AllenLowe Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 As I may have mentioned, I am working on a huge musical project called Louis Armstrong's America. It is a program of originals based on the various musical eras that Armstrong lived through. It is clearly the best thing I have ever done, will be issued on two separate two-CD sets, and be part of a documentary that it being filmed about me. Most of the recording is done, though we have two more sessions. It will be released in September on ESP Disk. Participants include: Ursula Oppens, Andy Stein, Matt Shipp, Marc Ribot, Ray Anderson, Lewis Porter, Aaron Johnson, Elijah Shiffer, and a lot of others. (If you don't know them yet, Elijah and Aaron are two of the most brilliant and creative players in jazz, though you wouldn't know it from the critics polls). So here is why I am writing this; I am going to do an advance sale to help finance some of the production costs. There are, as I said, two 2-CD sets and I am working on the pricing. I should have this figured out in about 2 weeks. I need your support. You will not be disappointed; this is "contemporary" yet very accessible. If you are interested, at that time, I will determine a way for you to reserve a copy or copies. Just for filler, here are some of the song titles, which may be the best thing about the project; each one is a specific historic reference in itself, if you can figure it out (or, I will tell you): Tiger Rage Beefheart on Parade Roswell's Dream In the Mode The 7 Foot Policeman. 3:05 Jelly's Last Breath Back Home Rag Pleased Black and White Fantasy Calling All Freaks Blue Mist Hittin the jaw Gone to heave On the Other Side of The Tracks The Murder of Jaki Byard The Naked Dancer Miss Ann Returns Pullin' The Plug Shufflin' The Deck (Take FIve, Please) The Dying Musician 5:00 Mr. Jenkins' Lonely Orphans Band Apocalypse Nexy The Old Regulars Lewis Lewis Spiritual Impunity Jewtown Shuffle Riot on Sunset Strip Dance of Occupiers Valley of Sorrows Pete Brown Greenwich Village Dada If You Must. Poem for DA Levy. Laughin' Louie I Am a Woman Again In a Lonely Place Love is a Memory Get Hopped Up 5:45 Sepia Danceteria Charlotte’s Dance Under the Weather Lester Lopes In Tea With Me What Did I Do to Be So Blue? Back to the Sand I Should’ve Stayed Dead Bull Connor in Hell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 Thanks Allen, always glad for the opportunity to support your work in this way. Tell us more about the documentary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdavenport Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 I've never been good at cryptic crosswords, so I don't expect I'll get many right. So the titles are based on other song titles specifically, or historic events, or both? Between 1901 and 1971? Tiger Rag In The Mood Black and Tan Fantasy On the Sunny Side of the Street Louie Louie Harlem Shuffle Dance of the Infidels Sgt Pepper Well You Needn't Lester Leaps In Tea for Two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted February 27 Author Report Share Posted February 27 good on a lot of the titles. Per the above question, the documentary is basically a portrait of my current life, through performance, recording, and my various strange health problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 Sounds interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 I'm pretty sure I'm in but shipping up to Canada is such a killer. Depending on what is feasible, I may ultimately need to use a US address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 whatever Allen does, count me in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 Definitely, I’m in! If you’re thinking to ship overseas to Spain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted February 28 Author Report Share Posted February 28 (edited) I will ship anywhere, including North Korea. Though I don't get a lot of orders from there. Edited February 28 by AllenLowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 Count me in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 Sounds very interesting indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted March 1 Author Report Share Posted March 1 for overseas people or Canada, don't give up. I want to get this out there and I should have pricing in about a week or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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