Any Time

by Leon Redbone

Overview

Seven years passed between 1994's Whistling in the Wind and Leon Redbone's next studio album, Any Time -- which, like his previous recordings, demonstrates that the singer was born in the wrong time. Redbone should have been born in 1900 or 1905, but lucky for listeners, he wasn't -- and his nostalgia has made for a lot of enjoyable moments. On this 2001 release, Redbone continues his love affair with the jazz, pop, and folk of the '20s and '30s. The crooner takes listeners back to a time when Herbert Hoover or Franklin Delano Roosevelt was in the White House, and he maintains a relaxed, congenial, laid-back ambience on vintage tunes that include "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree," "All I Do Is Dream of You," and Jelly Roll Morton's "Sweet Substitute." Drawing on influences that range from Hoagy Carmichael to Bing Crosby -- although he has more of a rural, folksy, down-home outlook than the latter -- Redbone pays tribute to what is often thought of as a more innocent and naive period of American music. Of course, not all of the music from the '20s and '30s was innocent. Classic blues singer Lucille Bogan's "Shave 'Em Dry" (just to give one example) is as raunchy and X-rated as anything by 2 Live Crew, Prince, or Lil' Kim. But a lot of '20s and '30s songs did have an innocent sort of charm -- at least by today's standards -- and that is the type of mood that Redbone goes for on this CD. Anyone who has enjoyed Redbone's previous releases will find Any Time to be a rewarding addition to his catalog. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	08/17/2004
Label:	New Rounder
UPC:	0011661323926

Tracks

1. Any Time
2. If You Knew
3. Ain't Gonna Give You None of My Jelly Roll
4. All I Do Is Dream of You
5. Louisiana Fairytale
6. So Tired of Livin' All Alone
7. I'm Sitting on Top of the World
8. Sweet Substitute
9. Blossoms on Broadway
10. In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
11. Sweet Lorraine
12. Moonlight Bay
13. Your Feets Too Big

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Leon Redbone   Primary Artist,Banjo,Guitar,Vocals
Ken Peplowski   Saxophone,Clarinet
Frank Vignola   Guitar
Vince Giordano   Bass,Piano
Bobby Gordon   Clarinet
Jay Leonhart   Bass
Jon-Erik Kellso   Cornet
Mark Shane   Piano
The Persuasions   Vocals (Background)
Tom Roberts   Piano
Giampaolo Biagi   Drums
Herb Gardner   Trombone
Phil Hopkins   Harmonica,Harmonica
John Elliott   Tuba
Leonard Pickett   Fife
Brian Nalepka   Bass
Dan Barrett   Trombone
Alan Gout   Piano
Arnold Kinsella, Jr.   Drums
Dan Levinson   Clarinet
Tom Rees-Roberts   Piano

Technical Credits

Tom Greto   Mixing,Engineer
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Herbert "Happy" Lawson   Composer
Arthur Freed   Composer
J. Fred Coots   Composer
Clifford R. Burwell   Composer
Aden G. Lewis   Composer
Percy Weinrich   Composer
Clifford Burwell   Composer
Spencer Williams   Composer
Beryl Handler   Producer
Egbert VanAlstyne   Composer
Doug Epstein   Mixing,Engineer
George Benson   Composer
Joe Young   Composer
Leon Redbone   Arranger,Producer
Sam M. Lewis   Composer
Jelly Roll Morton   Composer
Nacio Herb Brown   Composer
Ralph Rainger   Composer
Ray Henderson   Composer
Ada Benson   Composer
Harry Gregson-Williams   Composer
Harry Williams   Composer
Haven Gillespie   Composer
Clarence Williams   Composer
Fred Fisher   Composer
Cliff Burwell   Composer
Leo Robin   Composer
Arthur L. Sizemore   Composer
Ed Werac   Composer
Jack Guy   Photography
George Little   Composer
Hollis King   Art Direction
Samuel M. Lewis   Composer
Edward Madden   Composer
Arthur Sizemore   Composer
John Newcott   Release Coordinator
Andre Teixeira   Design
Fred Fischer   Composer
Herbert Lawson   Composer