Jamming with Edward!
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Jamming with Edward! is a 1972 album by three Rolling Stones band members (Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman) accompanied by Nicky Hopkins and Ry Cooder.
Background
The album was recorded at London's Olympic Studio during the Let It Bleed sessions of 1969 and released on Rolling Stones Records in 1972. It consists of a series of loose jams performed by band members while waiting for Keith Richards to return to the studio, Richards having earlier left the studio after an issue about Cooder's role as support guitarist.[2] On the strength of the album's association with the Rolling Stones, Jamming with Edward! reached #33 on the US charts,[3] although it failed to make the UK listings.
The eponymous "Edward" was pianist Nicky Hopkins, in reference to "Edward the Mad Shirt Grinder", Hopkins' star turn on Quicksilver Messenger Service's album Shady Grove. Hopkins also contributed the cover art. In the original liner notes, Mick Jagger described the album as a nice piece of bullshit... which we cut one night in London, England while waiting for our guitar player to get out of bed. It was promptly forgotten (which may have been for the better). He goes on to say I hope you spend longer listening to this record than we did recording it. On the CD version there are additional notes written by Mark Paytress adding more context and describing te result as a curio to top all curios, perhaps.
Remaster
Jamming with Edward! was remastered and reissued by Virgin Records in 1994.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Ry Cooder, Nicky Hopkins and Charlie Watts, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Boudoir Stomp" | 5:13 |
| 2. | "It Hurts Me Too" (Elmore James/Mel London; original version: Tampa Red, 1941) | 5:12 |
| 3. | "Edward's Thrump Up" | 8:11 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 4. | "Blow with Ry" | 11:05 |
| 5. | "Interlude a la El Hopo - Includes: "The Loveliest Night of the Year" (Webster, Ross)" | 2:04 |
| 6. | "Highland Fling" | 4:20 |
Personnel
- Ry Cooder – guitar
- Mick Jagger – harmonica, vocals
- Charlie Watts – drums
- Nicky Hopkins – keyboards, piano
- Bill Wyman – bass guitar
Sales chart performance
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1972 | Billboard Pop Albums | 33 |
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