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The Church With One Bell (CD)

By: John Martyn (Artist)
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DISC 1 for The Church With One Bell (CD) Album By John Martyn (Artist)
1   He's Got All The Whiskey
2   God's Song
3   How Fortunate The Man With None
4   Small Town Talk
5   Excuse Me Mister
6   Strange Fruit
7   Sky Is Crying, The
8   Glory Box
9   Feel So Bad
10   Death Don't Have No Mercy
 
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Mojo (Publisher) (4/04, p.143) - "[I]ts spare arrangements help emphasize Martyn's skills as impressionistic interpreter."

Title Note

THE CHURCH WITH ONE BELL is album of cover tunes by the veteran British singer-songwriter.

Personnel: John Martyn (vocals, guitar); Spencer Cozens (piano, keyboards); John Giblin (bass); Arran Ahmun (drums, percussion).

John Martyn, who is best known for the folk/jazz/rock albums he made in the mid-1970s, has recorded his share of cover tunes over the course of his career. 1998's THE CHURCH WITH ONE BELL was a departure, however, in that it consisted solely of other people's material. You couldn't ask for a more diverse group of tunes either; while there are the expected blues and jazz standards (songs associated with Billie Holiday, Elmore James, and Rev. Gary Davis), Martyn also tackles two songs by obscure New Orleans pop/R&B songwriter Bobby Charles, Portishead's "Glory Box," and the Brecht-via-Dead Can Dance "How Fortunate the Man With None," among others. All across this wide spectrum of songs, Martyn lays down his deep, rich, booze-soaked voice, all the more expressive for the nooks and crannies it gained over the years, turning each track into a lovably lazy swim through agreeably swampy waters. Somehow, when Martyn applies his trademark Joe Cocker-on-depressants approach to this disparate group of tunes, they all seem of a piece. The consistency of vision is what helps make CHURCH WITH ONE BELL one of Martyn's finest records since his '70s heyday.

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