Yes, this is THE Dave Stewart - songwriter, producer and guitarist; probably best known for his and Annie Lennox's pop band, Eurythmics. But readers already half-raising an eyebrow of scepticism, fearing an over-engineered piece of techno-fusion can relax: this album is sensitively produced, and respectful and skilled in its deployment of jazz and blues basics.
Most of the compositions wear their blues and ragtime origins proudly on their sleeve and album's opening and title track, 'Cloudwalking', uses its New Orleans-style roll, breathy vocal and old-fashioned horns to evoke the age of trad'. There's great work on trombone, clarinet, guitar and Louis Armstrong-style trumpet. It feels spontaneous and fun.
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