Hollywood Madness

Hollywood Madness

ASIN: B000000GIX

Track Listings

1. Hooray for Hollywood

2. Hi-Fly

3. Tokyo Rose Sings the Hollywood Blues

4. Relaxin' at Camarillo

5. Malibu Breeze

6. I Love Lucy

7. Waitin' for Waits

8. Hooray for Hollywood (Reprise)

Tracks:

Hooray for Hollywood
Hi-Fly
Tokyo Rose Sings the Hollywood Blues
Relaxin' at Camarillo
Malibu Breeze
I Love Lucy
Waitin' for Waits
Hooray for Hollywood (Reprise)

Customer Reviews:

Yeah !.......2001-08-23

Unfortunately, this energetic and exciting recording (packed with lot's of fun and surprizes, including a mumbling cameo by Tom Waits) was overshadowed by the murder of Richie's spiritual godfather and partner in crime Eddie Jefferson only a couple of weeks after it was recorded. - - The presence of Eddie on an album with The Manhattan Transer was supposed to be a hint of greater things to come... but sadly just when it was all about to come to fruition, his life was taken... still, before tragedy struck, we were lucky that not only did he enter the studio with the Transfer to record an incredible track (Waitin' for Waits), but he was also captured on video (with Richie Cole) live at the Jazz Showcase.

This very uptempo and hard swinging album features a great and fired up ensemble. The LP sounded as if it was sped up a key to add even more energy (some of the drum hits seem to give it away) but maybe I'm wrong... however, if its true I hope they slowed it back down.

Anyway, the ensemble includes Bruce Foreman, guitar; Dick Hindman, piano; Marshall Hawkins, bass; Les DeMerle, Drums; Michael Spiro, percussion - - and the line up of the Transfer circa 1980 - - Hauser, Siegel, Alan Paul and Cheryl Bentyne. - - My personal fave on the CD (besides Waitin' for Waits) is Relaxin' at Camarillo - - Eddie takes one of his best scat solos of all time... and Richie Cole is definitely at his prime... happier times indeed.

With the reissue of this CD, and many of Eddie's other CDs, and Richie Coles CD, the music lingers on. In fact, I recently recorded a session called Remembering Eddie Jefferson with Giacomo Gates and James Spaulding, and Giacomo is definitely carrying the tourch into the new millenium !

Planet Punk Bitch
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here's a yokoDeathray recipe.

Planet Punk Bitch
Yokodeathray
Manufacturer: Happy Madness
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music
Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
General | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0007DB9M8
Release Date: 2005-01-03

Tracks:

Grab the Crotch
North Hollywood
52 Erections
Better Places
A Little Wave
Whatever
Peel
Honey Bunny
Pretty Little Things
Flake
Fuck You and Fuck You Too
Water Bottle

Customer Reviews:

here's a yokoDeathray recipe........2005-01-20

In a blender, combine: Led Zeppelin, Iggy Pop, Smashing Pumpkins, Cheap Trick, Black Crowes, PJ Harvey, RHCP, Nirvana, Radiohead, Rolling Stones, and a pinch of Danzig.

Pour in a gallon of whatever whisky's on sale, and drop in a huge chronic blunt, a dose of MDMA, two habanero chilis, four drops of animal musk, and six drops of demon sweat (if you can get it); and hit the 'puree' button.

I seriously can't stop listening to this record. CAN'T. STOP. Its combination of aggression, melancholy, and hummable melodies is totally addictive.

Lyrically yokoDeathray is not afraid to voice your most embarrassing pathetic thoughts ("My karma's in the toilet and my inner child's bored / I fell down in the kitchen and it hurt less than before" or "I am never gonna change, I can only rearrange / I can't remember anything but my name"), and your most megalomanical ones as well ("I'm a hell-bound honey with 2 bad eyes / Drinking Maker's Mark out of a skull / and I'm smoking little pieces of my brain" or "I can't explain it / I think I might be Satan / or Jesus, I can't decide"). These guys are f-ed up and crazy and sad and ecstatic and high on their own genius, and it's all there lyrically.

The musicianship is outstanding as well. The drums and bass are tighter than a virgin, and can be relentless or hypnotic, and sometimes both. Davoid is a shockingly good rhythm guitarist, the way Keith Richards or Rich Robinson is, the kind of rhythm guitar playing that is an art form but could escape your notice because its effortless sound is the biggest part of its charm. And I don't even know what to say about the vocals - they're not classically perfect, although they're musical, they're in tune and all - but mainly, they have this incredible raw genuine appeal. Love love love.

The record spans a lot of styles and moods, which is part of why I can't seem to get it out of my Discman, it never bores me. But somehow there's a cohesiveness to the diversity. To write a tune so Beatlesque, it's practically lawsuit-worthy, and then to give it lyrics like "I've had 52 erections just for you..." is their deepest talent, to be able to make that honestly mesh, to make it sweet, even. Another gem like this is "A Little Wave", that starts out as a lovely summery bossa nova song - albeit with an underlying tension that one can't quite put a finger on - and then transitions into a growling head-banging manifesto that makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up - and then back again to the bossa nova in a way that just makes me say "well, of course, of course this is where we are again, just right."

I swear that I feel better-looking when I listen to yokoDeathray. There's an extra swing in my walk, and my hair bounces a little more, and I want to turn it up loud enough so the whole world can hear it and feel sexy.

If you pass this record up, do so at your own peril.

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Hollywood Madness
Eddie Jefferson
Manufacturer: Menu - Unknown
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B00000DWKR
Release Date: 1998-01-06

Hollywood: Celebri Colonne Sonore Originali, Vol. 2

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Hollywood: Celebri Colonne Sonore Originali, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Joker
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005S2JM
Release Date: 1997-01-01

Tracks:

Casablanca: As Time Goes By - Dooley Wilson
That Night In Rio: Chica Chica Boom Chic - Carmen Miranda
The Gay Divorcee: Night And Day - Fred Astaire
The Hurricane: The Moon Of Manakoora - Dorothy Lamour
Maytime: Will You Remember - Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy
The Blue Angel: Falling In Love Again - Marlene Dietrich
Two Girls And A Sailor: Did You Ever Have The Feeling That You Wanted To Stay - Jimmy Durante
Two Girls And A Sailor: Sweet And Lovely/A Tisket A Tasket - June Allyson/Gloria De Haven & Harry James Orchestra
Two Girls And A Sailor: Granada - Carlos Ramirez & Xavier Cugat Orchestra
Two Girls And A Sailor: Estrellita - Harry James Orchestra
Two Girls And A Sailor: Take It Easy - Virginia O'Brien/Xavier Cugat Orchestra
Two Girls And A Sailor: The Thrill Of A New Romance - Xavier Cugat Orchestra
Two Girls And A Sailor: Concerto For Index Finger - Gracie Allen
Two Girls And A Sailor: In A Moment Of Madness - Helene Forrest & Harry James Orchestra
Two Girls And A Sailor: The Young Man With A Horn - June Allyson & Harry James Orchestra
Two Girls And A Sailor: Inka Dinka Doo - Jimmy Durante & Harry James Orchestra
Two Girls And A Sailor: Ritual Fire Dance - Jose & Amparo Iturbi
Two Girls And A Sailor: Paper Doll - Lena Horne

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Some fun in jazz

Hollywood Madness
Richie Cole
Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00000G69E
Release Date: 1999-11-02

Tracks:

Hooray for Hollywood
Hi-Fly
Tokyo Rose Sings the Hollywood Blues
Relaxin' at Camarillo
Malibu Breeze
I Love Lucy
Waitin' for Waits
Hooray for Hollywood (Reprise)

Customer Reviews:

Some fun in jazz.......1999-07-10

This is one of those hidden gems. Jazz musicians and listeners sometimes take themselves too seriously. Not on this one. Richie has some fun with some tunes not usually associated with jazz. And it has guest appearances by Tom Waits, Mahattan Transfer and one of the last recordings by the late Eddie Jefferson.

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