Listen & tracks
3 of 9 tracks have a preview · 7 works · 37:54
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1 Cats in the Kitchen Linda Cable 6:12
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2 Betcha (Do It) Linda Cable 5:17
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3 Street Kids Linda Cable 3:55
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4 Eastology Linda Cable 4:00
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5 Bells of Freedom Linda Cable 7:38
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6 Speak to Me in Chinese Jeremy Alsop 5:54
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7 Golden Door Linda Cable 4:58
Linda Cable leads a polished Melbourne jazz ensemble through seven original songs that sit between nightclub soul and contemporary jazz. The set rests on her strong, clear voice and a tight band of keyboards, horns, bass, guitar, drums and percussion, with several of the players also writing for the album.
Reviews
There seems to be a fair amount of intelligence involved here and so there is not a great deal of smoke. It's a clean burn as they say … all flames, and clingy ideas and memories working overtime behind your eyeballs.
Artists
Linda Cable
vocals
London-born Linda Cable built her singing career in Australia, moving from blues into a distinctive jazz style. She is known for a strong, clear voice on up-tempo numbers, moody ballads and her own songs.
Peter Jones
composer
Peter Jones is one of Australia's finest jazz pianists, known for performances that have impressed audiences worldwide. Between tours he composes, arranges and conducts in Melbourne's recording and television studios.
Jim Kelly
composer
Jim Kelly established himself as a gifted contemporary guitarist and composer when he formed Australia's leading jazz-rock fusion band Crossfire. He remains in great demand at jazz festivals and live music venues.
Jeremy Alsop
composer
Jeremy Alsop is an Australian bassist, composer and producer, long based in Melbourne, whose rock-steady and adventurous bass anchors contemporary jazz and groove settings.
Performers
- Linda Cable · vocals
- Virgil Donati · drums · tracks 2, 5 and 6
- Peter Jones · keyboards, synthesiser
- Jeremy Alsop · bass · all except track 4
- Bill Harrower · saxophone, flute
- Bobby Venier · trumpet, flugelhorn
- Alex Pertout · percussion
- Roger McLachlan · bass · track 4
- David Jones · drums · tracks 1, 3, 4 and 7
- Jim Kelly · guitar · tracks 1–3
- Lisa Edwards · background vocals
- Roz Bazzani · background vocals
- Mark Domoney · guitar
Technical credits
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Producer
Jeremy Alsop
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Recording Engineer
Michael Letho
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Thanks to
Creative Australia
Details
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 37 minutes 54 seconds
- Release date
- 1985
- Categories
- Australian, Jazz
- Genre
- Jazz & Improvised
- Musical work copyright
- © 1985 Move Records
- Sound recording copyright
- ℗ 1985 Move Records
- Catalogue
- MD 3061
- EAN
- 9314574306125
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