Travis Edmonson of Bud & Travis
Travis Edmonson Songs A - B
ALL MY SORROWS
ALL OF MY LIFE
ANGELICO
BETTER THAN ANYTHING
THE BREEZE AND I
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 Travis Edmonson made his breakthrough with The Gateway Singers, resident group at the hungry i
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ALL MY SORROWS
Surely one of Travis Edmonson's most interesting and innovative arrangements, this mesmerizing interpretation of the traditional spiritual is an intense highlight of the Santa Monica concert, at last brought forward from the semi-obscurity of Volume 2 via the CD version which presents the entire concert in original order. A piece which always seems to bring out the best in any artists who perform it, this particular rendition captures a depth of pathos and feeling which transcends mere entertainment.
Hear sound clip on BUD & TRAVIS IN CONCERT VOLUME 2
ALL OF MY LIFE
This pensive song, reflecting the same retrospective quality of its contemporary, “It Was a Very Good Year,” but without attempting a recitation of individual memories, is a Travis Edmonson composition from the mid 1960s, only recently brought to the foreground through the Santa Barbara Concert CD. It's introspective theme, mixing love and philosophy (“wanting to be less lonely”) make it unique among his recorded music.
Hear sound clip on “Live at UC Santa Barbara” CD page
ALL OVER THE WORLD (see ("Judgment Day")
ANGELICO
Where went Travis Edmonson, the jolly saga of Angelique's failures as a wife could not be far behind. The buoyant Caribbean favorite is featured on four of his albums.
Hear sound clip on BUD & TRAVIS IN CONCERT VOLUME 2
BETTER THAN ANYTHING
The melodic alliteration of one delight after another, each time superseded by the declaration that love is better than all of them ... This immaculate reading , to be found on “In Person” exhibits the kind of phrasing Frank Sinatra would be prroud of. Enticing, and amazing, since it was a live album in a club. First reaction of many fans would surely be that this is a Travis Edmonson composition, it has so much of his style in it, but in actual fact, the lyrics were written by former Kingston Trio bassist David “Buckwheat” Wheat who served in the same role for Bud and Travis in the mid-sixties.
Hear sound clip on “In Person” LP page
THE BREEZE AND I
From a difficult-to-find live album, “On Cue,” visitors have a special chance to hear Travis Edmonson interjecting a pop song into his set. Amply demonstrating versatility as an artist and arranger, he offers here a pulsating and alluring musical introduction to the piece, sung at the opposite end of the scale from his more frequent tenor voicings.
Hear sound clip on “On Cue” LP page