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Ry Cooder
Chicken Skin Music
(Reprise, 1976)
World's most cultured guitarist heads to Hawaii. Goosebumps ensue...
Ry-o-philes could spend days arguing the toss over which of Cooder's early-to-mid-'70s albums is truly his greatest. In truth, there's case for both his second and third sets, Into The Purple Valley and Boomer's Story, from February and November '72 respectively. 1974's Paradise And Lunch is more polished but no less satisfying. But maybe Chicken Skin Music edges it thanks to the added aura of Cooder's own guitar heroes, the larger-than-life Hawaiian slack-key duo of Gabby Pahinui and Atta Isaacs. Cooder hooked up with the pair to record CSM's languorous version of Hank Snow's Yellow Roses and mischievous instrumental, Chloe, and paid their islands further tribute by welding Blind Alfred Reed's old time classic Always Lift Him Up to Hawaiian gospel song Kanaka Wai Wai. It's all brilliantly indicative of Cooder's ability to amalgamate seemingly diverging streams of music, an impression bolstered by a cover of Stand By Me reinterpreted with campfire warmth and served with a Tex-Mex twist courtesy of accordion player Flaco Jiménez's swirling backing. The closing waltz through Goodnight Irene provides the perfect final bow. "For me, this album reaches levels of real understanding and mutuality in music," says Cooder in the sleeve notes, setting a tone for many more of his intriguing musical immersions.
Phil Alexander
Posted by Ross_Bennett at 6:00 AM GMT 30/03/2010
Further Listening
Ry Cooder – Boomer’s Story (Reprise, 1972)
Ry Cooder – Paradise And Lunch (Reprise, 1974)
The Gabby Pahinui Hawaiian Band Featuring Ry Cooder – Volume 1 (Panini, 1977)
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