John Hammond - Wicked Grin (songs of Tom Waits)
John Hammond never got over the blues revival of the early ’60s, and that made his career. The son of hyper-influential producer and talent scout John Hammond Sr., Hammond Jr. found his voice while singing the songs of the giants and the forgotten blues masters who came before him. A revivalist in the truest sense, he’s long served as a reverent, smart reminder of the rich and occasionally neglected homegrown blues tradition. Hammond’s general refusal to deviate from that formula has become a bit of a trademark, but the new Wicked Grin suggests that the occasional departure might be worth his time. The album, a collection of Tom Waits songs produced by Waits, allows Hammond to stretch out a bit while underscoring his subject’s connections to the blues. Opting on some tracks for traditional blues arrangement, and on others for the avant-noise sound of his more recent albums, Waits provides Hammond with an evocative backdrop for his growling. At times, Hammond sounds uncannily like his producer, particularly when dipping into the lower registers, but even when the sound remains familiar, the approach does not. Waits songs both vintage (“16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought Six,“ “Shore Leave“) and recent (“Get Behind The Mule“ and a pair of new tracks) get filtered through Hammond’s distinctive interpretive skills, and his authority helps confirm Waits’ timelessness. Waits stays off the scene vocally until the album-closing traditional gospel number “I Know I’ve Been Changed,“ but by then Wicked Grin has already distinguished itself as a near-perfect mix of two sympathetic talents operating in top form.
John Hammond nunca superó el renacimiento del blues de principios de los 60, y eso hizo su carrera. El hijo del productor hiper-influyente y buscador de talentos John Hammond Sr. Hammond Jr. encontró su voz mientras cantaba las canciones de los gigantes y los maestros del blues olvidados que vinieron antes que él. Un revivalista en el sentido más verdadero, ha servido durante mucho tiempo como un recordatorio reverente e inteligente de la rica y ocasionalmente descuidada tradición de blues de cosecha propia. La negativa general de Hammond a desviarse de esa fórmula se ha convertido en una especie de marca registrada, pero el nuevo Wicked Grin sugiere que la partida ocasional podría valer la pena. El álbum, una colección de canciones de Tom Waits producidas por Waits, le permite a Hammond estirarse un poco mientras subraya las conexiones de su tema con el blues. Al elegir algunos temas para los arreglos de blues tradicionales y otros para el sonido de vanguardia de sus álbumes más recientes, Waits le brinda a Hammond un fondo evocador para su gruñido. A veces, Hammond se parece mucho a su productor, particularmente cuando se sumerge en los registros inferiores, pero incluso cuando el sonido sigue siendo familiar, el enfoque no lo hace. Las canciones de Waits, tanto antiguas (“16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought Six“, “Shore Leave“) como recientes (“Get Behind The Mule“ y un par de pistas nuevas) se filtran a través de las habilidades interpretativas distintivas de Hammond, y su autoridad ayuda a confirmar Espera la atemporalidad. Waits permanece fuera de escena vocalmente hasta que el número del evangelio tradicional que cierra el álbum, “Sé que he sido cambiado“, pero para entonces Wicked Grin ya se ha distinguido como una mezcla casi perfecta de dos talentos comprensivos que operan en plena forma.
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