Guy Garvey, frontman of Mercury Prize Winning band Elbow, has assembled a new compilation CD, including some of his favourite songs and artists that have influenced him. Of the 23 tracks on the compilation, there's a lot of old blues and soul artists on it, some quite obscure, and some numbers which he has played regularly on his BBC 6 Music radio show 'Guys Garvey's Finest Hour'.
'The Elbow Variations' is due for release on September 14th. The tracklist is as follows:
'Jump, Jive An' Wail' - Louis Prima & His New Orleans Gang
'Mardi Gras In New Orelans' - Fats Domino
'I Put A Spell On You' - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
'Fascinating Rhythm' - Oscar Peterson
'I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire' - The Inkspots
'Only Have Eyes For You' - The Flamingos
'I Just Want To Make Love To You' - Muddy Waters
'Leave My Wife Alone' - John Lee Hooker
'Brand New Cadillac' - Vince Taylor
'Parker's Mood' - Charlie "Bird" Parker
'Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered' - Ella Fitzgerald
'The Thrill Is Gone' - Chet Baker
'Strange Fruit' - Billie Holiday
'Dark Was The Night' - Blind Willie Johnson
'Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus' - Maria Callas
'Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive' - Jonny Mercer
'Hold Tight' - Fats Waller
'Cow Cow Boogie' - The Inkspots with Ella Fitzgerald
'I'll See You Again' - Noel Coward
'It's Only A Paper Moon' - Nat "King" Cole
'I Got Rhythm' - Django Reinhardt
'Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat' - The Inkspots
'I'm Down In The Dumps' - Bessie Smith
