A piece of interesting music history: Comedian Harmonists-01-10 @ Archive.org - "The Beginning Their story began in 1927, when 20-year-old acting student Harry Frommermann put an ad in the Berlin newspaper Berliner Lokalanzeiger shortly after Christmas 1927 to found a singing group. The Comedian Harmonists were a German singing sensation of the 1920s and '30s. The elegant sextet, five vocalists and a pianist -- all dressed in tails, had a repertoire that encompassed many vocal styles, ranging from folk songs to sentimental hits accompanied by banter and even silliness on stage. But they were perhaps best known for their close harmony delivered with humor and style along with their captivating vocal imitation of musical instruments."
Music based on themes by
Erik Satie
Camille Saint-Saens
Claude Debussy
Maurice Ravel
Claudio Monteverdi
Edvard Grieg
Francis Poulenc
Igor Stravinsky
Giovannia Battista Pergolesi
Georges Auric
To my ear the more uptempo tracks on this one come across as sweet and catchy but just a shade lifeless in inflection, whereas the slow ones smoulder rather wonderfully.
Bandcamp streaming: - "Clarinettist Gareth Davis and guitarist Steven R Smith (Hala Strana, Mirza, Thuja) have already collaborated to stunning effect back on 2009s Westering released on the Important label. This alt.vinyl release sees them gain another notch in historys belt. The at-first-glance bizarre pairing of these two instruments might conjure up images of anchorless skronk and scratch, however The Line Across is anything but. With each side of the vinyl containing just the one ambitious piece, this duo creates seas of organic drone that live and breathe. . ."
Clubhouse leader for favorite jazz album of the year, but then this is almost ridiculously right up my alley (Hayes was a frequent Woody Shaw collaborator). I've liked everything I've heard from Smoke Sessions so far...I'm looking to pick up the Jimmy Cobb set this month one too.
Bhob Rainey and Ralf Wehowsky - I don't think I can see you tonight - "5 years and a mint's worth of postage bring us this dense, musique concrete epic. Each of the three extended pieces presented here have undergone serious transformations, mutilations, and rebirths, as discs were burnt, sealed and sent from Cambridge to Mainz and back again. Yet, despite all the fine-toothed combing commited by the obsessive perfectionists at the helm of this project, the music is wild, ruptured, assymetrical and WAY INTENSE. Tendrils of possible outcomes camoflage trap doors and the saturated memories of an unclean conscience. This is that kind of sublime that's a bit on the scary side despite the occasional reassurance of a slowly flowing rhythm or an almost major chord. This is the haunted closet you can't keep shut."
- released 01 November 2007
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Comedian Harmonists-01-10 @ Archive.org
- "The Beginning Their story began in 1927, when 20-year-old acting student Harry Frommermann put an ad in the Berlin newspaper Berliner Lokalanzeiger shortly after Christmas 1927 to found a singing group. The Comedian Harmonists were a German singing sensation of the 1920s and '30s. The elegant sextet, five vocalists and a pianist -- all dressed in tails, had a repertoire that encompassed many vocal styles, ranging from folk songs to sentimental hits accompanied by banter and even silliness on stage. But they were perhaps best known for their close harmony delivered with humor and style along with their captivating vocal imitation of musical instruments."
Written, Composed & Produced by ERGO PHIZMIZ
Music based on themes by
Erik Satie
Camille Saint-Saens
Claude Debussy
Maurice Ravel
Claudio Monteverdi
Edvard Grieg
Francis Poulenc
Igor Stravinsky
Giovannia Battista Pergolesi
Georges Auric
From Seven Classic Albums. I already had two of the seven, but not on physical media. Still a great deal, even if the packaging is minimal.
Matthew Halsall - The Color Yes
To my ear the more uptempo tracks on this one come across as sweet and catchy but just a shade lifeless in inflection, whereas the slow ones smoulder rather wonderfully.
Newly released. Very good rootsy blues. Currently listening on Spotify. So far, I'm liking it very much.
- "Clarinettist Gareth Davis and guitarist Steven R Smith (Hala Strana, Mirza, Thuja) have already collaborated to stunning effect back on 2009s Westering released on the Important label. This alt.vinyl release sees them gain another notch in historys belt. The at-first-glance bizarre pairing of these two instruments might conjure up images of anchorless skronk and scratch, however The Line Across is anything but. With each side of the vinyl containing just the one ambitious piece, this duo creates seas of organic drone that live and breathe. . ."
- Really outstanding stuff from Frank Zappa's prime inspiration of contemporary classical music . . .
30 years old today.
Craig
Lars Horntveith - Kaleidoscopic
Clubhouse leader for favorite jazz album of the year, but then this is almost ridiculously right up my alley (Hayes was a frequent Woody Shaw collaborator). I've liked everything I've heard from Smoke Sessions so far...I'm looking to pick up the Jimmy Cobb set this month one too.
Craig
And thanks to Kez for that Seth Walker album - listened to it last night and my wife and I both liked it.
Warm Latin set. NYOP.
Prince - Purple Rain
C81 NME cassette
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
Janelle Mon
I love the cover photos on these - As if they just go out back and take some pictures during a break between sets.
Brad Mehldau at piano, Peter Bernstein prettily playing guitar
Bhob Rainey and Ralf Wehowsky - I don't think I can see you tonight
- "5 years and a mint's worth of postage bring us this dense, musique concrete epic. Each of the three extended pieces presented here have undergone serious transformations, mutilations, and rebirths, as discs were burnt, sealed and sent from Cambridge to Mainz and back again. Yet, despite all the fine-toothed combing commited by the obsessive perfectionists at the helm of this project, the music is wild, ruptured, assymetrical and WAY INTENSE. Tendrils of possible outcomes camoflage trap doors and the saturated memories of an unclean conscience. This is that kind of sublime that's a bit on the scary side despite the occasional reassurance of a slowly flowing rhythm or an almost major chord. This is the haunted closet you can't keep shut."
- released 01 November 2007
Growing on me.
I'll spare you all the cover.
Martin Fry could really belt out a song.