I'M GONNA HAVE MYSELF
A REAL GOOD TIME
I FEEL ALIVE
AND THE WORLD
I'LL TURN IT INSIDE OUT,
YEAH
Jazz
is the
seventh
studio album
by the
British Rock Band
It was released on
November,10th 1978
by EMI Records
in the United Kingdom
and by
Elektra Records
in the United States.
Produced by
Roy Thomas Baker,
the album artwork
was suggested by
Roger Taylor,
who previously saw a
similar design
painted on
the Berlin Wall.
The album's varying
musical styles
were alternately praised
and criticised.
It reached number two
in the
UK Albums Char
t and number six
on the
US Billboard
Top LPs & Tape chart.
Recording
Rehearsals for Jazz
began during the
first week of
July 1978.
The month before,
in June,
the band had received
a hefty tax bill
and subsequently
decided to record
outside of the
United Kingdom.
They had to make a
swift decision,
as Brian May
would be
forced out
of the UK
on July,2nd
due to these
tax-related issues.
This was shortly
after the birth
of his first child,
Jimmy.
As May relocated
to Canada,
the rest of the band
flew to Nice,
France,
to begin rehearsing
for the album.
May soon joined
the rehearsals.
The band attended the nearby
Montreux Jazz Festival,
which likely inspired the
title of the album.
There, they ran into
David Bowie,
who was working
on his
1979 album
Lodger
between tour dates.
Bowie convinced them
to record at
Mountain Studios in Montreux.
Before the band shifted to
Montreux,
they finished
preliminary recordings of
"Don't Stop Me Now",
"Fat Bottomed Girls",
"In Only Seven Days",
and
"More of That Jazz".
Production on the album
was moved to Montreux
the day after
the jazz festival.
On July,19th
May's 31st birthday,
the band attended
the 18th stage
of the 1978
Tour de France,
which inspired
Freddie Mercury
to write the lead single,
"Bicycle Race".
During the next
three weeks
the band were in
Mountain Studios,
they primarily worked on
"Fun It",
"Jealousy,"
"Leaving Home Ain't Easy,"
"Let Me Entertain You."
The band took a few days off,
most notably on
July,26th
when they
trashed a
Montreux hotel
whilst celebrating
Taylor's 29th birthday.
Mercury
was reportedly seen
swinging on a
cut-glass chandelier
in the hotel
during the party.
After a brief holiday
in the middle of August,
the band moved production
back to France,
where they worked at
Super Bear Studios.
They would spend
the rest of the month recording
"Mustapha",
"Bicycle Race",
"If You Can't Beat Them",
"Dead On Time",
and "Dreamer's Ball"
(based on the previous lists of completed songs).
The band completed
overdubbing the songs
in September,
and mixed the
lead single
early before sending it to
New York City
for mastering,
which was completed on
September,14th
They mixed the
rest of the album
beginning in the
middle of the month.
Jazz was officially completed
on
October, 14
during a
mastering session at
Super Bear Studios
TRACKLIST
Mustapha
Fat Bottomed Girls
Jealousy
Bicycle Race
If You Can't Beat Them
Let Me Entertain You
Dead On Time
In Only Seven Days
Dreamers Ball
Fun It
Leaving Home Ain't Easy
Don't Stop Me Now
More Of That Jazz
BONUS CD
Mustapha
(Just Vocals)
Fat Bottomed Girls
(Just Vocals)
Jealousy
(Just Vocals)
Bicycle Race
(Just Vocals)
Let Me Entertain You
(Just Vocals)
Dreamers Ball
(Early Acoustic Take, August 1978)
Don't Stop Me Now
(Just Vocals)
Don't Stop Me Now
(With Long-Lost Guitars)
Let Me Entertain You
(Live In Montreal, November 1981)
Fat Bottomed Girls
(Live In Paris)
Bicycle Race
(Live, European Tour / 1979)
Fat Bottomed Girls
(Single Version)
Don't Stop Me Now
(Remix)
Bicycle Race
(Instrumental)
Let Me Entertain You
(Instrumental)
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