| The Pursuit [CD / DVD] [Deluxe Edition] | ![The Pursuit [CD / DVD] [Deluxe Edition]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61VmsYAl1jL._SL160_.jpg) | Artist: Jamie Cullum
Label: Verve
Category: Music
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 5,729
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 5 x 0.4
MPN: 001365500
UPC: 602527246574
EAN: 0602527246574
ASIN: B002SRQ5GQ
Release Date: March 2, 2010
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Just One Of Those Things | | • | I'm All Over It | | • | Wheels | | • | If I Ruled The World | | • | You And Me Are Gone | | • | Don't Stop The Music | | • | Love Ain't Gonna Let You Down | | • | Mixtape | | • | I Think, I Love | | • | We Run Things | | • | Not While I'm Around | | • | Music Is Through | | • | I Love This | | • | Gran Torino | | • | Grace Is Gone | | • | Don't Stop The Music (Live From The Oak Room) |
Disc 2
| • | Just One of Those Things | | • | If I Ruled the World | | • | Don't Stop the Music | | • | Love Ain't Gonna Let You Down | | • | Mixtape | | • | Jamie Cullum "Track By Track" Interview | | • | twentysomething (live at the Montreux Jazz Festival) | | • | You Don't Know What Love Is (live at the Montreux Jazz Festival) | | • | Caravan (live at the Montreux Jazz Festival) | | • | All At Sea (live at the Montreux Jazz Festival) | | • | Get Your Way (live at the North Sea Jazz Festival) | | • | So They Say (live at the North Sea Jazz Festival) |
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Album Description
Deluxe two disc (CD/DVD) edition includes bonus DVD. 2009 album from the multi-talented British Jazz man, vocalist, pianist and songwriter. This album contains tracks spanning across the Pop, Hip Hop and Jazz genres, including the lead single 'I'm All Over It', an outstanding take on Rihanna's 'Don't Stop The Music' and the spectacular ballad 'Love Ain't Gonna Let You Down' as well as many more. Cullum mixes Jazz with melodic Pop and Rock into a crossover style that calls to mind such artists as Harry Connick, Jr., and Norah Jones. In that vein, Cullum will just as often cover a swinging Jazz standard as a modern Rock song, and his original compositions deftly move from earnest ballads to songs of sardonic wit.
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 Awesome new Cullum March 5, 2010
barry (Boston, MA United States)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Jamie Cullum is not necessarily mainstream and definitely a huge find if you come across his music. What a talent. If you ever want to find someone who was made to play, write and perform music from their soul it is this guy. TWENTYSOMETHING was the first defining moment for this great artist receiving praise from critics and listeners alike. His next release CATCHING TALES was considered a positive notch on his belt but didn't receive the save level of praise as the latter. As a sidenote for me it definitely was a step up for Mr. Cullum. Now we have THE PURSUIT and as far as I am considered this is his new defining moment.
Every artist has a basic genre they are defined in and for Jamie Cullum is was jazz pop and many reinterpretations of old standards in the Cullum style. And he has had his style since day one. Sometimes you hear him compared to Harry Connick Jr. or Michael Buble and though he sings some standards his style is so far removed from these performers. His growth on this release is astounding. Jamie Cullum is now 30 and to see an artist grow so much at an early age is a pleasure and a rarity. Each song he tackles is not for the masses but his own interptretation done from the heart. He is a singer songwriter and he has a superb gift with the songwriting as well. His piano playing is another gift and is always used to bring emotional depth to his performances.
Some of the standards he tackles here are JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS, which starts off the cvd with a brassy, wonderful interpration that blows in your face as a great huge intro to what is to come. IF I RULED THE WORLD is a standard that many of the greats have interpreted and he makes this so much his own each time I listen I have to stop and listen to it with full attention as his vocals grab me. The important thing about Cullum is that though at first considered a singer who reinterpreted standards he has always been an inventive, risk taking independant style artist and that is a part of each song. Songs that are not standards are all written by Jamie himself and his true versatility shines on those tracks here. We get I'M ALL OVER IT which is the most poppish song he has ever done and it is amazing. WHEELS and MIXTAPE will surely become Cullum essentials and his reinterpretation of Rihanna's DON'T STOP THE MUSIC definitely shows how much he makes a song his own. With his self penned ballad LOVE AIN'T GONNA LET YOU DOWN he shows how even with a love song he remains true as an artist and provides a tour de force performance combing intense vocals with the amazing piano playing.
Jamie does venture further away from the standards here but it all flows flawlessly for whatever genre he tackles you get the true artistry of Jamie Cullum. No song is filler and no song is repetituous. Each track gets the Cullum touch and that is a gift. He has such a gruff voice and how he can work it and reach such emotional heights astounds me. The deluxe edition gives you some great bonus tracks like GRACE IS GONE and the live version of DON'T STOP THE MUSIC. There is also a great dvd with live performances and interviews.
Such praise as I have been giving here is honestly only reserved for a performer who is a true artist and that is Jamie Cullum. He explores, invents and is always true to himself. With a true artist when they venture out sometimes it works and sometimes it does not. Jamie Cullum takes many chances here and it all works. This is his best release so far and I highly recommend it.
Jamie goes to extremes March 3, 2010
K. Bortz (Delmont, PA USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
In the first two tracks on this new CD, we get the two extremes of Jamie Cullum. "Just One of Those Things" is the swingingest Jamie has ever been. The bass is grooving, the horns are screaming - that's right, there's a full horn section. Follow this up with "I'm All Over It" which could very well be the poppiest song Cullum's ever done.
"If I Ruled The World" has an electronica feel lifted off of Aqualung's first album, with a great piano solo. "You and Me Are Gone" reminds me a little of the song "Twentysomething" with it's beat and riffs and, even though it's laced with some Latin percussion from West Side Story sounds like a more traditional Cullum arrangement, and maybe Jamie's best recorded piano solo ever. "Don't Stop The Music" continues Jamie's re-interpretation versions of cover songs with a great take on the Rhianna song - laid back, acoustic, and swinging. "The Music Is Through" closes the CD with a great, densely produced arrangement complete with a house beat.
Is it jazz? It's the furthest Cullum's been from jazz. It's jazz INFLUENCED pop. And there are some great jazz piano licks on nearly every song. But what makes it great to me is that it is the most DIVERSE a Cullum CD has been. The previous CDs all featured great songs but some of them droned on after a while. This album is fresh sounding from beginning to end and never seems to bog down. Very, very well done from one of my favorite current performers.
Please don't stop the music! March 9, 2010
Ivy Chiu (Houston, TX)
Jamie doesn't disappoint. After Twenty Something and Catching Tales, he comes back with fresh interpretation on aged classics. He continues to make standards his own while preserving the authenticity of the original piece. Returning with nine original songs, Cullum captivates listeners with his honest lyrics and raw voice. Fusing jazz and pop, he appeals to listeners from both genres and meets them in the middle without compromising his pure sound. "The Pursuit" is definitely one of the best purchases I have made in the past year.
BUY IT!! You won't regret it.
By the way, tracks 13-16 are actually "I Love This," "Gran Torino,"Grace is Gone," and "Don't Stop the Music (Live)." All are incredible tracks!
Well worth the wait March 15, 2010
Sssan (Bay Area, California)
Coming almost five years after "Catching Tales", his last full length album, "The Pursuit" marks Jamie Cullum's return to "Twentysomething" form. That refreshing and inventive album proved to be a wonderful springboard for Cullum's considerable talent, with his bold and creative melding of old school jazz and modern rock and pop sensibilities.
While Jamie has shown flashes of brilliance as a songwriter on past albums, my favorite tracks in his previous three albums and live EPs have been his re-interpretation of old favorites like "I Get A Kick Out Of You", "I Could Have Danced All Night", "Wind Cries Mary" or "It Ain't Necessarily So". Although he continues this tradition with a couple of great covers on this album ("Don't Stop The Music" and "Not While I'm Around"), I was surprised to find that some of my favorite tracks on this album are Jamie Cullum originals. "You And Me Are Gone" is a lively tune with a faintly Afro-Cuban beat that ranks up there with his best songs, "Love Ain't Gonna Let You Down" gives the crooner in Jamie room to stretch, and "I'm All Over It Now" sounds like a Beatles tune for the 21st century.
The accompanying DVD (if you bought the deluxe set) is a treat. The first five tracks feature Jamie solo on some of the songs from the new album, and has the rough feel of a demo tape or a late night piano bar. 'Don't Stop The Music' in particular is a revelation. All in all a great package from an artist who's in his element.
The Pursuit March 28, 2010
Savannah Hoskins (Purdue University)
With this album, Cullum pulls out all the stops in his quest to blur the lines between pop and jazz. A fantastic success, leaving us begging for more.
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