Teasing the Korean

Will blast "Street Lady" in his honor. Byrd Lives!

This sounds like a headline from the Onion.

Zig Zag Skull Session

You can't believe everything you read, whether it's from CNN or your beloved Teasing the Korean.

The electro-theremin was first used on the Omega LP "Music for Heavenly Bodies." It was also used on Frank Comstock's "Project Comstock: Music from Outer Space," and most famously on the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations." Tanner also played with Glenn Miller. http://www.cnn.com/2....html?hpt=hp_t2

I'm assuming it's beatnik speak, as in domicile. So, "Dig this crazy pad" might roughly translate into, "My, what a lovely domicile you have!" "Dad" is also beatnik speak, as in "Daddy-O."

Out-of-phase? I didn't know that. Yes, collapse it to mono and you hear phasing/azimuth issues. At lest on my copy.

The drama is overwhelming. It is a dead heat between "Pad" and "Dad."

"Dad" is what it's called on the label of the out-of-phase 70s Bethlehem LP reissue. I like "Dad" better.

Which Do You Prefer? S'Crazy Pad S'Crazy Dad Both Neither

Check out the harp solo in "Eye Of The Devil", one of my faves. I still can't find the documentary on him anywhere. Has anyone seen it? The musicians back then loved him. Clark Terry talks about how much he loved his music in his recent autobio, "Clark", bemoaning the fact that he was poisoned. Thankfully, the sicko that (inadvertently, he claimed) poisoned him is rotting in hell. I've worked with two musicians who recorded with him- Gerry Sanfino, double wind player on "October Suite" and Joe Cucuozzo, and they get all choked up when remembering him. Yes, the track with the harp solo is the one I'm talking about. It is in track 1 of October Suite. I saw the documentary. It was very good. Great 8mm home movie footage of McFarland's wedding - Gabor Szabo and Lalo Shifrin are both there.

I have that soundtrack, but it's been years since I spun it. I'll check it out. Incidentally, when I picked up McFarland's soundtrack to Eye of the Devil a.k.a 13, I was surprised to find that a passage from the first track on October Suite was used as the film's main theme.

Mele kalikimaka, Patty.

Interesting, as I'd surmised. Thanks for sharing. I do love this album.

I guess not, judging by the lack of replies.

Yes, but available for pre-order. Who knows how long that price will last.

I picked up the twofer CD with the soundtracks to "Le Depart" and "Bariera." So far I have listened to the former but did digital needledrops on the latter. "Depart" sounds like parts were taken directly from the film's soundtrack; other parts may be from the film's mono music stem. Not the best fidelity, but cool music. "Bariera" sounds like it's from a better source, from my random samplings. I will check it out tomorrow.

That's a great list! Thanks for sharing! The symphonic suites of Cherbourg and Rochefort are tremendous.

There are just too, too many for me to even think about, let alone list here. If you include things mastered from vinyl and released through the EU 50-year copyright rule, the list is even more staggering.

Well, there's "Lola" and also "Umbrellas of Cherbourg." My understanding (from an automated online translation; I don's speak or read French) is that these are all of the Legrand soundtracks for Demy films. I will review further and let you know.

I ordered one, couldn't resist, it ended up being under US $50, including shipping to the US. I'll report back when I receive it.

Only EUR 32,99! http://www.amazon.fr/Intégrale-Michel-Legrand-Jacques-Coffret/dp/B00B2HQYBE/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1359367647&sr=1-2

My copy of "The October Suite" by Gary McFarland and Steve Kuhn says "The Virtuoso Series" over the logo on the front cover. On the back, it says that this album is "...the first in a series..." combining classical and jazz. Did this series ever take off?

"A sound treat,' Fuad Hassan, Music of the Beduin Bandits, (LSP 1991)