DANNY O'KEEFE THE GLOBAL BLUES '79 DJ LP AOR PROG JAZZ

DANNY O'KEEFE THE GLOBAL BLUES LPCategory / Style / Moods: Rock Singer/ Songwriter, Jazz-Pop, Soft Rock, Pop/Rock / 11.77 S1979 WARNER BROS. LPTITLE: THE GLOBAL BLUESARTIST: DANNY O'KEEFECONDITIONVINYL: VG+COVER: VG WITH GOLD STAMP ON BACKClick here for info on grading and abbreviationsORIGINAL PRESS DJ PROMO COMPLETE WITH INNER LYRIC SLEEVE TRACKS: Disc: 11.The Global BluesOKeefe 3:462.Livin' in the Modern AgeOKeefe 3:093.Falsetto GoodbyeOKeefe 4:524.The StreetOKeefe 5:065.On the Wheel of SongOKeefe, Strong 2:376.The Jimmy Hoffa Mem. BLDG. BluesOKeefe 3:167.(Keep Your) Back to the WallOKeefe 3:228.Square SunOKeefe 4:029.Save the WhalesO'Keefe 5:0810.AtlasOKeefe 5:22Review by Jeff Schwachter The Global Blues was Danny O'Keefe's last record for Warner Brothers and his last until 1984's The Day to Day. The song content foreshadows the environmental activism that O'Keefe would dedicate himself to in the following decades. Musically, the album is a collage of various styles popular in the late '70s including jazz fusion, pop/rock, and even new age. 'Keefe's poignant lyrics and dynamic vocal range hold the pieces together, but occasionally the shifts in musical styles tend to clutter the listening experience. This is especially noticeable when the shifts appear within a single song. However, this sense of deconstruction seems to be what O'Keefe is after in setting the stage for his "Global Blues." There's a generous dose of jazz fusion and '80s pop/rock, particularly on the title track, which features the great jazz drummer Tony Williams. There's a new age feel on the poetic "Square Sun," which also features Williams on drums, as well as Kazu Matsui on bamboo flute. One of the most enduring songs on the album, "Falsetto Goodbye," is a highlight of O'Keefe's entire songwriting career, but as with any O'Keefe record, there's plenty of excellent songwriting throughout. One of the most notable lines comes from the jazz-tinged "Livin' in the Modern Age," which features a six-piece horn section. O'Keefe sings "Ain't it hard to paint your picture when your colors bleed and run," and in a way, it sums up both the beauty and lack of continuity inherit in The Global Blues. Biography by Jason Ankeny Most closely associated with his 1972 Top Ten entry "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues," singer/songwriter Danny O'Keefe was born and raised in Spokane, WA, beginning his performing career on the Minnesota coffeehouse circuit of the mid-'60s. Through Buffalo Springfield manager Charles Greene, he landed a telephone audition with Atlantic Records honcho Ahmet Ertegun, signing with the label's Cotillion imprint to issue his self-titled 1971 debut LP. The follow-up, 1972's O'Keefe, yielded his lone hit, "Good Time Charlie," later covered by Elvis Presley and many others. Although 1973's Breezy Stories failed to capitalize on the commercial success of its predecessor, it did generate two of O'Keefe's best-known compositions, "Magdalena" and "Angel Spread Your Wings" (covered by Leo Sayer and Judy Collins, respectively). Following 1975's So Long Harry Truman, he jumped to Warner Bros. to issue 1977's American Roulette. Around this time, O'Keefe played a series of charity concerts for environmental causes, with his efforts culminating two decades later with the formation of his Songbird Foundation, a group dedicated to the protection of songbirds harmed by aggressive coffee-growing practices in Latin America. In 1984, he also founded his own record label, Coldwater, to release The Day to Day; Runnin' From the Devil, his first new studio album in well over a decade, appeared in early 2000.This exquisite piece of retro music history is a vinyl sound recording (not a CD). Visit the A Sound Deal store for information on grading, shipping, abbreviations and general info.Add me to your favorites for red hot sales bulletins and sneak previews of upcoming products. Click here for more info on grading and abbreviationsCombine Items to Save $$$! Click here to check the store for more!©A Sound Deal