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One of the most innovative and fascinating artists of the 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s, Tom Waits and his ever evolving music continues to influence modern acts, while older fans have a fine body of work from his early years to look back on. Throughout his career, Waits has never been afraid to throw the odd cover or traditional verse into his captivating live performances, often talking at length about his influences in interviews.
This CD includes 25 songs, each one testament to Waits’ skill at blending together many styles of music, into something he can truly call his own unique sound. The diversity of music present here is testament to Waits’ broad musical skill and passion.
Completed with a 16-page booklet featuring extensive sleevenotes by music historian, Derek Barker, the package is set to become a most talked about collection, among the continually replenished Tom Waits fanbase.
01. Big Mama Thornton – Hound Dog (Leiber/Stoller) 02. Ray Charles – It Should Have Been Me (Curtis) 03. Billie Holiday – Strange Fruit (Lewis Allan) 04. Miles Davis – ‘Round Midnight (Monk, Hanighen, Williams) 05. Lightnin’ Hopkins – Abilene (S. Hopkins) 06. Ramblin’ Jack Elliott – Pretty Boy Floyd (Woody Guthrie) 07. Thelonious Monk – Straight, No Chaser (Monk) 08. Harry Partch – The Street (H. Partch) 09. Jack Kerouac – On The Road (extract) (Kerouac) 10. Allen Ginsberg – A Supermarket In California (Ginsberg) 11. John Brim – Ice Cream Man (Brim) 12. Frank Sinatra – One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) (H. Arlen, J. Mercer) 13. Harry Partch – Ring Around The World: Phase One (H. Partch) 14. Nat King Cole – Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good To You (Don Redman, Andy Razaf) 15. Louis Armstrong – Mack The Knife (Kurt Weill, E. Bertolt Brecht, Marc Blitzstein) 16. Charles Bukowski – Last Days Of The Suicide Kid (Bukowski) 17. Howlin’ Wolf – Evil (Is Goin’ On) (Burnett) 18. Blind Willie Johnson – Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground (Johnson) 19. Blind Willie Johnson – Nobody’s Fault But Mine (Johnson) 20. Harry Partch – Ring Around The World: Phase Four (H. Partch) 21. Charlie Parker – Embraceable You (Ira & George Gershwin) 22. Jack Kerouac – Leavin’ Town (Kerouac) 23. Lord Buckley – The Train (Buckley) 24. Johnny Cash – Goodnight Irene (Huddie Ledbetter/John A. Lomax) 25. Lead Belly – Black Betty (Huddie Ledbetter)
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