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      • Dylan Different is a smooth jazz album by keyboardist and jazz vocalist Ben Sidran, released in 2009. It is Sidran's thirty-sixth album, and his fourth release with his independent label Nardis Records.


      Background



      A tribute to Bob Dylan, the album consists of covers of his songs, reinterpreted as jazz. Sidran maintained the original lyrics, but introduced revised tempos, instruments and a large backing band.
      The album was recorded 1–4 June 2009. Eschewing a traditional recording studio, Sidran elected to record the album in an Alsatian farm house in the east of France, explaining that he wanted to introduce the same haunted, mysterious quality that he felt from Dylan's music. Several of the musicians were also European, including Rodolphe Burger, a French singer and musician; Marcello Giuliani, an Italian bassist; and Alberto Malo, a Spanish drummer.


      Track listing




      Personnel




      = Musicians

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      Ben Sidran – vocals, piano, Wulitizer, Hammond B3, Fender Rhodes
      Rodolphe Burger – guitar, vocal on "Blowin' in the Wind"
      Jorge Drexler – vocals on "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
      Georgie Fame – vocals and organ on "Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35"
      Marcello Giuliani – acoustic bass, electric bass
      Amy Helm – background vocals
      Michael Leonhart – trumpet, flugelhorn
      Bob Malach – tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
      Alberto Malo – drums, percussion
      Leo Sidran – horn arrangements, additional guitar, Hammond B3, piano, koto
      Leonor Watling & Luca – background vocals on "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"


      Reception



      Writing for AllMusic, Thom Jurek praised Sidran's interpretation and style, "his requisite musicality, unaffected jazzman's cool, and streetwise yet elegant poetic imagination." He also praised the source material, commenting on Dylan's ability to write "folk songs that transcend their eras of origin in relevancy."


      See also


      List of songs written by Bob Dylan
      List of artists who have covered Bob Dylan songs


      References

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