Robert Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders [Import]

Robert Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders [Import]

Robert Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders [Import]

ASIN: B00008Y4CS

Track Listings
 
1. Laughing Rag
2. True Blue Lou
3. Little Rascals Medley
4. Willie The Chimney Sweeper
5. Kiwi Bump
6. Cuckoo Waltz
7. Sweet Lorraine
8. I'm Gonna Get It
9. Lucille
10. I Had But Fifty Cents
11. Down In Jungle Town
12. Get A Load Of Thise
13. Cheap Suit Special
14. I'll See You In My Dreams

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese Limited Edition in an LP-STYLE Slipcase.

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Chasin' Rainbows
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Just terrific.
  • Fantastic and funky
  • Even more incredible than the last one!!
  • Sure to get the toe to tappin'.
  • IT WAS ABOUT TIME!
 Chasin' Rainbows
Robert Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders
Manufacturer: Shanachie
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000DSO
Release Date: 1993-04-22

Tracks:

  1. Alabama Jubilee
  2. Chasin' Rainbows
  3. Fine Artiste Blues
  4. Hula Medley
  5. I Want A Little Girl
  6. Persian Rug
  7. Mysterious Mose
  8. Crying My Blues Away
  9. She Lived Down By The Firehouse
  10. Diane
  11. Make My Cot Where The Cot-Cot-Cotton Grows
  12. Moana March

Amazon.com

Since the late '70s the Cheap Suit Serenaders--an ever-changing group of hardcore 78-collecting friends--have been playing what they love--old-time jazz, folk, string-band, Hawaiian, and ragtime music. Best known for having two of the best comix artists ever in their lineup--Robert Armstrong and R. Crumb--the Cheap Suits aren't slouches in the instrument-proficiency department (Armstrong's musical saw ended up on the One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest soundtrack, and occasional bandmate Bob Brozman has made an entire career out of touring and playing music). On Chasin' Rainbows, some of the group's finest moments are captured. Classic songs like "Persian Rug" and the title track are played alongside CSS originals like "Fine Artiste Blues." You'll never hear these fun tunes (usually relegated to CD compilations of 78s) played in a higher fidelity, nor will you probably hear them this spirited. A great resurrection of lost music by a group of guys dedicated to the stuff. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Just terrific........2007-01-30

Although I do love this album, I have one question. Recently, I found an untitled album of R. Crumb's in my iTunes library. I have absolutely no idea what it is. There are 19 tracks and the first one is 3 minutes and 24 seconds long. If anyone can help me out in trying to figure this out, I'd really appreciate it.

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic and funky.......2006-11-10

This is another great CD from Mr. Crumb et al. I am so thankful that people are still playing this music at all, let alone with the style and grace these guys have. You'll laugh and you'll marvel at the musicianship, and the vocals go perfectly with it. Their next one was even better with the addition of genius Bob Brozman. Get both!

4 out of 5 stars Even more incredible than the last one!!.......2005-08-31

R. Crumb and the Cheap Suit Serenaders were an "old timey" band fronted by the legendary underground cartoonist. This CD is a reissue of their second album, originally titled "Number Two". The four band members are clearly having fun here, without taking themselves too seriously. They are playing the kind of music they like, and having a blast doing it. While they aren't really professional musicians, what they lack in technical ability, they make up for in enthusiasm. If you enjoy "old timey" music, you will enjoy this CD.

5 out of 5 stars Sure to get the toe to tappin'........2002-02-07

I'm a big fan of indie-rock and avante-garde jazz, but I can't deny a serious affinity for good down-home music like this. This band of misfits, dorks and comic-book geeks has got the right idea when it comes to playin' some 'toons (pun intended). The atmosphere of this music is silly, goofy, slightly perverse and deeply sincere. If you liked the music from "Oh Brother where art thou", but thought the movie was inauthentic and a bit shallow, you should give this a listen. This is the real deal.

5 out of 5 stars IT WAS ABOUT TIME!.......2001-09-01

Finally, some REAL music. It had been a long time since I had heard such sincere and rustic musical farcities. Although Robert Crumb is "way out there", his handling of his short stab at the music game proves that if you have a dream, you can"t be all bad. Nice cello parts from Terry Zwigoff. "Persian Rug" has got to be one of the best of the best. Buy it, you'll like it!
Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 8; Makrokosmos Books I & II, Otherwordly Resonances
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Close to perfect
 Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 8; Makrokosmos Books I & II, Otherwordly Resonances

Manufacturer: Bridge
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ASIN: B0002W18OI
Release Date: 2004-09-28

Tracks:

  1. Makrokosmos, Volumes 1 & 2
  2. Makrokosmos, Volumes 1 & 2
  3. Makrokosmos, Volumes 1 & 2
  4. Makrokosmos, Volumes 1 & 2
  5. Makrokosmos, Volumes 1 & 2
  6. Makrokosmos, Volumes 1 & 2
  7. Makrokosmos, Volumes 1 & 2
  8. Makrokosmos, Volumes 1 & 2
  9. Makrokosmos, Volumes 1 & 2
  10. Makrokosmos, Volumes 1 & 2
  11. Makrokosmos, Volumes 1 & 2
  12. Makrokosmos, Volumes 1 & 2
  13. Makrokosmos, Volumes 1 & 2
  14. Makrokosmos, Volumes 1 & 2
  15. Makrokosmos, Volumes 1 & 2
  16. Makrokosmos, Volumes 1 & 2
  17. Makrokosmos, Volumes 1 & 2
  18. Makrokosmos, Volumes 1 & 2
  19. Makrokosmos, Volumes 1 & 2
  20. Makrokosmos, Volumes 1 & 2
  21. Makrokosmos, Volumes 1 & 2
  22. Makrokosmos, Volumes 1 & 2
  23. Makrokosmos, Volumes 1 & 2
  24. Makrokosmos, Volumes 1 & 2
  25. Otherwordly Resonances

Album Description

The latest volume in BRIDGE'S award-winning survey of George Crumb complete works presents a new recording of a major Crumb cycle and the premiere of a new composition for two pianos. Makrokosmos I and II have come to be regarded as landmark compositions in the piano repertoire, requiring the pianist to display a virtuoso's control of both the keyboard and the inside of the piano. In addition, the performer is asked to whistle, speak, and sing, while simultaneously playing some of the most dramatic and fantasy-filled piano music of the late twentieth century. Robert Shannon, a leading exponent of Crumb's music, gives the 67 minute cycle of 24 "zodiac" pieces a spectacular reading. The duo piano team, Quattro Mani, has also had a long association with Crumb's music, and can be heard playing Crumb's music on BRIDGE 9105, a disc that received `Best of Year' honors from Fanfare, and highest ratings from France's Repertoire, and the USA's ClassicsToday.com. ! In 2002, Crumb composed "Otherworldy Resonances", a 10 minute quasi-passacaglia for Quattro Mani. Based on a hypnotic four-note motif, this 10 minute composition marks Crumb's return to writing piano music after a hiatus of nearly 15 years. Both of these recordings, as with the rest of this series, were supervised by the composer.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Close to perfect.......2007-05-29

The first book of Makrokosmos was my introduction to Crumb's music and despite hearing about half of his entire output now, it still remains my favorite. The title is closely related and pratcially ripped off from Bartok's Mikrokosmos, but they're nothing alike. Mikrokosmos is a set of progressive studies for children to learn piano. These are most certainly not exercises. They're much more like Debussy's Preludes -- 2 books of 12 brutally hard pieces that have short descriptions by the composer.

I once read a comment by Michael Walsh (music critic for Time Magazine) claiming that Makrokosmos is better if performed by a man. In general, I think he's right -- the shouting and speaking from the pianist in the various pieces just carry more gravitas with a deeper voice. I would also add the caveat that it should be an English-speaking pianist, too -- the recording of Bojan Gorisek on Audiophile Classics (if it's out there anymore) has its distractions thanks to Gorisek's heavy Slavic accent.

Since the recording here has an American man playing, and it's superb. It's not good because he's a man and he's American, but because the whole package is here. The recording quality and phrasing is excellent -- Mr. Shannon paces things perfectly so that you can hear and savor the resoanance that comes from inside the piano. The nutty piano techniques show their edge amazingly well -- for example, in the Phantom Gondolier movement, you can just imagine how hard Mr. Shannon scrapes his thimble-capped fingers on the strings inside the piano to produce the hair-raising sounds. Book 2, which I like less, also comes up a winner. It feels a little recycled after going through the 35 minutes of Book 1, but how often can one hear a coherent piece that demonstrates the effect of placing paper on strings of the piano?

My one gripe is that Mr. Shannon is not a strong vocalist. In some parts of both books, the score asks for "shouting" from the pianist, and he comes up quite short. In the Crucifixus movement of Book 1, his shout of "Christe!" is hardly the jolting climax from the depths of a deathly silence it's supposed to be. And this happens on several occasions. His whistling isn't bad, though.

Otherwordly Resonances seems quaint after getting through the string-plucking and knocking in Makrokosmos. It's pleasant enough, but it definitely takes second fiddle to the headliner on this CD. Which is a shame, because the performers of this work, Quattro Mani, do amazing things with the Makrokosmos III and IV on other Crumb CDs.

I wish Mr. Crumb would have made more comments about what techniques he actually used in his works. Without a score to look at (and they're HUGE, awkward, and expensive), how on earth is anyone supposed to know what we're listening to? The sounds generated from a prepared piano are just as interesting as learning how to prepare the piano in the first place.

I still think this CD is fabulous. It shows Elliott Carter's garbled messes from the same period have some worthy competition.
George Crumb: Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • George Crumb on Naxos
 George Crumb: Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale)

Manufacturer: Naxos American
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ASIN: B000JVSVD8
Release Date: 2006-12-12

Tracks:

  1. Vox Balaenae For Three Masked Players
  2. 1. La Senorita Del Abanico (Senorita Of The Fan)
  3. 2. La Tarde (Afternoon)
  4. 3. Cancion Cantada (A Song Sung)
  5. 4. Caracola (Snail)
  6. 5. El Lagarto Esta Llorando! (The Lizard Is Crying)
  7. 6. Cancioncilla Sevillana (A Little Song From Seville)
  8. 7. Cancion Tonta (Silly Songs)
  9. An Idyll For The Misbegotten (Images III)
  10. Eleven Echoes Of Autumn (Echoes I)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars George Crumb on Naxos.......2007-02-07

The Naxos "American Classics" series continues to offer invaluable introductions to American art music, from the traditional to the avant garde. This Naxos release of music by the American composer George Crumb (b.1929) falls in the latter category. It is the second release on Naxos of music by this intriguing, taut, and serious composer. The earlier Naxos CD, released in mid-2006, featured Crumb's setting of poetry by Federico Lorca, "Songs, Dances, and Refrains of Death" performed by the Arte Nouveau Ensemble. This second release is performed by the New Music Concerts Ensemble, a Toronto group which champions new music, led by flutist Robert Aiken. It includes a short song cycle together with three important chamber works. The program notes are by Crumb himself.

Crumb's music is dramatic and programmatic. His themes include nature, death, and religious mysticism. Crumb's music uses unusual instruments and effects and also uses standard western instruments in novel ways. His works place great emphasis on the timbre -- the qualities -- of the varied instrument and of the human voice. It is spare and minimalist.

Lorca's anguished poetry brings out the best in Crumb. This CD to features a setting of Lorca, but in a lighter vein than Crumb's other works. In 1986, after eight separate settings of Lorca poems including his most famous work, "Ancient Voices of Children," Crumb set a series of seven Lorca poems written for children, titled "Federico's Little Songs for Children." The cycle is performed by Canadian soprano Teri Dunn to the accompaniment of flute and harp. In the seven songs, Robert Aitken performs on four different kinds of flute, including the bass and alto flute and the piccolo, while harpist Erica Goodman likewise exploits the full timbre and range of her instrument. The songs vary in style from the serious to the whimsical, as Dunn alternately sings, declaims, whispers, shouts and snarls through the varied passages of Crumb's score. The text of the songs and translations are offered on the Naxos web site.

Crumb's 1971 composition, "Vox Balaenae" exemplifies his love of nature and of the theatrical. Crumb directs each of the three performers to wear a black half-mask to "effac[e] a sense of human projection [and] represent, symbolically, the powerful impersonal forces of nature." The music is inspired by a tape of the singing of the humback whale and is scored for flute, cello, and piano, each electronically amplified. The music is a lament for the fate of the whale in the face on an increasingly hostile environment created by human beings. In hearing this work, I thought of Rautavaara's "Cantus Arcticus" which, in fact, uses a tape or songs of Arctic birds, and of Alan Hovhaness's "And God Created Great Whales" which explores themes similar to Crumb's work. (Although we writes in a more accessible, popular style, Hovhaness seems to me to share many of Crumb's themes and preoccupations.)

The "Eleven Echoes of Autumn" composed in 1965 for violin, alto flute, clarinet and piano, features three short movements for flute violin, and cello, respectively leading to a stormy climax and then fading away. This chamber work too is inspired by Lorca, as the performers are instructed to whisper a Lorca text, "and the broken arches where time suffers" at several points in the score.

The final work on this CD is the "Idyll for the Misbegotten" composed in 1986. The work is scored for flute and percussion and rises to moments of deep force and intensity. Crumb writes that 'misbegotten' "well describes the fateful and melancholy predicament of the species homo sapiens at the present moment in time" as human beings have set themselves in opposition to nature rather than attempt to live harmoniously within nature. (Crumb here offers a restatement of the human predicament, while holding on to only one end of it.) This work as well includes whispers and vocal asides from the performers as they are instructed to intone lines from an eight-century Chinese poet: "The moon goes down. There/are shivering birds and/ withering grasses."

This Naxos CD offers an excellent opportunity for the adventurous listener to explore the difficult and strangely moving music of George Crumb.

Robin Friedman
That's What I Call Sweet Music
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • That's What I Call Sweet Music Too!
  • Hear that music, isn't it sweet? Come on, baby, shake your feet!
  • Deserted island status for me - expensive & WORTH it.
  • A Phenomenal Compilation
  • I need more stars to rate this one!
 That's What I Call Sweet Music
Robert Crumb
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000JOAU
Release Date: 1999-06-29

Tracks:

  1. That's What I Call Sweet Music, played by Paul Specht and his Orchestra, recorded on Jan 14, 1929
  2. Make My Cot Where The Cot-Cot-Cotton Grows, Red Nichols' Stompers, Oct 26, 1927
  3. Be My Baby, Blue Steele and his Orchestra, Feb 8, 1928
  4. I'm The Last Of The Red Hot Mammas, Herman Kenin and his Ambassador Hotel Orchestra, Apr 26, 1929
  5. Hy Honey's Lovin' Arms, Ray Miller and his Orchestra, Oct 2, 1927
  6. 'Leven-Thirty Saturday Night, Fess Williams and his Royal Flush Orchestra, Apr 18, 1930
  7. I'm Bringing A Red, Red Rose, George Olsen and his Music, Dec 6, 1928
  8. Do Something, McKinney's Cotton Pickers, Apr 9, 1929
  9. Wedding Bells, Fred Rich and his Orchestra, Feb 19, 1929
  10. St. Louis Blues, Leroy Smith and his Orchestra, Feb 23, 1928
  11. Sing Song Girl, Leroy Shield and the Victor Hollywood Orchestra, Sep 26, 1930
  12. Sweet Ella May, Earl Hines and his Orchestra, Feb 13, 1929
  13. The One That I Love Loves Me, Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees, Apr 1, 1929
  14. Aristocratic Stomp, Paul Tremaine and his Aristocrats, Oct 2, 1929
  15. Buy, Buy For Baby, Ben Pollack and his Park Central Orchestra, Oct 15, 1928
  16. Hum And Strum, 'Doc' Cook and his 14 Doctors of Syncopation, Mar 30, 1928
  17. Give Your Little Baby Lots Of Lovin', Anson Weeks and his Hotel Mark Hopkins Orchestra, Jan 28, 1929
  18. That's What Puts The Sweet In Home Sweet Home, Jean Goldkette and his Orchestra, Nov 21, 1928
  19. Singin' In The Rain, Gus Arnheim and his Orchestra, Apr 28, 1929
  20. The Pay Off, California Ramblers, Feb 10, 1928
  21. My Little Old Home Down In New Orleans, Tal Henry and his Orchestra, Dec 5, 1928
  22. Oh, You Have No Idea! Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra, May 23, 1928
  23. She's A Great, Great Girl, Hal Kemp and his Orchestra, Mar 7, 1928
  24. Happy Days And Lonely Nights, Charlie Fry and his Million Dollar Pier Orchestra, Jun 5, 1928

Amazon.com

The Songbook series of CDs from the U.K.--a label that asks several artists (everyone from Hunter S. Thompson to comix artist Peter Bagge) to compile discs of their favorite music--is a fascinating concept. What better way to pick the brain of your favorite author than to hear what he's currently spinning on the CD player? That's What I Call Sweet Music is underground comic legend Robert Crumb's chance to show off his rare shellac and it's one of the series' best efforts. This compilation of '20s American dance music features long-forgotten artists such as Paul Sprecht, Red Nichols's Stompers, Rudy Vallee, and others playing some truly infectious jazzy numbers that once comprised popular music in the U.S. Sure, some of the lyrics are corny, but the playing is consistently great (and the sound quality respectable). It's hard not to get nostalgic hearing these bygone numbers that blend big band, orchestral, and novelty music. As Crumb states in the gorgeously illustrated liner notes, "what you hear on this CD is the good-time, social music of a vanished urban civilization, a lost world of smokestack factories, clanging trolley cars--and everybody wore hats!" True enough. --Jason Verlinde

Album Description

Title from EMI's 1999 'Songbook Series', which brings together for the first time a selection of cult personalities, who have put together their very own compilations which they have illustrated with original artwork & literary pieces explaining their cho

Album Details

Part of EMI UK'S 'songbook Series'. A Unique Collection of Famous Authors Hand Picked Favorite Music which They have Illustrated with New and Rarely Seen Artwork. Housed in Hardcover Book Digipack.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars That's What I Call Sweet Music Too!.......2006-12-23

When I first heard about this CD being released by cartoonist R. Crumb several years ago, I knew that I had to get it. The main reason I bought this CD, was because of his film, "Crumb." When I sat back and watched the film, and learned of his passion for the early blues and jazz, [an era I am most fond of] I definetly wanted to purchase it. It's a good thing too, as the price right now is ridiculous. I taped the CD, as it was just too beautiful to play, and I did not want to ruin it. It is one of the best [if not the best] CD, I have ever seen. R. Crumb did not just give us some great music from his personal collection on this CD, he packaged it in a very tasteful and artistic way.

When I watched the film, I just loved the music in the biographical life of R. Crumb. Actually, I liked the music most of all. He really has a great taste in music. Most of the artist's I had never heard of before. I was surprised when I read in the magazine article he gave concerning this upcoming release [at the time] that he did not like the selections that EMI had in their collections. Therefore, he decided to use his own collection. Wow, what a collection of beautiful music he has. The CD is a compilation of rary [very rare] 20s dance music, of mostly forgotten and unknown artists. I was able to get this one, and another one of his other CDs, of him and his band. I hope that it is still available at a decent price [I still have it]. The music R. Crumb covers, is also the era of blues and jazz that I have always liked: I like anything from around 1923-1938. [Crumb mentioned in the article his period is from 1925-1935].

This entire CD is not only a work of art [rare today] but the music is fantastic. Most of the songs in the CD were recorded between the years 1927 to 1930. Although there are some well known [to some degree] artists, such as Rudy Vallee, and Earl Hines, most of the artists are not well known. At least not to me anyway. "Artistocratic Stomp" is one of my favorites on the CD, but I like them all. The amazon page has a listening sample for these wonderful songs, and I recommend you take a moment and hear some of these long gone, and for the most part, forgotten sounds of early America. And if you come across this CD, [at a reasonable price] grab it, because it truly is a gem, and the sounds are just fantastic. Highly recommend. [Stars: 5+]

4 out of 5 stars Hear that music, isn't it sweet? Come on, baby, shake your feet!.......2006-07-07

This CD features music selected by "underground" cartoonist Robert Crumb, from his 78RPM record collection. All the music is by dance orchestras, and all songs were recorded between 1927 and 1930. It's actually quite enjoyable, and not as "corny" as you might expect. One thing that surprised me was how unimportant singers were to these bands. Nine of the tunes here are instrumentals, but even in the songs that do have singers, the singer doesn't usually play a major role. The singer will usually come in about a minute into the song, and sing for less than a minute. Of course, that's not true of the song here by Rudy Vallee. If you like "old time" music, you should enjoy this CD.

5 out of 5 stars Deserted island status for me - expensive & WORTH it........2003-09-11

Anyone who is a fan of hot jazz, ancient Tin Pan alley & pure hokum from the 20's, you owe it to yourself to get this disc. In addition to the mindblowing selections (all hopelessly rare 78's) that Crumb made for this CD, it comes in a wonderful little book binding and every inch of it is illustrated and hand-worded by Crumb himself! This project was clearly a labor of love and the music is joyously innocent but swinging hard at every turn...

5 out of 5 stars A Phenomenal Compilation.......2002-11-12

I have long been a fan of Robert Crumb as both an artist and a musician and so was immediately attracted to this recording as it might give me some insight into his eccentric interests and talents.
With "That's What I Call Sweet Music", Crumb has assembled a phenomenal compilation of worthy but mostly long-forgotten songs by 24 different mostly forgotten bands.
Some of the lyrics are corny, the music at times seems vaguely cartoonish, but the execution is virtuoso. Featured musicians like Earl Hines, Rudy Vallee, and Paul Whiteman are at least familiar to music lovers of eclectic tastes, but Crumb also introduces more obscure orchestra leaders like Fred Rich, Leroy Smith, Paul Tremaine, Anson Weeks, and many others to a wider audience.
The entire CD really jumps and swings. If you are not a dancer, you'll wish you were when you hear it for the first time! I like the whole CD, but my favorites are the title cut, the hilarious (and true) Wedding Bells, the Aristocratic Stomp, and the playful Buy, Buy For Baby.
Rediscover the music that helped the 20s become one of the "fun" decades of the last century and add this CD to your collection. You'll be glad you did and so will your grandparents.

5 out of 5 stars I need more stars to rate this one!.......2002-07-22

Cartoonist R. Crumb has long had a sweet-tooth for old-time music; along with his duties as a countercultural icon, he's also spent decades obsessively collecting old blues and jazz 78s, and during the 1970s, '80s and '90s was a member in good standing of the old-timey revivalist stringband, the Cheap Suit Serenaders. In keeping with this passion, Crumb has put together this delightful -- ... -- collection of his favorite 1920s jazz 78s, highlighting the "sweet band" style that many jazz purists scorn as too pop-oriented. Rudy Vallee, Red Nichols and Paul Whiteman share disc space with more obscure acts such as Herman Kenin and His Ambassador Hotel Orchestra, and the bouncy, perky mix is irresistible. The CD also features plenty of swank R. Crumb drawings that his print-only fans should appreciate as well. Highly recommended!
Robert Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • "Hot Tunes - Ballads, Blues, Waltzes, Old Standards"
 Robert Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders
Robert Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders
Manufacturer: Airmail
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ASIN: B00008Y4CS
Release Date: 2002-09-02

Tracks:

  1. Laughing Rag
  2. True Blue Lou
  3. Little Rascals Medley
  4. Willie The Chimney Sweeper
  5. Kiwi Bump
  6. Cuckoo Waltz
  7. Sweet Lorraine
  8. I'm Gonna Get It
  9. Lucille
  10. I Had But Fifty Cents
  11. Down In Jungle Town
  12. Get A Load Of Thise
  13. Cheap Suit Special
  14. I'll See You In My Dreams

Album Details

Japanese Limited Edition in an LP-STYLE Slipcase.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars "Hot Tunes - Ballads, Blues, Waltzes, Old Standards".......2007-07-10

Robert Crumb, Allan Dodge and Robert Armstrong, inspired by collections of 1920s jazz 78s, decided at the height of post-hippie electric madness to form an anachronistic acoustic band. Banjo, mandolins, saw, accordian, and assorted violins and brass make a sound not quite ragtime, not really bluegrass, just as loosely related to Hawaiian and klezmer but transcendent: sweet, sentimental, sometimes spooky.

The punch line is that unlike many of their rock contemporaries, these aren't dilettantes, but real musicians. On this album, aided by Richard Oxtot and Paul Woltz, the Serenaders recreate a time and place that may never have existed except in their fevered imaginations. Standards, lost gems, and a few original compositions, all rendered with an indefinably odd sensibility, still delight and confound thirty-five years later. (I saw this band play a wedding in the late '70s, and a happier bunch of dancing celebrants I haven't seen since.)
Presents Hot Women Singers
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • MARVELOUS
  • just amazing
  • Hot Women, Hot Collection
 Presents Hot Women Singers
Robert Crumb
Manufacturer: Efa Imports
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: 3036914048
Release Date: 2003-11-18

Tracks:

  1. Blues Negres - Cleoma Breaux Falcon
  2. Mexico en Una Laguna - Lidya Mendoza
  3. Cacahuatero
  4. Tambor de la Alegria - Grupo De La Alegria
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  7. Papa Araucana - Cuatro Huasas
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  10. Mime Stelis Mana Anastin Ameriki - Rita Abadzi
  11. Arostisa Manoula Mou - Maria Vasileiathou
  12. Guenene Tini - Cheikha Tetma
  13. Khra
  14. Yama N'Chauf Haja Tegennen - Julie Marsellaise
  15. Neva Hicaz Gazel
  16. Ballali Madja - Ali Atia, Hamsa Khalafe
  17. Bina Adamu - Hadija Binti Abdulla
  18. Chant d'Invitation a la Dance - Badolo, Maboudana
  19. Miverena Rahavana - Hirain-Drazaivelo, Noforonin-Dratsiambakaina, Christine Zanany
  20. Title in Hindustani - Nilam Bai
  21. Title in Burmese - Yadana Myit
  22. HDu
  23. Lei E - Emma Lahapa Bush, Johnny Noble
  24. Chant d'Amour - Chants Populaires Tahitiens

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars MARVELOUS.......2006-10-31

THIS CD FEATURES OBSCURE RECORDINGS OF FEMALE SINGERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, RECORDED DURING THE 20'S & 30'S, FROM PLACES LIKE AFRICA, INDIA, MEXICO, SPAIN, GREECE, SOUTH AMERICA, ET AL. I HAVE NEVER HEARD ANY OF THESE SONGS BEFORE, AND I HAVE QUITE AN EXTENSIVE MUSIC COLLECTION. THE SOUND QUALITY IS NOT GREAT, BUT WHO CARES? ADMITTEDLY, IT TAKES A FEW LISTENS TO REALLY APPRECIATE, BUT THEN YOU REALIZE THAT THIS IS NOT ONLY GREAT MUSIC, BUT IT'S HISTORY AS WELL. OH, AND BY THE WAY, THE ARTWORK BY R. CRUMB IS GREAT, WORTH THE PRICE OF THE CD ALL BY ITSELF.

5 out of 5 stars just amazing.......2004-01-23

This is one of the most extraordinary collections of vintage world music that I have run across. It is somewhat along the lines of the "Secret Museum of Mankind" series from a few years back, but compiler R.Crumb outdid himself in the selections and the sequencing, making it a big pleasure to listen to casually as well as to study with attention. The variety, the charm, the deep emotion, the strangeness and familiarity mixed together.... It's really impossible to recommend highly enough. The packaging is fun, too, by the way, with great Crumb artwork and his own notes to the music, hand-lettered in his distinctive style.

By the way, I want to take respectful exception to the previous reviewer's observation about sound quality. Yes, these are extremely old (in most cases 1920s & 1930s) and often primitively recorded performances, but I actually thought that the engineer, Tony Baldwin, did a very fine job with the old 78s, squeezing much character and sonic presence out of them. On the basis of this disc I'd put him in a class with Rich Nevins, who does the transfers of old blues and country discs for Yazoo Records. In any case, these certainly aren't hi-fi performances.....

Congrats to Crumb for making such great music available and enriching us in this special way.

4 out of 5 stars Hot Women, Hot Collection.......2004-01-15

Outstanding collection of pre-war gems. Only problem is that the overall sound should be a lot better. This probably should have been remastered by an expert
Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 6 - Echoes of Time and the River, Gnomic Variations, Four Nocturnes, Lux Aeterna
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Not a review, just a recommendation
 Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 6 - Echoes of Time and the River, Gnomic Variations, Four Nocturnes, Lux Aeterna

Manufacturer: Bridge
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008BK8Y
Release Date: 2003-02-05

Tracks:

  1. Echoes of Time and the River - I Frozen Time
  2. Echoes of Time and the River - II Remembrance of Time
  3. Echoes of Time and the River - III Collapse of Time
  4. Echoes of Time and the River - IV Last Echoes of Time
  5. Gnomic Variations - Tema - lentamente, deciso
  6. Gnomic Variations - Vars. 1-6
  7. Gnomic Variations - Vars. 7-12
  8. Gnomic Variations - Vars. 13-18
  9. Four Nocturnes (Night Music II) - I: serenamente
  10. Four Nocturnes (Night Music II) - II: scorrevole, vivace possibile
  11. Four Nocturnes (Night Music II) - III: contemplativo
  12. Four Nocturnes (Night Music II) - IV: con un sentimento di nostalgia
  13. Lux Aeterna for Five Masked Musicians
  14. Pastoral Drone

Album Description

Volume Six of Bridge's Grammy-winning George Crumb Edition features the premiere recording of the composer's only work for solo organ, the roof-raising "Pastoral Drone." Organist Gregory D'Agostino, quite literally pulls out all of the stops in Crumb's "in your face" essay. Also featured on this CD is the first digital recording of Crumb's seminal orchestral masterpiece, "Echoes of Time and the River." Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1968, "Echoes of Time and the Rive," is among Crumb's most personal scores, with its four movements ranging from intimate chamber muisc to electrifying tutti outbursts. Bridge Records is also pleased to re-issue, for the first time on CD, legendary mezzo-soprano Jan DeGaetani's reading of Crumb's "Lux Aeterna." DeGaetani's relationship with Crumb inspired many of his finest scores ("Ancient Voices of Children," "Night of the Four Moons," etc.), and this re-mastered recording, at long last, restores her masterful performance to the catalog. Piano virtuoso Robert Shannon continues his work on this series with a powerful performance of "Gnomic Variations," and is joined by violinist Gregory Fulkerson for Crumb's eerily beautiful "Four Nocturnes."

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Not a review, just a recommendation.......2003-11-04

Crumb's music is not verbally describable except in technical, objective terms. Since this cd had no reviews, I would like to point out to prospective Crumb buyers who are just getting familiar with his music: If you enjoyed Crumb Edition #5 on Bridge, then you will also enjoy this recording. The music is not
"the same" but is equally interesting and enjoyable. For those
of you who bought "Quest" as their first Crumb cd, and were perhaps disappointed, I would like to point out that "Quest"is the
weakest of the Bridge editions, and would highly recommend all other cds in the series as a good second choice.
Johnny Guitar The Musical
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    		Johnny Guitar The Musical

    Manufacturer: Definite Maybe Productions
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000BGQTS0
    Release Date: 2004-12-01

    Tracks:

    1. Johnny Guitar
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    11. Tell Me A Lie
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    13. We've Had Our Moments
    14. Bad Blood
    15. Finale

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    Honored as Off-Broadway's Best Musical in 2004 by the Outer Critics Circle, Johnny Guitar is a tuneful, laugh-filled musical comedy that embraces and sends up Fifties-style movie acting, melodramatic romance, and rough-and-tumble cowboy action. Featuring a sensational score with echos of doo-wop songs and steamy southwestern ballads, the musical Johnny Guitar is based on the cult film favorite starring Joan Crawford.
    Complete Crumb Edition, Volume 5: Easter Dawning, Celestial Mechanics, A Haunted Landscape, Processional
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • A must for Crumb fans
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    • Ethereal Modern Music
    		 Complete Crumb Edition, Volume 5: Easter Dawning, Celestial Mechanics, A Haunted Landscape, Processional

    Manufacturer: Bridge
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00005S6HT
    Release Date: 2001-11-15

    Tracks:

    1. Easter Dawning (1992)
    2. Celestial Mechanics (1979) - Alpha Centauri
    3. Celestial Mechanics (1979) - Beta Cygni
    4. Celestial Mechanics (1979) - Gamma Draconis
    5. Celestial Mechanics (1979) - Delta Orionis
    6. A Haunted Landscape (1984)
    7. Processional (1983)
    8. Easter Dawning (1992)

    Album Description

    This is the fifth release in Bridge's Grammy-award winning Complete Crumb Edition, and marks one of the most exciting releases to date. Volume 5 opens with the premiere recording of Crumb's carillon solo, "Easter Dawning". This 1992 composition is played by Don Cook, carilloneur at Brigham Young University. As played on the University's spectacular Dutch-built instrument, "Easter Dawning" is a tintinnabular feast for the ears. "Celestial Mechanics", for piano, four-hands follows, and is given a reading of stunning impact by the husband-wife duo team of Robert Shannon and Haewon Song. Crumb's "A Haunted Landscape" 1984) for orchestra is played by the Grammy-winning ("Star-Child") combination of The Warsaw Philharmonic with conductor Thomas Conlin. Crumb's "Processional"(1983),for piano, is played by the admirable Robert Shannon, and closing the disc, is a second performance of "Easter Dawning." Look for Bridge's "Complete Crumb Edition" on Amazon: BRIDGE 90! 28, BRIDGE 9069, BRIDGE 9095 & BRIDGE 9105.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A must for Crumb fans.......2006-07-19

    While this may not be the best introduction to Crumb's music (the sudden and jarring opening of Easter Dawning may be a turnoff to the uninitiated), it still clearly demonstrates Crumb's innovative genius to the newcomer. The performance of Celestial Mechanics is fantastic -- well balanced, clear, and captures every knock and pluck inside the piano. For this alone, the CD is worth buying.

    The other works are lesser masterpieces, but worth exploring. They seem to be focused on suspending time. A Haunted Landscape ambles its way through a myriad of sound textures -- it's over just as you wonder what other sounds the orchestra can produce. The Processional is a stately piece for piano with bittersweet and changing harmonies. When compared with the amplified fireworks of Celestial Mechanics, it's a little tame and unexpected.

    As for Easter Dawning, I personally find it kind of weak. The first minute or two are interesting in the harmonic textures that arise from the use of carillon, but the momentum disappears about halfway through it. It's only 3 minutes, but seems a lot longer. And why have two performances of it? Maybe I have very weak ears or a poor attention span, but the two performances that frame the disc sound exactly the same -- they're certainly not different enough to justify the encore.

    Still, these are minor points for an outstanding CD. Very highly recommended.

    5 out of 5 stars Wonderful CD.......2002-12-07

    I bought this because my piano duo was to be performing Celestial Mechanics. The performance by Shannon and Song (and their page turner!) is beautifully clean and shimmering. The rest of the pieces on the CD are also fantastic. Even my boyfriend, who is not a musician, loves listening to it.

    5 out of 5 stars Ethereal Modern Music.......2002-07-21

    Crumb's music is multifaceted and diverse, yet distinctive and of a piece. "Easter Dawning"(performances of which open and close this disc) is a short carillon piece. It's dreamy, but compact. "Celestial Mechanics", the longest work here, is for two pianos, and explores an astonishing array of sonorities; some achieved by plucking/scraping strings and utlizing the body of the piano as a percussion instrument. This is often sparse music, with scurrying figures and sustained clusters emerging within the hushed, almost Oriental atmosphere. The louder sections of the piece combine Debussy-like clouds of sound and Bartokian dynamics with an unpredictable, yet logical, structure. The orchestral and solo piano piece are similarlly unique without merely being experimental for the sake of it. This is resolutely Modern music, atonal for the most part, but warm and inviting in a way serial music isn't for many people. Form has been arrived at by intuition, but with an underlying complexity that reveals itself in the sudden blossoming of sound out of pregnant silence. Over the course of a piece, these sound events create a multilayered ecosystem-in-time; like patches of vegetation in a semi-arid expanse.
    Party Record
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      		Party Record
      Robert Crumb
      Manufacturer: Airmail
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000NP0MPA
      Release Date: 2007-05-07

      Album Description

      Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. 2007.

      Album Details

      24bit Digitally Remastered Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

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