"The Musician's Musician." "The Master of the Eclectic." There are probably a dozen more titles by which this "guitar player" is known.
To even refer to him as a guitar player is probably a gross mislabeling of this musician.
He defies any sort of categorization; this is his greatest strength and for some his weakness.
The theme for these nine cuts is rhythm of all different ilk.
I won't even give the parameters because he seems to have none.
I wondered how many different instruments he played on this album (I thought I counted five different types of guitar); it only says guitar and vocal for his credits.
Listen to his version of "All Shook Up," more bop and rhythm than Elvis could put into four of his songs.
It seems musicians line up to play with him, and they feel he did them a favor by letting them play on his albums.
He always gives them plenty of space to do what they do.
This CD will make the dead start tapping their toes.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Get RhythmJohnny Cash | Ry Cooder | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 2 | Low CommotionRy Cooder, Jim Keltner | Ry Cooder | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 3 | Going Back to OkinawaRy Cooder | Ry Cooder | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | 13 Question MethodChuck Berry | Ry Cooder | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| 5 | Women Will Rule the WorldRaymond Quevedo | Ry Cooder | Play | 05:51 | 13 MB | 33 MB |
| 6 | All Shook UpOtis Blackwell, Elvis Presley | Ry Cooder, Larry Blackmon | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | I Can Tell by the Way You SmellWalter Davis | Ry Cooder | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 8 | Across the BorderlineRy Cooder, Jim Dickinson, John Hiatt | Ry Cooder, Harry Dean Stanton | Play | 06:17 | 14 MB | 33 MB |
| 9 | Let's Have a Ball | Ry Cooder | Play | 05:50 | 13 MB | 35 MB |
| 40 mins | 93 MB | |||||
| 40 mins | 241 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chuck Berry | Composer |
| 2 | Larry Blackmon | Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 3 | Otis Blackwell | Composer |
| 4 | Jorge Calderón | Bass (Electric), Guest Artist |
| 5 | Johnny Cash | Composer |
| 6 | Ed Cherney | Engineer, Mixing |
| 7 | Ry Cooder | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Mandolin, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 8 | Miguel Cruz | Percussion |
| 9 | Walter Davis | Composer |
| 10 | Jim Dickinson | Composer |
| 11 | Steve Douglas | Guest Artist |
| 12 | Steve Douglas | Saxophone |
| 13 | Terry Evans | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 14 | Lalo Garcia | Lettering |
| 15 | Clark German | Engineer |
| 16 | Willie Green, Jr. | Vocals (Background) |
| 17 | William "Bill" Greene | Vocals |
| 18 | John Hiatt | Composer |
| 19 | Flaco Jiménez | Accordion, Guest Artist |
| 20 | Jim Keltner | Composer, Drums, Guest Artist |
| 21 | Bobby King | Bass, Vocals (Background) |
| 22 | Stephen Marcussen | Mastering |
| 23 | Steven M. Martin | Art Direction |
| 24 | Arnold McCuller | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 25 | Buell Neidlinger | Bass, Bass (Acoustic) |
| 26 | Van Dyke Parks | Guest Artist, Keyboards |
| 27 | Elvis Presley | Composer |
| 28 | Raymond Quevedo | Composer |
| 29 | Harry Dean Stanton | Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |