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Friday, September 6, 2024

The James Taylor Quartet • Blow Up! A JTQ Collection


 
Review by Thom Jurek
Simply put, Blow Up! A JTQ Collection is the most representative set of the band's work until Hammond-Ology (a double disc) a few years later. Released as a joint effort between Acid Jazz and Music Club, it is loaded with 17 burning cuts ranging from raw, woolly spy-groovers like "Mission Impossible" and "Theme from Dirty Harry" by Lalo Schifrin to the monstrous U.K. hit the band had with its instrumental meltdown reading of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" to the funky, soulful groove jazz of tracks such as "3 Mile Island," "One Way Street," and "In the Hand of the Inevitable." The harder-driving funked-up jazz-rock (and that doesn't mean fusion) on "Europa" and "Check It Out" illustrate yet another side of the band's seemingly limitless forte at the time, just as slower tunes like a fine instrumental cover of Paul Simon's "Mrs. Robinson" and the gorgeous "Love Ballad" do their soulful side. If you can hunt this baby down, it'll be cheap, it sounds great, and it has decent liners. Well worth investigating, but be forewarned: you'll be digging for the original albums before long should you attempt a listen.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/blow-up%21-a-jtq-collection-mw0000462856

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Reseña de Thom Jurek
En pocas palabras, ¡Blow Up! Una colección de JTQ es el conjunto más representativo del trabajo de la banda hasta Hammond-Ology (un disco doble) unos años más tarde. Editado como un esfuerzo conjunto entre Acid Jazz y Music Club, está cargado de 17 cortes ardientes que van desde los crudos y lanudos espías como "Mission Impossible" y "Theme from Dirty Harry" de Lalo Schifrin hasta el monstruoso éxito británico que tuvo la banda con su lectura instrumental de "Whole Lotta Love" de Led Zeppelin hasta el funky y soul soul de temas como "3 Mile Island", "One Way Street" y "In the Hand of the Inevitable". El jazz-rock funky (y eso no significa fusión) de "Europa" y "Check It Out" ilustran otro lado del aparentemente ilimitado forte de la banda en ese momento, así como temas más lentos como una fina portada instrumental de "Mrs. Robinson" de Paul Simon y la preciosa "Love Ballad" hacen su lado más conmovedor. Si puedes cazar a este bebé, será barato, suena genial, y tiene un revestimiento decente. Vale la pena investigarlo, pero tened cuidado: en poco tiempo estaréis buscando los álbumes originales si intentáis escucharlos.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/blow-up%21-a-jtq-collection-mw0000462856
 
 
Tracklist

1 Love Will Keep Us Together 6:07
2 It's Your World 3:50
3 Whole Lotta Love 4:39
4 One Way Street 2:20
5 Blow Up 3:53
6 Mrs. Robinson 4:09
7 Creation (Fanfare For A Third Millenium) 4:14
8 3 Mile Island 5:39
9 Europa 5:02
10 Stepping Into My Life 4:36
11 Martian Earthwatch 5:16
12 Mission Impossible 3:21
13 Haitian Breakdown 4:01
14 Theme From 'Dirty Harry' 4:33
15 Check It Out 3:59
16 In The Hand Of The Inevitable 4:53
17 Love Ballad 3:51 

 

 

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