構成数 | 1枚

合計収録時間 | 00:51:11

Personnel: Donovan (vocals); Donovan Leitch (vocals, guitar); Danny Thompson (bass instrument, bass guitar); John Chelew (keyboards); Jim Keltner (drums, percussion). Recording information: Capitol Studio B, Hollywood, CA (2002-2003); Pacifica Studios, Los Angeles, CA (2002-2003). Author: Donovan Leitch. Arranger: Donovan Leitch. BEAT CAFE is UK troubadour Donovan's first adult album of the 21st century (he released a kids' album in 2002), its predecessor being the '96 Rick Rubin-produced acoustic record SUTRAS. Where the latter was strictly a solo affair, full of hushed spirituality, BEAT CAFE is a group effort that bears a markedly more sensual, rhythmic tone closer to Donovan's '68 hit "Barabajagal." As the title implies, there's a loose sonic concept at work; undertones of beatnik jazz/blues simmer beneath many of the tunes, most explicitly the title track, which bears echoes of SUNSHINE SUPERMAN's "Bert's Blues." There's an organic, spontaneous feel to the mostly acoustic arrangements. Donovan is accompanied only by famed British folk-rock bassist Danny Thompson (Nick Drake, Pentangle) and American drumming deity Jim Keltner, with occasional keyboards from producer John Chelew. Utilizing such sympathetic musicians in a spare, intimate setting helps make BEAT CAFE an album that lives up to this famed singer/songwriter's legacy.

録音 | ステレオ (Studio)