Notes & Personnel Info |
 | Original score composed by Jack Johnson. |
| Personnel: Jack Johnson (vocals, guitar). |
| Audio Mixer: DJ Greyboy. |
| Recording information: KFOG, San Francisco, CA. |
| Photographer: Scott Soens. |
| Unknown Contributor Role: Mike Weitman. |
| Arranger: DJ Greyboy. |
| An interesting hodge-podge of tracks used in singer/songwriter/erstwhile beach bum Jack Johnson's 2000 surfing documentary of the same name, THE SEPTEMBER SESSIONS manages to convey a laid-back, groovy atmosphere that perfectly evokes the film's subject. The opening track, a live version of Jimmy Buffet's "Pirate Looks At 40" performed by Johnson himself, sets the tone for the entire album, establishing a melancholy mood that clearly resonates with the aging ex-champion wave rider. |
| Other highlights include an unusually soulful contribution from G. Love & Special Sauce and a vintage Indian Bollywood-esque track lifted from 1999's must-have BOMBAY THE HARDWAY: GUNS, CARS & SITARS compilation. The album's best track, however, is the other contribution from THE SEPTEMBER SESSIONS's main man; "F-Stop Blues," is a breezy, wistful delight worthy of Nick Drake or Tim Hardin, and makes a fitting conclusion to an album as warm and engaging as the pacific waters pictured on the disc's cover. |
Producer: Kelly Slater; DJ Greyboy; Dan The Automator; Aaron Love; Ozomatli; Princes Of Babylon; Stiff Johnson; T-Ray; Todd Hannigan; Beat Down Sound |
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