The Pursuit

Jamie Cullum kicks things off with ”Just One of Those Things,” which seems intended as a message to his fans: The ”fling” he’s saying goodbye to is?jazz. Sure enough, the rest of the album bears zero ?resemblance to that transitional opener. Instead, think Ben Folds’ brand of guitarless, ?percussive piano rock, with an occasional house beat thrown in. The Michael Bublé-averse among us are in for a very pleasant revelation. B+

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