STING - Bring On The Night (1986-2017) RM / 2 Mini LP SHM-CD / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Sting really got carried away with the idea that his supporting crew for Dream of the Blue Turtles was a real jazz band, and technically, he was kind of right. He did pluck them straight out of Wynton Marsalis' backing band (thereby angering Wynton and emboldening his anti-rock stance, while flaring up a sibling rivalry between the trumpeter and his saxophonist brother Branford -- a veritable hat trick, that), and since he was initially a jazz bassist, it seemed like a good fit. At the very least, it seemed like a monumental occasion because he documented the entire development of the band and making of Dream with a documentary called Bring on the Night, releasing a double live album as its soundtrack just a year after the debut hit the stores. This could be called hubris (and it will be called that here), especially because the appearance of the live album feels like a way of showcasing Sting's jazz band and jazz chops. Most of the songs run around five minutes long and there are no less than three medleys, two of which marry an old Police number with a tune from Dream. Arriving as a second solo album, it can't help but feel a little unnecessary, even if the loose, rather infectious performances show what Sting was trying to achieve with his debut. Even so, this is a record for the cult, and while it will satisfy them, to others it will seem like, well, hubris. by Stephen Thomas Erlewine  
Tracklist 1 :
1    Bring On The Night / When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best Of What's Still Around    11:42
2    Consider Me Gone    4:55
3    Low Life    4:06
4    We Work The Black Seam    6:59
5    Driven To Tears    7:00
6    The Dream Of The Blue Turtles / Demolition Man    5:55
Tracklist 2 :
1    One World (Not Three) / Love Is The Seventh Wave    11:08
2    Moon Over Bourbon Street    4:19
3    I Burn For You    5:24
4    Another Day    4:47
5    Children's Crusade    5:26
6    Down So Long    4:38
7    Tea In The Sahara    6:25
Credits :
Backing Vocals – Dolette McDonald, Janice Pendarvis
Bass – Darryl Jones
Drums – Omar Hakim
Keyboards – Kenny Kirkland
Saxophone – Branford Marsalis
Technician [Bass, Keyboards] – Tam Fairgrieve
Technician [Drum] – Billy Thompson
Technician [Guitar] – Danny Quatrochi
Written-By – A. Atkins (faixas: 2-6), J.B. Lenoir (faixas: 2-6), Sting (faixas: 1-1 to 2-5, 2-7)