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1 Mario Takes a Walk Cook 3:49
2 Air Cook 3:28
3 Paloma Cook 4:10
4 Byzantium Underground Cook 4:00
5 Baghdad Cook 4:21
6 Surrender Cook 3:57
7 Switchback Cook 4:06
8 Brio Cook 3:17
9 Red Cook 4:47
10 Early on Tuesday Cook 3:51
11 Vreeze from Saintes Maries Cook 5:22
12 Breathing Below Surface Cook 6:38
13 Closer to Madness [Live] Cook 7:37
14 That's Right! Cook 3:43
15 Tempest Cook 3:01
16 Rattle and Burn Cook 3:48
17 Azul Cook 4:18
18 Gravity Cook 3:57
19 Fall at Your Feet Finn/Finn 3:39
20 Dance of Spring Cook 4:25
21 Into the Dark Cook 4:16
22 On Walks the Night Cook 6:37
23 Gipsy Cook 2:30
24 Waiting for Tide Cook 5:40
25 Cascada Cook 3:10
26 Toca Orilla Cook/Nuñez 4:27
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The Ultimate Jesse Cook

Audio Compact Disc

Label: Narada

Style: Ethnic Fusion

The Ultimate Jesse Cook

UPC: 094633600720

Release Date: 10/25/2005

Original Release Date: 10/25/2005

Number of Discs: 2

Tracks: [Mario Takes a Walk, Air, Paloma, Byzantium Underground, Baghdad, Surrender, Switchback, Brio, Red, Early on Tuesday, Vreeze from Saintes Maries, Breathing Below Surface, Closer to Madness [Live], That's Right!, Tempest, Rattle and Burn, Azul, Gravity, Fall at Your Feet, Dance of Spring, Into the Dark, On Walks the Night, Gipsy, Waiting for Tide, Cascada, Toca Orilla]
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Johnny Loftus

Ultimate Jesse Cook doesn't give fans any bonus material, not even the DVD content so popular with mid-2000s retrospectives. But, while it skimps on the extras, the two-disc, 26-song set is a perfect abstract of the guitarist's work for Narada. The 2004 live recording, Montr?al, only gets one track ("Closer to Madness"), but Cook's five studio albums are all represented well. The set isn't chronological, but by mixing the songs up, Ultimate Jesse Cook heightens the crossroads quality of Cook's music. In one moment he's a flamenco master, the next a new age interpreter, and he explores Arabic sounds with just as much ease, and while Cook isn't afraid to streamline his influences for the sake of pop accessibility, he's respectful of them, too. For instance, the new age side of his sound never overtakes his curiosity and virtuosity as a guitarist and bandleader. Sometimes breezy synthesizers, and occasionally a percussion instrument, feel "painted in" for effect rather than meaning, but that's rare, and as he's proven over the years with Narada, Jesse Cook offers fusion, subtlety, and most of all evocative playing. Collection highlights include Tempest's title track, "Early on Tuesday" (featuring Sammy Llanas from BoDeans), Freefall's propulsive "Switchback," the organic/digital play of "Byzantium Underground," and the memorable Cajun touches in "That's Right." ~ Johnny Loftus, Rovi