On The Track

Description

"On The Track" by LEON REDBONE is one of the most extraordinary albums of 1975 (and indeed of any year), composed as a remarkably authentic homage to late 19th and early 20th-century popular music, covering 1920s radio songs, Great Depression ragtime, World War II folk-jazz, and songs still sung by songwriters like IRVING BERLIN, HOAGY CARMICHAEL AND JOHNNY MERCER, FATS WALLER, AL DUBIN AND HARRY WARREN, LONNIE JOHNSON AND JIMMIE RODGERS. This vinyl reissue, released by Third Man Records, offers a truly unique opportunity to rediscover this masterpiece; faithful to the original released by Warner Bros. Records at the time, and adorned with its original cover art by CHUCK JONES, illustrating the "Merrie Melodies" star: MICHIGAN J. FROG.