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)

Finally saw "Cul-de-Sac" last night, which has been hard to find in the US. I've had the music since the late 1990s. It was a good film, not as good as "Knife in the Water" in my opinion but dealing with similar themes. The music as heard in the film is pretty sparse. The soundtrack releases typically consist of 6 tracks from the film, and then adding either 1 or 2 more tracks of EZ versions that presumably came out as a single. There are, I believe, 2 tracks in the film that are not on any of the releases I have. I wonder if these will make their way out or if they are lost.

Alice Coltrane - Ptah, the Dood. - Impulse! The Dood abides!

Just watched the biopic. Anyone see it? Some good and some bad aspects. The actor really nailed him, which was good. The drawbacks were (for me): ***spoilers*** the recurring puppet alter-ego, and the lack of cultural contexts for the various career moves. Still, worth placing in the Netflix queue. Comparing my current avatar to that of five years ago. My, how I've aged...

Well, when I say "wacky," I mean the overall delirious spirit of irreverence that characterized so much jazz, classical, and "easy listening" in the 60s and into the early 70s. But, yes, I will have to spin it again to remember how "wacky" this particular album is (or is not).

Lots of soundtracks: Kenyon Hopkins - Mr. Buddwing - Verve (mono) Q - Deadly Affair - Verve (stereo) Ron Grainer - Nothing But the Best - Colpix (mono) Sven Gyldmark - I, a Woman 2 - MGM (stereo) Gian Piero Reverberi - The Dirty Game - Laurie (stereo)