Jamie Cullum - Interlude

Interlude is the seventh studio album by Jamie Cullum. It was released on 6 October 2014 in the UK and 27 January 2015 in the USA through Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited.^[1] The album was produced, engineered and mixed by Benedic Lamdin for Nostalgia 77.

The album is composed entirely of cover versions of other artists work including songs written by Ray Charles, Randy Newman, Sufjan Stevens and Dizzy Gillespie. Featured performers on the album include Gregory Porter (Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood) & Laura Mvula (Good Morning Heartache).^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Telegraph	[4]
New York Times	Positive[5]
Rolling Stone	Positive[6]

The album has received generally favorable reviews from critics. The Daily Telegraph included the album on its list of The 33 best jazz albums of 2014^[4] where music critic Helen Brown rated the album four-out-of-five stars and claims: "This record finally captures the warmth, passion and spontaneity of Cullum's live gigs." In his review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine gives the album four-out-of-five stars and notes "Cullum seems reinvigorated. He's enjoying tearing into these old tunes and that excitement isn't merely palpable, it's contagious."

Track listing

The Deluxe edition of the album includes a DVD of his 17 song, live performance filmed at the 2014 Jazz à Vienne Festival^[8]

Chart Performance

References