- Record Label: BMG Rights Management
- Release Date: Feb 12, 2013
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Jul 15, 2013Hearing “Love Is the Drug,” “Virginia Plain” and “The Bogus Man” this way embalms the material. And many lose a key dimension without vocals.
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May 16, 2013At times The Jazz Age does feel slightly like a novelty record.
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Feb 13, 2013What we have on The Jazz Age is music that’s haunting itself.
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Feb 12, 2013Ferry’s best songs bubble with double-edged nuances and pastiche-style textures, drawing on influences from many eras. The Jazz Age diminishes that complexity, turning many of these brilliant tunes into period caricatures.
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Q MagazineFeb 8, 2013[Bryan Ferry] corkscrews the concept in an instrumental tribute nit only to the very first cocktail'n'cocaine era but also to his own serpentine melodic gifts. [Mar 2013, p.101]
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Feb 7, 2013It may not be an extreme reworking of song forms or a sudden return to action, perhaps simply another chapter in the various indulgences he enjoys, but in numerous ways, The Jazz Age is Ferry's most radical work yet.
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The WireJan 8, 2013As stylistic cross-fertilising vanity projects by rock stars of pensionable age go, this one has bags of charm at least and is eminently listenable. [Jan 2013, p.65]
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UncutDec 11, 2012As a reminder that music is fundamentally there for our pleasure, The Jazz Age is splendid. [Jan 2013, p.68]
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Nov 26, 2012As fascinating as it is perplexing, anything but obvious, and therefore to be applauded.
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Nov 26, 2012It's a surprisingly enjoyable transformation for some of the tunes.
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Nov 26, 2012Every note is perfectly placed, the sense of bygone breeziness lovingly accurate.
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Nov 26, 2012Ferry devotees will love it, and so might plenty of others.
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Nov 26, 2012For anyone yet to be acquainted with the music of the Jazz Age, this is the perfect introduction to the sound of the era. That Ferry's music can be so interpreted, and carried off so convincingly, suggests strength in depth to his canon of work.
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Nov 26, 2012Given that Ferry doesn't sing on The Jazz Age, the appeal for casual fans is debatable. But for the faithful, trad-jazz heads, and open-minded listeners, the musical quality--from expert arrangements, virtuosic playing, and the brilliant concept--offer something wholly different and rewarding.