rough to ride
There ain't no chain strong enough to hold me
Ain't no breeze big enough to slow me
I'll be there if you ever want me by your side


The Old Man And Me

The old man he catches the fish in the morning
He rides the river every day
I sit on the bank and I holler when he passes
"Hey, old man, are they biting today"
I wake up in the morning, thinking 'bout my troubles
I go down to the water and they pass away
And when the old man comes a-floating down the river
"Hey, old man, are they biting today"
Now here we've got a thing that keeps on rolling
It ain't heavy, don't take it that way
The old man and me, we got a good thing going
He gets his fish and I sit all day
He gets his fish and I sit all day


Train To Nowhere

You can catch it if you want to ride
Don't you worry if it pass you by
You can catch it if you want to ride
Don't you worry if it pass you by

Lord you know the reason why
On this train till I die
Train I ride goes to God knows where
I don't know and I don't care

Train I ride goes to God knows where
I don't know and I don't care
If you ain't got money don't despair
'Cause you don't have to pay no fare

Please now brother don't you ride this train
Ride the wrong rails, live your life in vain
Please now brother don't you ride this train
Ride the wrong rails, live your life in vain


Starbound

When you and I are ready, no longer earthly-bound
We'll travel through the crystal night, starbound
Heaven holds a mystery, wrapped inside a sound
Through the eyes of time, starbound, you and I
A floating star is what we are
Suspended in space
Outward-bound it's the only home we've found
To save the human race
Speed is now their captain, kings that lost their crown
Motion is our master, starbound
Starbound
Starbound


Don't Wait

Don't wait, don't wait
Don't wait for the good times to come
We got 'em right here, we're on the run
Don't wait, don't wait
Going back, going back
Going way back, back in time
Another place, another mind
Going back, going back
Walk on, walk on
Walk on straight ahead
Don't look around, don't turn your head
Walk on, walk on
Fly away, fly away
Fly away away with me
I never been so flying free
Fly away, fly away
Bye bye, bye bye
Please don't ever say
You're leaving me, you're going away
Bye bye, bye bye


Crying Eyes

It ain't easy drying these crying eyes of mine
It ain't easy drying these crying eyes of mine
I get so lonely, lonely, lonely

It ain't easy drying these crying eyes of mine
What can you do when those tears make you blind
What can you do when those tears make you blind
I get so lonely, lonely, lonely

What can you do with these crying eyes of mine

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