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==Production== |
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==Production== |
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Bartz was backed by James King on bass, Tom Williams on trumpet, ] on piano, and Greg Bandy on drums.<ref name=OC/> "Lively Up Yourself" is a cover of the ] song.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ellerbe |first1=Gary M. |title=All That Jazz |work=Afro-American Red Star |date=October 12, 1996 |page=B4}}</ref> ] sang on "Come with Me".<ref name=VS/> ] played piano on a few tracks.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kohlhaase |first1=Bill |title=All That Jazz |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 28, 1997 |page=F14}}</ref> ] played guitar on "One Million Blues".<ref name=VS/> "]" is an interpretation of the ] song.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chapman |first1=Geoff |title=Jazz |work=Toronto Star |date=August 24, 1996 |page=J12}}</ref> Bartz drew on memories of his Baltimore childhood in composing many of the songs.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaltenbach |first1=Chris |title=Weekend Watch |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 23, 2017 |page=T2}}</ref> "And He Called Himself a Messenger" is a tribute to ] and ].<ref name=OC/> |
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Bartz was backed by James King on bass, Tom Williams on trumpet, ] on piano, and Greg Bandy on drums.<ref name=OC/> "Lively Up Yourself" is a cover of the ] song.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ellerbe |first1=Gary M. |title=All That Jazz |work=Afro-American Red Star |date=October 12, 1996 |page=B4}}</ref> ] sang on "Come with Me".<ref name=VS/> ] played piano on a few tracks.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kohlhaase |first1=Bill |title=All That Jazz |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 28, 1997 |page=F14}}</ref> ] played guitar on "One Million Blues".<ref name=VS/> "]" is an interpretation of the ] song.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chapman |first1=Geoff |title=Jazz |work=Toronto Star |date=August 24, 1996 |page=J12}}</ref> Bartz drew on memories of his Baltimore childhood in composing many of the songs.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaltenbach |first1=Chris |title=Weekend Watch |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 23, 2017 |page=T2}}</ref> "And He Called Himself a Messenger" is a tribute to ] and ].<ref name=OC/> Bartz recorded neighborhood folks for some of the "Hustler's Holler" tracks.<ref name=BN/> |
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==Critical reception== |
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==Critical reception== |
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|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web |title=Blues Chronicles: Tales of Life Review by Chris Kelsey |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/blues-chronicles-tales-of-life-mw0000183569 |website=AllMusic |access-date=January 1, 2025}}</ref> |
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|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web |title=Blues Chronicles: Tales of Life Review by Chris Kelsey |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/blues-chronicles-tales-of-life-mw0000183569 |website=AllMusic |access-date=January 1, 2025}}</ref> |
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|rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="BN">{{cite news |last1=Simon |first1=Jeff |title=Jazz |work=The Buffalo News |date=August 9, 1996 |department=Gusto |page=44}}</ref> |
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'']'' said that "Bartz, playing mostly alto, burns and moans throughout the record"; the paper later listed ''The Blues Chronicles: Tales of Life'' as the second best jazz album of 1996.<ref name="VS">{{cite news |last1=Andrews |first1=Marke |title=Gary Bartz The Blues Chronicles: Tales of Life |work=The Vancouver Sun |date=August 15, 1996 |page=C7}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Andrews |first1=Marke |title=Parker's music beautiful in simplicity |work=The Vancouver Sun |date=December 28, 1996 |page=C1}}</ref> '']'' noted that "from funk to rock to down-home blues to reggae to swing, Bartz's band tackles his compositions with across-the-board abandon."<ref name="OC">{{cite news |last1=Hum |first1=Peter |title=Jazz |work=The Ottawa Citizen |date=August 17, 1996 |page=E3}}</ref> The '']'' stated that Bartz has "a big, dense sound and excellent technique can tell a story of some depth—a twister-like, wailing uptempo tale, or a romantic but unsentimental ballad."<ref>{{cite news |last1=King |first1=Peter B. |title=Strangers in the Night |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=June 13, 1997 |department=Arts & Entertainment |page=17}}</ref> |
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'']'' said that "Bartz, playing mostly alto, burns and moans throughout the record"; the paper later listed ''The Blues Chronicles: Tales of Life'' as the second best jazz album of 1996.<ref name="VS">{{cite news |last1=Andrews |first1=Marke |title=Gary Bartz The Blues Chronicles: Tales of Life |work=The Vancouver Sun |date=August 15, 1996 |page=C7}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Andrews |first1=Marke |title=Parker's music beautiful in simplicity |work=The Vancouver Sun |date=December 28, 1996 |page=C1}}</ref> '']'' noted that "from funk to rock to down-home blues to reggae to swing, Bartz's band tackles his compositions with across-the-board abandon."<ref name="OC">{{cite news |last1=Hum |first1=Peter |title=Jazz |work=The Ottawa Citizen |date=August 17, 1996 |page=E3}}</ref> The '']'' stated that Bartz has "a big, dense sound and excellent technique can tell a story of some depth—a twister-like, wailing uptempo tale, or a romantic but unsentimental ballad."<ref>{{cite news |last1=King |first1=Peter B. |title=Strangers in the Night |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=June 13, 1997 |department=Arts & Entertainment |page=17}}</ref> |
