The Lonely Surfer Jack Nitzsche

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  • Release Date: 08/14/2001
  • Original Release: 1963
  • Label: COLLECTOR'S CHOICE
  • UPC: 617742019520

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The Lonely Surfer

1LISTENThe Lonely Surfer 2:35
2LISTENPuerto Vallarta 2:30
3LISTENStranger on the Shore 2:09
4LISTENTheme from "Women of the World" 2:56
5LISTENOld Town 2:53
6LISTENEbb Tide 2:17
7LISTENTheme from "Mondo Cane" More 3:08
8LISTENThe Magnificent Seven 2:10
9LISTENBaja 2:20
10LISTENTheme from a Broken Heart 2:49
11LISTENBeyond the Surf 2:16
12LISTENDa Doo Ron Ron 3:22

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Jack Nitzsche had one brush with greatness early in his career, apart from his job as Phil Spector's arranger -- "The Lonely Surfer," a classic of the surf music genre. This album attempted to extend his solo career beyond that of a one-hit wonder, with mixed success. The best cuts are songs that are in the same surfer mold: "Puerto Vallarta," "Baja," and "Beyond the Surf." Nitzsche had a gift for melodramatic, ascending arrangements that rose to dramatic crescendos, underpinned by rumbling basslines and clanging percussion. Less successful are a super-slow take on "Da Doo Ron Ron" and remakes of easy listening and soundtrack hits such as "Ebb Tide" and "More," which are given a precious sheen of strings. The one exception is a rather rocking version of Elmer Bernstein's "Magnificent Seven," which sounds like it was made for dancing. This is a pleasant, if not exceptional, set of music for fans of surf instrumentals. Mary Grady, All Music Guide

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