Don't Cry For No Hipster

Don't Cry For No Hipster is a jazz album by keyboardist and vocalist Ben Sidran. It was recorded in July 2012, and released in 2013 under Sidran's label Nardis Records in the United States,[1] and Bonsaï Music in France.[2][3]

Don't Cry For No Hipster
Studio album by
Ben Sidran
Released2013 (2013)
RecordedJuly 23–25, 2012 (2012-07-23 – 2012-07-25)
VenueThe Bunker, Brooklyn
StudioSterling Sound
Genre
Jazz
Length54:14
LabelNardis Records in the US
Bonsaï Music in France
ProducerLeo Sidran
Ben Sidran chronology
Dylan Different
(2009)		 Don't Cry For No Hipster
(2013)

It was Sidran's 35th studio album,[4] and his first with original tracks since his 2008 album Cien Noches (One Hundred Nights at the Cafe).[5]

Background

The album is a retrospective for Sidran,[6] and a commentary on hipster culture.[7][8] The liner notes summarise Sidran's view that "[a]nybody who self-identifies as a hipster is, by definition, not one".[1][9] The eponymous track laments what hipster culture had become by the early 2010s. Sidran describes that the "hipster is an image that goes back all the way to Prohibition" and that "Hipsters were basically people who dug jazz, dug the nightlife, and I consider myself one of them."[6]

The tracks include a mix of jazz, funk, blues, and rock influences.[10][7] They cover topics from golf (in the "Back Nine") to religion (in "In The Beginning") delivered with subtle irony and a range of different instrumentation.[7] "Private Guy" recalls his efforts writing his 2004 album Nick's Bump[10] and his aversion to publicity.[7]

Twelve of the tracks were newly-written for the album,[11] with four co-written with Sidran's son Leo. Leo produced the album, and makes another appearance as drummer.[3] It also contains an instrumental cover of "Reflections" by Theloneous Monk, and a rendition of Merle Travis's "Sixteen Tons"[9] made famous by Tennessee Ernie Ford.[7]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllAboutJazz[12]

Luca Muchetti rated the album four stars for AllAboutJazz, commenting Sidran had "style" (translated).[12]

Christopher Loudon summarised the album for the JazzTimes as a "collection of funny, wry and occasionally even spiritual musings" and that it was his "hippest" since his 2009 tribute album to Bob Dylan. He reviewed the covers as "gorgeous" and "finger snapping".[9]

George Graham commented on WVIA-FM the album was "clever" and "another enjoyable recording from a prolific musician" whose "songs are both lyrically clever and intelligent as musical compositions". On Sidran's familiarity, he concluded it "could be a good vehicle for larger audiences to get to know this versatile artist."[7]

Former USA Today writer Nick DeRiso praised the range of musical genres on the album, commenting Sidran rendered them "effortlessly".[10]

Robin wrote for the South China Morning Post that the album was "delivered in a style full of wit and polish".[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ben Sidran, unless otherwise stated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Back Nine"Ben Sidran, Leo Sidran4:31
2."Brand New Music" 3:26
3."Don't Cry for No Hipster" 4:57
4."As Least We Got to the Race" 3:02
5."Can We Talk"Ben Sidran, Leo Sidran5:29
6."In The Beginning" 2:32
7."It Don't Get No Better"Ben Sidran, Leo Sidran3:39
8."Dying Anyway" 4:15
9."Private Guy" 4:01
10."Reflections"Theloneous Monk4:23
11."Take a Little Hit" 2:57
12."Sixteen Tons"Merle Travis3:35
13."Rich Interior Life"Ben Sidran, Leo Sidran2:45
14."Hooglin'" 4:42
Total length:54:14

Personnel

Musicians

Support

References
  1. Sidran, Ben (2013). Don't Cry For No Hipster (CD liner notes). United States: Nardis Records. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  2. "Don't Cry For No Hipster | Album | Ben Sidran". BenSidran.com. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  3. Don't Cry For No Hipster at AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  4. Weber, Carol (2017-02-26). "Don't cry for Ben Sidran: his latest masterpiece is a counter-culture marvel". FestivalPeak. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  5. Don't Cry For No Hipster at AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  6. "Blue Notes: Ben Sidran". South China Morning Post. 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  7. Graham, George (2013-04-03). "The Graham Weekly Album Review #1721". WVIA-FM. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  8. "Ben Sidran: 'Don't Cry For No Hipster'". Distrito Jazz (in Spanish). 2016. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  9. Loudon, Christopher (2013-05-22). "Ben Sidran: Don't Cry For No Hipster". JazzTimes. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  10. DeRiso, Nick (2013-03-30). "Ben Sidran – Don't Cry For No Hipster (2013)". Something Else Reviews. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  11. "Ben Sidran considers the 'hip experience'". American Jewish World. 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  12. Muchetti, Luca (2014-03-14). "Ben Sidran: Don't Cry for No Hipster" (in Italian). AllAboutJazz. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
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