Jazz

Jazz

by Queen
Jazz

Jazz

by Queen

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Overview

Famously tagged as "fascist" in a Rolling Stone review printed at the time of its 1978 release, Jazz does indeed showcase a band that does thrive upon its power, thrilling upon the hold that it has on its audience. That confidence, that self-intoxication, was hinted at on News of the World but it takes full flower here, and that assurance acts as a cohesive device, turning this into one of Queen's sleekest albums. Like its patchwork predecessor, Jazz also dabbles in a bunch of different sounds -- that's a perennial problem with Queen, where the four songwriters were often pulling in different directions -- but it sounds bigger, heavier than News, thanks to the mountains of guitars Brian May has layered all over this record. If May has indulged himself, Freddie Mercury runs riot all over this album, infusing it with an absurdity that's hard to resist. This goofiness is apparent from the galloping overture "Mustapha," and things only get a lot sillier from that point out, as the group sings the praises of "Fat Bottomed Girls" and "Bicycle Races," as May and Mercury have an unspoken competition on who can overdub the most onto a particular track while Roger Taylor steers them toward their first disco song in the gloriously dumb "Fun It." But since over-the-top campiness has always been an attribute in Queen, this kind of grand-scale exaggeration gives Jazz a sense of ridiculousness that makes it more fun than many of their other albums. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 06/17/1991
Label: Hollywood
UPC: 0720616106223

Tracks

  1. Mustapha
  2. Fat Bottomed Girls
  3. Jealousy
  4. Bicycle Race
  5. If You Can't Beat Them
  6. Let Me Entertain You
  7. Dead on Time
  8. In Only Seven Days
  9. Dreamer's Ball
  10. Fun It
  11. Leaving Home Ain't Easy
  12. Don't Stop Me Now
  13. More of That Jazz
  14. Fat Bottomed Girls
  15. Bicycle Race

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Queen   Primary Artist
Brian May   Bells,Guitar,Vocals,Lead Vocals,Vocal Harmony,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Freddie Mercury   Bells,Piano,Vocals,Lead Vocals,Vocals (Background)
John Deacon   Bells,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Roger Taylor   Bells,Drums,Guitar,Vocals,Triangle,Percussion,Tambourine,Lead Vocals,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Queen   Producer,Arranger,Composer
Kris Fredriksson   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Joshua J. MacRae   Mixing,Engineer
Jule Styne   Composer
Justin Shirley-Smith   Mixing,Engineer
Vera Bloom   Composer
Roy Thomas Baker   Producer
Brian Malouf   Mixing
George Marino   Mastering
Robert "Kooster" McAllister   Engineer
Brian May   Composer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering Engineer
Mack McKenna   Engineer
Freddie Mercury   Composer
Jacob Gade   Composer
John Etchells   Engineer
Geoff Workman   Engineer
John Deacon   Composer
Junior Vasquez   Producer
Roger Taylor   Composer
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