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American Standard
Jazz · 2020 · 14 tracks

American Standard

James Taylor

A masterfully sparse reimagining of the Great American Songbook. Just two guitars and that unmistakable baritone, recorded with breathtaking intimacy.

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It's James Taylor playing the world's most famous songs in your living room with just his guitar.

A gentle, masterfully crafted embrace of the past that feels both timeless and deeply personal.

American Standard · vs · James Taylor
Serene+2.4σ

Serene saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
My Blue Heaven
2:43
02
Moon River
3:13
03
Teach Me Tonight
2:59
04
As Easy as Rolling Off a Log
2:50
05
Almost Like Being in Love
3:43
06
Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat
4:11
07
The Nearness of You
3:52
08
You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught
2:26
09
God Bless the Child
3:22
10
Pennies From Heaven
2:52
11
My Heart Stood Still
3:27
12
Ol’ Man River
2:54
13
It’s Only a Paper Moon
3:12
14
The Surrey With the Fringe on Top
3:20
Moments Worth Waiting For
The intricate interplay between Taylor and John Pizzarelli's guitars on the opening of My Blue Heaven.
The stark, sobering delivery of the social message in You've Got to Be Carefully Taught.
The way his voice drops to a near-whisper on the final refrain of Moon River.
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