Track Listing

1. Pirate Looks At 40 - Johnson, Jack
2. What Would You Rather Do - Johnson, Jack & September Sessions Band
3. Grey's Groove - Johnson, Jack & Greyboy/Karl Denson
4. Willow Tree - Johnson, Jack & G. Love & Special Sauce
5. Super Bowl Sundae - Johnson, Jack & Ozomatli
6. Ganges A Go-Go - Johnson, Jack & Bombay The Hard Way
7. Thug Style - Johnson, Jack & September Sessions Band
8. Meaningless Conversation - Johnson, Jack & Princes Of Babylon
9. Piglet's Lament - Johnson, Jack & Beat Down Sound
10. F-Stop Blues - Johnson, Jack

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #36788 in Music
• Released on: 2006-03-20
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Dimensions: .15 pounds

CD Description
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 melancholymood that clearly resonates with the aging ex-champion waverider.
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 besttrack, 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.

Customer Reviews

september sessions
Although this is a soundtrack it plays like a record you should own. Jack only plays a couple of tunes all to his lonesome, but that is just a formality when you are listening to weeping willow tree and the september sessions band.
Its so warm and lovely. its a must for all jack johnson fans and ben harper fans alike. i haven't seen the film yet but this album made me want to surf.
basically you have to buy this album.

september sessions is a SOUNDTRACK people!
yes ok, so it may be advertised as a Jack Johnson album, but specifically, this is an album put together to compliment a film MADE by JJ, about SURFING. this is the reason why the songs were chosen, not to churn out yet more happy-go-smiley-drive-around-beaches-because-everything's-always-ok.
yes, those songs are great, but there's other things to have on a soundtrack for the different moods throughout the film. Unfortunately for many, they aren't the stereotypical, money-earning songs that the majority of the public are apparently gagging for, but give the man some artistic credibility for not selling out and filling albums such as this and thicker than water with random tunes lifted from his many studio albums.

Poorly advertised by Amazon
If you are only interested in listening to music by Jack Johnson don't bother with this cd.
This cd is advertised by Amazon as an album which has an appearance by Jack Johnson on every track. This is simply not true; Jack Johnson appears on only two tracks. The rest of the cd contains music by other artists that, while being reasonably pleasant to listen to was not the reason I purchased the cd.