The Murky World of Barry Adamson

by Barry Adamson

The Murky World of Barry Adamson cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 3 May 1999
  • Label: Mute
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.67/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A compilation of solo work by Barry Adamson, the former Magazine and Bad Seeds bassist whose solo records construct cinematic soundscapes from jazz, funk and soundtrack music. The set samples his albums for Mute, noir pieces built from big band voicings and acid jazz rhythms.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, improvisation, melodic, complex, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. The Man With The Golden Arm
  2. Jazz Devil
  3. The Big Bamboozle
  4. What It Means
  5. The Vibes Ain't Nothin' But The Vibes
  6. Mitch And Andy
  7. The Snowball Effect
  8. Can't Get Loose
  9. 007, A Fantasy Bond Theme
  10. Something Wicked This Way Comes
  11. Walk The Last Mile
  12. Saturn In The Summertime

Credits

  • Flood - mixed by, producer [additional production]
  • Slim Smith - layout
  • Laura Lee Davies - liner notes
  • Kevin Petrie - mixed by
  • Paul Kendall - mixed by
  • Rob Kirwan - mixed by
  • Steve Gullick - photography by
  • Atticus Ross - producer
  • Elmer Bernstein - written-by
  • Doc Pomus - written-by
  • Mort Shuman - written-by
  • Monty Norman - written-by
  • Adrian Thaws - written-by
  • Andrew Vowles - written-by
  • Charles Blackwell - written-by
  • Grant Marshall - written-by
  • Harry Middlebrooks - written-by
  • Jacques Datin - written-by
  • Maurice Vidalin - written-by
  • Mike Shapiro - written-by
  • Robert Del Naja - written-by

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