Deep Dead Blue

Deep Dead Blue
Deep Dead Blue
Live album by Elvis Costello and Bill Frisell
Released	14 August 1995
Recorded	25 June 1995
Length	26:45
Label	Nonesuch
Elvis Costello chronology
Bill Frisell chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]
NME	3/10^[3]

Deep Dead Blue is a live album by Elvis Costello with Bill Frisell, released in 1995. It was recorded at the Meltdown Festival in 25 June 1995.

Critical reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Huey states "It's no real surprise that the two work well together, given the musical affinity demonstrated on Frisell's masterful reinterpretations of Painted from Memory material on his own album The Sweetest Punch. The pleasures of Deep Dead Blue are, to be sure, much subtler than either of those recordings, but they make an elegant and fascinating supplement".^[4]

Track listing

"Weird Nightmare" (Charles Mingus) – 3:35
"Love Field" (Elvis Costello) – 3:24
"Shamed into Love" (Rubén Blades, Costello) – 4:26
"Gigi" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 4:16
"Poor Napoleon" (Declan MacManus) – 4:05
"Baby Plays Around" (Cait O'Riordan, MacManus) – 3:08
"Deep Dead Blue" (Costello, Bill Frisell) – 3:51

Personnel

Elvis Costello - vocals
Bill Frisell - guitar

Technical

Roger Moutenot - engineer, mixing
Lee Townsend - mixing

References

^ Allmusic Review
^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Costello, Elvis". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
^ Gilbey, Ryan (19 August 1995). "Long Play: The Blue Drones". New Musical Express. p. 50. ISSN 0028-6362.
^ Huey, S. Allmusic Review accessed 23 July 2009

v t e Elvis Costello
Discography The Imposters: Steve Nieve Pete Thomas Davey Faragher The Attractions: Steve Nieve Pete Thomas Bruce Thomas
Studio albums	My Aim Is True This Year's Model Armed Forces Get Happy!! Trust Almost Blue Imperial Bedroom Punch the Clock Goodbye Cruel World King of America Blood & Chocolate Spike Mighty Like a Rose The Juliet Letters Brutal Youth Kojak Variety All This Useless Beauty Painted from Memory When I Was Cruel North Il Sogno The Delivery Man The River in Reverse Momofuku Secret, Profane & Sugarcane National Ransom Wise Up Ghost Look Now Hey Clockface The Boy Named If
Live albums	Live at the El Mocambo Deep Dead Blue Costello & Nieve My Flame Burns Blue Live at Hollywood High
Compilations	Taking Liberties Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions The Man Out of Our Idiot Girls Girls Girls 2½ Years The Very Best of Elvis Costello and The Attractions 1977–86 Extreme Honey Costello Album (bootleg) The Very Best of Elvis Costello Cruel Smile The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years The Songs of Bacharach & Costello
Singles	"Less Than Zero" "Alison" "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes" "Watching the Detectives" "(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea" "Pump It Up" "This Year's Girl" "Radio Radio" "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" "Oliver's Army" "Accidents Will Happen" "I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down" "High Fidelity" "New Amsterdam" "Clubland" "From a Whisper to a Scream" "Watch Your Step" "A Good Year for the Roses" "Sweet Dreams" "You Little Fool" "Man Out of Time" "Everyday I Write the Book" "The Only Flame in Town" "Green Shirt" "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" "I Want You" "Blue Chair" "Veronica" "The Other Side of Summer" "Sulky Girl" "13 Steps Lead Down" "London's Brilliant Parade" "The Other End of the Telescope" "You Bowed Down" "She" "45" "Brilliant Mistake" "Complicated Shadows"
Other songs	"Welcome to the Working Week" "Lipstick Vogue" "Senior Service" "Stranger in the House" "Girls Talk" "Riot Act" "New Lace Sleeves" "Beyond Belief" "Almost Blue" "Shipbuilding" "Indoor Fireworks" "Jack of All Parades" "Suit of Lights" "I Hope You're Happy Now" "Next Time Round"
Collaborations	Terror & Magnificence The Sweetest Punch For the Stars Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes The Resurrection of Rust
Scores	G.B.H. Jake's Progress
Other works / related articles	Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink Live Stiffs Live Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears Bespoke Songs, Lost Dogs, Detours & Rendezvous

v t e Bill Frisell
Studio albums	In Line (1983) Rambler (1984) Lookout for Hope (1987) Before We Were Born (1989) Is That You? (1990) Where in the World? (1991) Have a Little Faith (1992) This Land (1994) Go West: Music for the Films of Buster Keaton (1995) The High Sign/One Week (1995) Quartet (1996) Nashville (1997) Gone, Just Like a Train (1998) Good Dog, Happy Man (1999) The Sweetest Punch (1999) Ghost Town (2000) Blues Dream (2001) With Dave Holland and Elvin Jones (2001) The Willies (2002) The Intercontinentals (2003) Unspeakable (2004) Richter 858 (2005) Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian (2006) History, Mystery (2008) Disfarmer (2009) Beautiful Dreamers (2010) Sign of Life: Music for 858 Quartet (2011) All We Are Saying (2011) Silent Comedy (2013) Big Sur (2013) Guitar in the Space Age! (2014) When You Wish Upon a Star (2016) Music IS (2018) Harmony (2019) Valentine (2020)
Collaboration albums	Theoretically [with Tim Berne] (1984) Smash & Scatteration [with Vernon Reid] (1985) News for Lulu [with John Zorn and George E. Lewis] (1988) More News for Lulu [with John Zorn and George Lewis] (1992) Deep Dead Blue [with Elvis Costello] (1995) Floratone [with Matt Chamberlain, Tucker Martine and Lee Townsend] (2007) Lágrimas Mexicanas [with Vinicius Cantuária] (2010) Floratone II [with Matt Chamberlain, Tucker Martine and Lee Townsend] (2012)
Live albums	Live (1995) East/West (2005) Small Town [with Thomas Morgan] (2017)
Related articles	Discography

Deep Dead Blue

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