Right On My Way Home

Bob Dorough | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 21, 1997)
• Original Release Date: October 21, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000005HA1
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #394,250 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Together for forty years!, November 3, 1999

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William B. Loughborough (Goldendale, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Right On My Way Home (Audio CD)

Bob and I wrote one of the songs on this CD ("Whatever Happened to Love Songs?") a few years ago and listening to it makes me glad to have received gifts from the muse. He sings another of my lyrics ("Better Than Anything") every time he appears in person: he's recorded it twice! Although I have no objectivity about this rendition, it certainly sounds pleasant enough to remember.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Attention Schoolhouse Rockers..., December 19, 1999

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Matthew P. (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Right On My Way Home (Audio CD)

My Hero, Dorough... The voice that charmed Saturday morning ears is still alive and well. This straight-ahead jazz album is not more of the funky rock tunes from Schoolhouse Rock, but you will be moved in the same way by his voice and playful spirit. Bob Dorough has compiled some great songs on this album that reflect his character and musical ability. As he sings and plays jazz piano, he pays homage to some of the giants of jazz and he tickles the funny bone. To round out the album with a cathartic effect, he ends on a blue note singing Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most. But then, life is bittersweet too, n'est-ce pas? Last year, I had the pleasure of seeing the Bob Dorough trio performing some of these numbers. (And of course he also did a few Schoolhouse Rock sing-alongs at the end of each set.) Joining Dorough on this album are his old friends (bassist and right-hand man) Bill Takas and drummer Grady Tate. (Tate lent his distinctive voice to several of the Schoolhouse Rock tunes.) Also aboard are contemporary hard-working jazzmen like Christian McBride, Joe Lovano and Billy Hart. If this album resonates with you as it did with me, look for his earlier works too. Bob Dorough was active in the New York jazz scene in the 1950's and 1960's. Of special note are his collaborations with Miles Davis. Blue Xmas, a cynical and comical Bebop tune, is one of my favorites. Well, I could say tons more, but I'll leave you with a final thought. Darn, that's the end.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a Refreshing Joy!!, December 29, 1998

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[e-mail] (LA, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Right On My Way Home (Audio CD)

Bob Dorough is a tremendously talented music man - and this set is a winner!! His originals are the standouts - though he does charming things with Zacherly, Walk On, Something for Sidney, Hodges and Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most - all of which sound like he could have written them, if you didn't know better, and didn't check the credits! This CD is a breath of fresh air and proves that you don't have to be a "household name" to bring the best dish to the party!!