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 05/2009

    ALLEN TOUSSAINT
    The Bright Mississippi

  • reviewed 06/2010

    ALICIA MENNINGA
    Renewal

  • reviewed 04/2007

    JULIETTE GRECO
    Le Temps d’une Chanson

  • reviewed 04/2017

    Bobby Watson
    Made In America

  • reviewed 06/2006

    Bobby Previte
    The Coalition of the Willing

  • reviewed 01/2005

    New Birth Brass Band
    New Birth Family

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.