自身のジャズ・ルーツを見つめフォークと融合して生まれた独自のグルーヴ。JERRY YESTERとZAL YANOVSKYのプロデュースによるルーズ感がさらにシンプルに清涼感のある空気を醸し出し、サイケデリック・ロックをフリー・ジャズ/ビート的なモードに置き換えたようなアシッド・フォークは当然FRED NEILやDINO VALENTEと呼応します。深く静謐に力強い歌声も緊張感と優しさを同時に醸し出し、また"BUZZIN' FLY"や"STRANGE FEELIN'"はレア・グルーヴの文脈でも取り上げられ、PIZZICATO FIVEやカフェ・アプレミディ、BEN WATTまでの渋谷系的再評価でも日本では注目されました。
発売・販売元 提供資料(2025/07/02)
Easily Tim Buckley's most underrated album, Happy Sad was another departure for the eclectic Southern California-based singer/songwriter. After the success of the widely acclaimed Goodbye and Hello, Buckley mellowed enough to explore his jazz roots. Sounding like Fred Neil's Capitol-era albums, Buckley and his small, acoustic-based ensemble weave elegant, minimalist tapestries around the six Buckley originals. The effect is completely mesmerizing. On "Buzzin' Fly" and "Strange Feelin'," you are slowly drawn into Buckley's intoxicating vision. The extended opus in the middle of the record, "Love From Room 109," is an intense, complex composition. Lovingly under-produced by Jerry Yester and Zal Yanovsky, this is one of the finest records of the late '60s. ~ Matthew Greenwald
Rovi