JAMIROQUAI — The Return of the Space Cowboy

Jazz music community with review and forums

JAMIROQUAI - The Return of the Space Cowboy cover
4.44 | 14 ratings | 2 reviews
Buy this album from MMA partners

Album · 1994

Filed under Acid Jazz
By JAMIROQUAI

Tracklist

1. Just Another Story (8:51)
2. Stillness in Time (4:19)
3. Half the Man (4:51)
4. Light Years (5:56)
5. Manifest Destiny (6:24)
6. The Kids (5:11)
7. Mr Moon (5:31)
8. Scam (7:04)
9. Journey to Arnhemland (5:24)
10. Morning Glory (6:23)
11. Space Cowboy (6:25)

Total Time: 66:23

Line-up/Musicians

Bass - Stuart Zender
Didgeridoo - Wallis Buchanan
Drums - Derrick McKenzie
Keyboards - Toby Smith
Vocals - Jay Kay

About this release

Sony Soho Square ‎– 477813 2 (UK)

Thanks to Abraxas, snobb for the updates

Buy JAMIROQUAI - THE RETURN OF THE SPACE COWBOY music

JAMIROQUAI THE RETURN OF THE SPACE COWBOY reviews

Specialists/collaborators reviews

No JAMIROQUAITHE RETURN OF THE SPACE COWBOY reviews posted by specialists/experts yet.

Members reviews

funkyrhodes
"Return of the Space Cowboy", Jamiroquai's second full album release, certainly breaches the realm of Acid Jazz, much more so than Jamiroquai's far funkier debut album "Emergency on Planet Earth." "Return of the Space Cowboy" has an eclectic diversity that indeed makes this a great album to listen to in it's entirety. Toby's mastery of his bag of keyboards shines throughout this album from the dominant clavinet part in "Stillness in Time", to the quirky synth parts in "Half the Man", and smooth fender Rhodes solo in "Mr. Moon". Zender brings a quite melodic bass line to the forefront in "Manifest Destiny", along with displaying his technical ability in "Mr. Moon" and "Scam". The exotic digeridoo of Walis Buchanan returns for another bout in the midst of this album in "Journey to Arnhemland." Derrick McKenzie, Jamiroqui's current drummer also makes an impressive debut on this album as well. The final track "Space Cowboy" is indeed a must listen to as well.
Polo
I dare you not to tap your feet while listening to this album.



"The Return of the Space Cowboy" is a tremendous album by British acid-jazz/funk group Jamiroquai, led by singer Jay Kay. It's full of jamming, it's hallucinogenic, and has less faux-environmental political lyrics than the band's debut, yet it still managed to raise the 'quai's fanbase around the world.

So, here's my description of the music presented here: a mix of funk, jazz and rock featuring a hyperactive rhythm section (featuring thunderman extraordinaire Stuart Zender on bass), Fender Rhodes, nice brass lines, flute and the vocal talents of Jay Kay, who sounds somewhat too much like Stevie Wonder. Recommended to fans of jazz-funk and acid-jazz.



Highlights: Just Another Story, Stillness in Time, The Kids, Scam, Space Cowboy.

Ratings only

  • Mssr_Renard
  • fifek
  • luger7
  • Fant0mas
  • Lawrenceman
  • esgorath
  • yair0103
  • Chrysostome
  • The_Jester
  • POW
  • Tychovski
  • bartosso

Write/edit review

You must be logged in to write or edit review

JMA TOP 5 Jazz ALBUMS

Rating by members, ranked by custom algorithm
Albums with 30 ratings and more
A Love Supreme Post Bop
JOHN COLTRANE
Buy this album from our partners
Kind of Blue Cool Jazz
MILES DAVIS
Buy this album from our partners
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady Progressive Big Band
CHARLES MINGUS
Buy this album from our partners
Blue Train Hard Bop
JOHN COLTRANE
Buy this album from our partners
My Favorite Things Hard Bop
JOHN COLTRANE
Buy this album from our partners

New Jazz Artists

New Jazz Releases

Riofonic Bossa Nova
MAFALDA MINNOZZI
Buy this album from MMA partners
Chapter III : We Return to Light World Fusion
ANOUSHKA SHANKAR
Buy this album from MMA partners
Silt Remembrance Ensemble : The Order Avant-Garde Jazz
SILT REMEMBRANCE ENSEMBLE / REMEMBRANCE QUINTET
Buy this album from MMA partners
Movements Of Air Third Stream
DANIEL HERSKEDAL
Buy this album from MMA partners
Midnight Groove RnB
BRIAN SIMPSON
Buy this album from MMA partners
More new releases

New Jazz Online Videos

Anoushka Shankar - Hiraeth (Official Audio)
ANOUSHKA SHANKAR
js· 4 hours ago
Labyrinth
TANIA GIANNOULI
js· 4 hours ago
Fusioon ?– Minorisa (1975)
FUSIOON
js· 14 hours ago
Tomorrow
ALEXANDER'S SWING TIME ORCHESTRA
js· 14 hours ago
Doritos Everywhere
ALEX KOO
js· 2 days ago
More videos

New JMA Jazz Forum Topics

More in the forums

New Site interactions

More...

Latest Jazz News

members-submitted

More in the forums

Social Media

Follow us