ELVIS COSTELLO AND ALLEN TOUSSAINT (“Two-SAHN-t”)

The River in Reverse

2006-06-23

This cross-generational collaboration between two veteran performers is hopefully here to stay. Produced by Joe Henry, this is the best post-Katrina protest release to date. It’s fun, musically excellent, yet bittersweet. “The Imposters” are the featured backup band. Five (4,8,9,10,13) new collaborative songs and one new Costello (title track). The rest are interpretations of Toussaint originals. –Pete

Quick Links:

More reviews tagged #Jazz

  • reviewed 07/2008

    VARIOUS
    Rumble In the Great Lakes (Best of the Detroit Jazz Fest 2007)

  • reviewed 03/2007

    AJA WEST
    The Olympian

  • reviewed 05/2015

    PHO
    Cash It

  • reviewed 01/2007

    Nora Jones
    Not Too Late

  • reviewed 01/2014

    BEN Wanicur
    The Excluded Middle

  • reviewed 11/2016

    Shirley Horn
    Live At The 4 Queens

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.