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Composition Review: Paul Simon – Paul Simon, There Goes Rhymin’ Simon, Live Rhymin’, Still Crazy After All These Years
share: digg facebook twitter In the case of “Mother And Child Get-together,” Paul tapped into the burgeoning reggae market, which resulted in a top ten hit for him. “Papa Hobo” is an fascinating tale in which a young Simon confesses his desire to get out of town, and hit the road. “Take Me To The Mardi Gras” was recorded at the legendary Muscle Shoals studio in Alabama, and features the horns of The …

Composition Review: Gosta Berlings Saga – Glue Works
share: digg facebook twitter At 12:26, “Islands” allows ample time for Gosta Berlings Saga to indulge their collective musical whims, resulting in a wild ride. The repetitive nature of the tune displays elements of classical compositional structure in tandem with a fleeting minimalist influence. Mysterious, low tones are the initial sounds we hear, and as the cut progresses they transform into …

Review: Wakarusa Composition Festival
All photos by C-Style Photography . Organization is crucial at a composition festival. It’s an irrefutable truth whose importance only increases as an event grows larger and larger.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this tale ]

Composition Review: Simply Red: Farewell: Live In Concert At Sydney Opera House
share: digg facebook twitter [...] the cheering crowd on both the CD and DVD would beg to differ. Mick Hucknall who, for the final fourteen years of the band’s existence was Simply Red, croons his way owing to fan favorites such as “Holding Back the Years” and “Your Mirror,” as well as cover versions of Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes’ “If You Don’t Know Me By Now” and The Stylistics’ “You Make …

Composition Review: Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne – An Ancient Rock On A Roll
share: digg facebook twitter a career that was derailed in 1962 when, during a gig in the rear the legendary Jimmy Reed, a violent incident led him to abandon the devil’s composition in act of kindness of the sacred for some twenty years. An absolute master of blues and swing guitar, he’s also a very busy man in the studio, responsible for resurrecting the careers of several semi-forgotten legends. Elsewhere titles …

Composition Review: The Merry Widow, 1964 Lincoln Focal point Cast Recording
A classic Lincoln Focal point cast recording, available for download, features a cast that understands what operetta is all about and knows how to perform it.

Composition review: Gustavo Dudamel partners Brahms’ Requiem with Steven Mackey’s ‘Gorgeous Quick’
Mark Swed reviews Gustavo Dudamel’s second “Brahms Unbound” program, a death-defying partnership of Steven Mackey’s “Gorgeous Quick” and Brahms’ Requiem

Composition Review: The Undertones – Right Confessions
share: digg facebook twitter Like a lot of bands they in fact became more fascinating as their commercial success waned, and by the time of their split in 1983, after four albums, they had went onto making some fabulous psych-tinged pop composition. Singer Feargal Sharkey had some solo success before his poacher-to-gamekeeper conversion as a record industry mogul, with the guitar wielding brothers …

Composition Review: Klaus Voorman & Acquaintances – A Sideman’s Journey
A collection of oldies led by the Beatles’ colleague, joined by numerous household names.

Composition Review: The Modern Jazz Quartet – Under the Jasmin Tree/Space (Original Recording Remastered)
The Modern Jazz Quartet had their origins in trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie’s orchestra where vibraphonist Milt Jackson, pianist John Lewis, and drummer Kenny Clarke played together. Bassist Percy Upland completed the foursome in 1952 and then Clarke was replaced by Connie Kay in 1955. For a brief time, they …