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iPod Shuffle
What pops up when you put someone's music on random
Howard Jones is playing four shows at the intimate Scullers jazz club next Wednesday and Thursday, but don’t expect the pioneering electro-popster to scale it back or bust out the Coltrane. On the phone from England, the ’80s hitmaker jokes that his trio will be playing all of his famous tunes - like “No One Is to Blame’’ and “What Is Love?’’ - and songs from his forthcoming album “Ordinary Heroes’’ with the help of his “all purpose, all singing, all dancing synthesizer.’’ Two cohorts assist on Ableton and MIDI and vocals. “It’s a very techie kind of lineup, but the songs come belting through that.’’
1. “Five Fathoms,’’ Everything But the Girl
2. “People Everyday,’’ Arrested Development
3. “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking?’’ Rolling Stones
4. “More Than This,’’ Peter Gabriel
5. “Lost,’’ Michael Buble
6. “Everything I Own,’’ Culture Club
7. “God Protect Your Soul,’’ Ed Harcourt
8. “I Can Hear Music,’’ Beach Boys
9. “Mi Tonada Montuna,’’ Ibrahim Ferrer
10. “Tell Me,’’ Melanie B
Surprised we missed: ’’I listen to Duncan Sheik a lot; he’s a friend and I love his music. But the person I listen to most of all is Donald Fagen. I’ve always been a huge Steely Dan fan, and I love his solo albums. If I had grown up in a different era I would’ve been more that kind of artist.’’
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