The Abbey Road Sessions (Ian Shaw album)

The Abbey Road Sessions
Studio album by
Ian Shaw
Released14 March 2011
Recorded2010
GenreVocal jazz
Length35:39
LabelSplash Point Records
ProducerNeal Richardson
Ian Shaw chronology
Somewhere Towards Love
(2009) 		The Abbey Road Sessions
(2011) 		A Ghost in Every Bar: The Lyrics of Fran Landesman
(2012)

The Abbey Road Sessions is a 2011 studio album by Welsh musician Ian Shaw. It was released on 14 March 2011 by Splash Point Records.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian[2]

In a review for The Guardian, jazz critic John Fordham wrote "Shaw is cool but never calculatingly crooner-hip. Perhaps he occasionally embroiders too much for lyrics lovers, and the band might have welcomed a few more hours together, but this is a fitting document for one of the UK's most honest and musical jazz vocalists."[2] At JazzTimes, Christopher Loudon explained: "Shaw was positively fizzing with excitement. It must have also been the launch of his lushly arranged latest album The Abbey Road Sessions... he's in danger of becoming a national treasure."[3]

Track listing

The Abbey Road Sessions track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Get Out of Town"Cole Porter3:48
2."Human Nature"
4:17
3."Skylark"
2:06
4."Obsession"
3:22
5."Stuck in the Middle with You"
3:18
6."Since I Fell for You"Buddy Johnson4:16
7."The Lady's In Love With You"
3:28
8."I'm Thru with Love/Day Dream"
7:19
9."Be Cool"Joni Mitchell4:23
10."I Get Along Without You Very Well"
  • Carmichael
  • Jane Brown Thompson
5:03
11."Darn That Dream"
4:21
12."Today I Sing the Blues" 4:13
13."Stairway to the Stars"
1:52

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "The Abbey Road Sessions by Ian Shaw". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Fordham, John (29 July 2011). "The Guardian Review". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. ^ Loudon, Christopher. "Jazzwise Review". JazzTimes. Retrieved 7 May 2021.