Mixing pop hooks, rock edges, and exotic Middle Eastern flavors with his zesty acoustic flamenco guitar, Jesse Cook has no such trouble discovering his own sense of adventure on his third album Vertigo.
Cook indeed inspires a happy dizziness daring his listener to keep up with his global jaunts and unique, Tabasco-hot texturing of Art Avalos' percussion toys (what are djembes and guiro?) over solid rhythm guitar foundations, along with a keen ability to pluck out catchy melodies and improvisations.
He hits the Cajun trail by punching out machine gun patterns over a shuffling groove and Buckwheat Dural's accordion harmony; then Cook kicks up some sand, drawing a hypnotic picture of gypsy excitement as counterpoint to the swaying violin harmony by George Koller.
As odd as it may sound, allegretto is the flamenco-styled equivalent to a John Cougar Mellencamp song, a vigorous folk-rock clapalong reminiscent of the singer's recent cover of Van Morrison's "Wild Night." The guitarist even plays underwater, "Breathing Below Surface," with the help of a subtle trip-hop groove and underwater synth effects.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That's RightJesse Cook | Jesse Cook | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | Byzantium UndergroundJesse Cook | Jesse Cook | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | Canción TristeJesse Cook | Jesse Cook | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | Rattle and BurnJesse Cook | Jesse Cook | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | Red | Jesse Cook | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 6 | Breathing Below SurfaceJesse Cook | Jesse Cook | Play | 06:37 | 15 MB | 39 MB |
| 7 | AvocadoJesse Cook | Jesse Cook | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 8 | Allegretto | Jesse Cook | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 9 | VertigoJesse Cook | Jesse Cook | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 10 | FragileSting | Jesse Cook | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 11 | Gipsy Dance [bonus track] | Jesse Cook | Play | 06:51 | 15 MB | 42 MB |
| 49 mins | 113 MB | |||||
| 49 mins | 303 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Art Avalos | Chimes, Cowbell, Djembe, Drums (Snare), Shakuhachi, Tambourine, Timbales, Tom-Tom, Triangle |
| 2 | Buckwheat Zydeco | Guest Artist |
| 3 | Holly Cole | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 4 | Jesse Cook | Arranger, Chequere, Composer, Darabeka, Drums (Snare), Engineer, Guitar, Handclapping, Keyboards, Liner Notes, Palmas, Pandeiro, Primary Artist, Producer, Programming, Shakuhachi, Udu |
| 5 | Tony Daigle | Engineer |
| 6 | Stanley Dural | Accordion, Engineer, Vocals |
| 7 | Djivan Gasparyan | Duduk |
| 8 | Ofra Harnoy | Cello, Guest Artist |
| 9 | George Koller | Violin |
| 10 | Etrick Lyons | Bass |
| 11 | Blake Manning | Drums, Timbales |
| 12 | Mario Melo | Arranger, Cabasa, Congas, Djembe, Repique, Shakuhachi, Surdo, Udu |
| 13 | Carmen Romero | Palmas |
| 14 | Trevor Sadler | Mastering |
| 15 | Kathleen Shea | Executive Producer |
| 16 | Pacy Shulman | Assistant Engineer |
| 17 | Sting | Composer |
| 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. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |