Night Blooming Jasmine

[MBE]

This is one of my favorite Brian songs of the last 30 years (really) at least the original one. One questions as this isn't on Andrew's site. When was the original heard on the 88 reissue really recorded? The 1979 date seems off. I would guess it was early 81 like Stevie. He's in good voice on both of these for the era, and Stevie is also pretty good.

[lance]

I think the date must be off, too. In fact, I was guessing that it was part of "the Usher Project", though now that you mention it, you are right about his voice sounding a bit 1980 there.

[petsite]

It was indeed recorded in late '79 and considered for the KTSA LP.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

I've heard differently, that it was recorded around the same time as "Oh Lord" and such. Considering the timbre of Brian's voice and the presence of Dennis on drums, I think MBE is right.

[c-man]

I've heard differently, that it was recorded around the same time as "Oh Lord" and such. Considering the timbre of Brian's voice and the presence of Dennis on drums, I think MBE is right.

That's what I've always heard...Don Cunningham's Add Some Music fanzine first reported it's existence around early '82, and said it was from Fall '81, and that Dennis produced it.  Brian mentioned it to Les Chan & friends in December '81, which is likely where ASM heard about it.  One thought I've had is that it was recorded on a tape dated '79...possibly recycled from Tom Murphy's sessions with Dennis that year, since Tom was quoted as saying somewhere that he was the engineer on NBJ.

Petsite, where did you hear (or read) that it was considered for KTSA?

[Chris Brown]

I really like this tune as well...I would guess '81 too, but could probably buy '79 as the recording year.

[Bill Barnyard]

BW88 reissue liner notes state the demo was cut on 22 August 1979. This is unlikely. Other sources indicate 1981/82 during the notorious 'Cocaine Sessions'. Not sure if NBJ is from these sessions but it is almost certainly from this period.

 

[MBE]

It's really hard to pinpoint. Ian or AGD care to take a guess?

[Sheriff John Stone]

"Night Blooming Jasmine" is the best part of the BW88 album IMO. And it was composed BEFORE Brian was (literally) under the influence of Landy. Which makes sense; don't know if he could've written something like that after....

[petsite]

Here is what I found so far (still checking):

NIGHT BLOOMING JASMINE (Legal Title) 
BMI Work #5393288
Songwriter/Composer Current Affiliation CAE/IPI #
WILSON BRIAN BMI 33029517
 
Publishers
BEACH BUM MUSIC
CAE/IPI #: 49516759
Phone:  (310) 312-4174

Contact: BEACH BUM MUSIC
C/O MANATT PHELPS & PHILLIPS
ATTN JUDIE CASTANO
11355 WEST OLYMPIC BLVD
LOS ANGELES, CA 90064-1614
ERIK.STEIGEN@RSMI.COM 

Considering the timbre of Brian's voice and the presence of Dennis on drums, I think MBE is right.

As for Brian's voice as a gauge of year, his voice sounds like it did on the original "Oh Darlin'" recorded around the same time.

[petsite]

More info:

Brian mentioned to Usher in 1986 that he had an old BB tune he wanted to work on with Usher called Night Bloomin' Jasmine. Thats how it got intermingled during the Usher sessions.