Heart of Saturday night

Description

ANTI reissues the brilliant Elektra Asylum Records catalog of Tom Waits!* Tom Waits is one of the most innovative artists in international music. His singular vision embraces everything one can imagine from Blues, to Tin-Pan-Alley, through Jazz and many others. A GRAMMY winner, actor, poet, master of the art of musical collage and lyrical surprise, Tom Waits is simply a giant. 'Heart of Saturday Night' goes far beyond the Folk/Pop of his first album. Waits establishes here his reputation as a versatile and distinct American songwriter. The Jazz/Bluesy arrangements combine bass, drums, sax, and Waits on piano. The album's title track, 'Heart of Saturday Night,' an ode to the rituals of Saturday night and the romantic anthem 'San Diego Serenade' have been elevated to the ranks of classics, covered many times, from Diana Krall to Nancy Griffith, through the Folk hero Eric Anderson. The album also includes 'Diamonds on My Windshield,' a spoken word song/poetry, which would become Waits' signature. He delivers his lyrics in a pure Jazz beat in the style of Kerouac, Langston Hughes, or Bob Kaufman.