The Breeze

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Album: The Breeze: An Appreciation of J.J. Cale
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Call Me the Breeze	More Info...	0:03
2)	Rock and Roll Records	More Info...	0:02
3)	Someday	More Info...	0:03
4)	Lies	More Info...	0:03
5)	Sensitive Kind	More Info...	0:05
6)	Cajun Moon	More Info...	0:02
7)	Magnolia	More Info...	0:03
8)	I Got the Same Old Blues	More Info...	0:03
9)	Songbird	More Info...	0:03
10)	Since You Said Goodbye	More Info...	0:03
11)	I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)	More Info...	0:02
12)	The Old Man and Me	More Info...	0:03
13)	Train to Nowhere	More Info...	0:05
14)	Starbound	More Info...	0:02
15)	Don't Wait	More Info...	0:02
16)	Crying Eyes	More Info...	0:03

Album: The Breeze: An Appreciation of J.J. Cale
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Call Me the Breeze	More Info...	0:03
2)	Rock and Roll Records	More Info...	0:02
3)	Someday	More Info...	0:03
4)	Lies	More Info...	0:03
5)	Sensitive Kind	More Info...	0:05
6)	Cajun Moon	More Info...	0:02
7)	Magnolia	More Info...	0:03
8)	I Got the Same Old Blues	More Info...	0:03
9)	Songbird	More Info...	0:03
10)	Since You Said Goodbye	More Info...	0:03
11)	I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)	More Info...	0:02
12)	The Old Man and Me	More Info...	0:03
13)	Train to Nowhere	More Info...	0:05
14)	Starbound	More Info...	0:02
15)	Don't Wait	More Info...	0:02
16)	Crying Eyes	More Info...	0:03

Performer Notes

Tributee: J.J. Cale.
In a sense, nearly every album Eric Clapton recorded after 1970 has been a tribute to J.J. Cale. On that first solo album, Clapton cut a cover of Cale's "After Midnight" and while he was under the spell of Delaney Bramlett for that album, soon enough Slowhand began drifting toward the laconic shuffle that was Cale's stock in trade. Clapton never hesitated to credit Cale, dropping his name in interviews, turning "Cocaine" into a modern standard, even going so far as to record an entire duet album with the Oklahoma troubadour called The Road to Escondido in 2006. In other words, E.C. owed J.J. little but after Cale passed at the age of 74, the guitarist decided to pay a full-scale tribute in the form of the 2014 LP The Breeze: An Appreciation of J.J. Cale. Working with most of his regular band, Clapton also invited a host of friends who share a soft spot for Cale, including Tom Petty, Mark Knopfler, John Mayer, Willie Nelson, and the Oklahoma-based singer Don White, whose vocals are within the range of the departed Cale. All of these musicians don't distract from E.C.'s version of J.J.: everybody slides into a laid-back, pristine roots groove -- only "I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)" boogies, but "Cajun Moon" skips along, too -- and one that's executed with the precision of old pros. Occasionally, a personal stylistic quirk stamps a track with a signature -- there's no mistaking Willie's idiosyncratic phrasing or Knopfler's Strat -- but otherwise, everybody is operating at the same relaxed pace, differences between the musicians disappearing alongside the distinctions between songs. It's all perfectly pleasant and a convincing testament to what Clapton learned from Cale. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Professional Reviews

Paste (magazine) - "[The artists] take their time with their solos and scrupulously resist any temptation to showboat or overplay. The resulting performances are respectful and understated."

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