Poem for You Today

Poem for You Today

Poem for You Today

ASIN: B000929A5A

Track Listings
 
1. Runnin' in a Circle
2. Poem For You Today
3. Front Street
4. Back to the Mother
5. Back to the One
6. Come and Go Blues
7. Takin' My Landlord to Court
8. Renovation
9. Down that Road
10. Storm Comin' Thru
11. Cradle of Civilization

Poem for You Today,Jay Collins,Hipbone Records,Jazz,Pop,Post-Bop
Moondog
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • 35 unmistakable tracks
  • Wonderful
  • The Different Drummer We Once Were
  • For those who love the music
  • Moondog
 Moondog

Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B0000026QJ
Release Date: 1989-07-20

Tracks:

  1. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 12-Nero's Expedition
  2. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 13-No, The Wheel Was Never Invented
  3. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 14-With My Wealth
  4. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 15-This Student Of Life
  5. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 16-Some Trust All
  6. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 17-Wine, Woman And Song
  7. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 18-Sadness
  8. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 19-Maybe
  9. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 20-Each Today Is Yesterday's Tomorrow
  10. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 21-Imagine
  11. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 22-You The Vandal
  12. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 23-Trees Against The Sky
  13. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 24-Behold
  14. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 25-Sparrow
  15. Madrigals: Rounds And Canons: No. 26-Pastoral

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars 35 unmistakable tracks.......2005-02-24

You don't need to buy the double-disc "Moondog 1 & 2" to hear the two albums - all that music can also be heard on this (75 minute) single disc.
Even though the only cover art of this edition is the original front cover of the 1969 "Moondog" (no original back-cover thereof nor any art from the 1971 "Moondog II",) all 35 tracks are nicely crammed in here.
What's listed under "Listen to samples" on the amazon page are only the last 20 tracks of this CD and all titles are linked to the wrong tracks.

"Moondog I" (tracks 1-9) opens with "Theme" and "Stomping Ground" - two somewhat coherent pieces which a few years ago were made quite famous through the soundtrack of Coen Brothers' wonderful movie "The Big Lebowski." The album features a 50+ piece orchestra, which, among other greats, includes jazz veterans Don Butterfield (tuba) and Ron Carter (double bass.) In the list of personnel, Moondog is not credited for playing percussion, but the bass, which I assume is a misprint.
The beautiful Charlie Parker homage "Lament I: Bird's Lament" is here performed in its original form, but can also be found on the 1994 Moondog recording "Sax Pax For a Sax" on only saxes and percussion.
The orchestral performances on "Moondog I" aren't flawless, but should not be judged harshly because of the very personal, highly individual, and wonderfully eccentric form of compositions that they are. Budget, which is a very common issue when it comes to orchestral recordings, is another element that probably has not allowed much rehersing or many (if any) re-takes.

Before ordering this disc I knew that I'd love "Moondog I" since I'd heard most of it previously, but I was skeptical towards "Moondog II" because of some reviews I'd read of it. I was however curious, and listening to it when it had arrived was a very nice surprise.
Aside from performances by Louis "Moondog" Hardin (percussion, piano, vocals) and his daughter June (vocals,) "Moondog II" features 6 other musicians who, at different points throughout the album, play virginals, recorders, harpsichords, ancient organs, guitars, schom, viola de gamba, and troubadour harp. These instruments alone make a very individual sound, but the compositions (many of which are in 5/4 and 5/8) and the poetry make this the most wonderful group of rounds (short vocal canons) you've ever heard.

In my 600+ CD collection, this is among my favorites.

4 out of 5 stars Wonderful.......2004-01-26

Beautiful, quirky, fascinating. A combination of classical, jazz, and improv, this collection made me close my eyes and just feel the music. Interspersed with several of Hardin's two-line poems as punctuation, the musical pieces are truly a wonder.

5 out of 5 stars The Different Drummer We Once Were.......2004-01-05

I bought this album because of a memory, but the music stands up remarkably well to a more objective listening.

It was my first trip to New York City, and my father approached the wildly-dressed, tall and intiimidating figure standing on the corner of 56th St. and 7th Ave. They conversed in Norwegian long enough for me to draw nearer and realize the stranger represented no threat. In fact, I left with a book of hs canons, which remains in my collection of piano literature to this day.

I met Moondog once again--serendipitously, on Milwaukee's Wisconsin Avenue one day in the seventies. I have no idea how he got there or how he left, but this time I wanted to protect him from the insensitive pedestrians swirling around us and threatening our shared moment.

Moondog's music is as singular as he is, and offers a glimpse into his creative spirit. It begins with an idea and a form, not with an emotion or sentiment. Each piece is simple and brief, but not simplistic or fragmentary. He avoids any form of dissonance, even seventh chords and "blue" notes (flatted thirds). Music, like life, he seems to be saying, can be a straightforward, delighting adventure, providing one cherishes the quest itself above its so-called object and maintains a focused attention on the wonders of the present moment.

My only slight disappointment with this recording is that the madrigals, sung by Moondog and his daughter, are subjected to some studio effects that make them sound more artificial and commercial than they deserve to be.

5 out of 5 stars For those who love the music.......2003-11-29

It is simple, it is clear, it is wonderful! I don`t know what style is this. Some people call it `jazz`, but second disc is strongly attached to european madrigal canons. I think, if we listen really good music, we never asked about styles. I heard familiar tunes from Tchaikovsky to Resident`s Duck Stab. You must have this if you`re music lover. If you`re musician (who plays music, dont `have a job`) you must have it too. Listen once or twise, if you don`t like it, simply put it on the shelf. Properly time will come.
P.S. My favorite `I love you` and `Nero`s Expedition`

5 out of 5 stars Moondog.......2002-05-16

I was in the St. Thomas Boys Choir in the early 70's. We would walk to church for rehearsal, and pass Moondog, standing on the corner, usually by the ABC building. A couple of us would talk to him in our free time...he knew our names by our voices. We would listen to his poetry, and he seemed intigued by our choir, although he never heard us, I think. I got his album around this time, and have had it ever since. Fascinating pieces, very intricate, but also with "a hook"...that you find yourself humming along with. I heard he moved to Germany, where he wrote a nine hour canon. Overall, an amazing life story, and an incredible talent.
The Music Of Satie: Orchestra, Piano, Voice
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Buy it for the songs
  • A Laughably Cheap Way to Experience Satie
 The Music Of Satie: Orchestra, Piano, Voice

Manufacturer: Vox (Classical)
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  1. Satie: Piano Works
  2. A Mammal's Notebook: Collected Writings of Erik Satie (Atlas Arkhive , No 5)
  3. Satie: Piano Music
  4. Satie: Orchestral Works
  5. Homage to Satie

ASIN: B000001K4B
Release Date: 1994-08-22

Tracks:

  1. Je te veux
  2. Tendrement
  3. La diva de
  4. La statue de bronze
  5. Dapheneo
  6. Le chapelier
  7. Trois poemes d'amour
  8. Elegie
  9. Danseuse
  10. Chanson
  11. Adieu
  12. Air du rat
  13. Spleen
  14. La grenouille Americaine
  15. Air du poete
  16. Chanson du chat
  17. Choral Hypocrite
  18. Fugue a tatons
  19. Fantaisie musculaire
  20. Pastorale
  21. Choral
  22. Fugue
  23. Choral
  24. Fugue Litanique
  25. Autre choral
  26. Fugue de papier
  27. Maniere de commencement
  28. Prolongation du meme
  29. Lentement
  30. En leve
  31. Brutal
  32. En plus
  33. Redite
  34. Entr'acte cinematographiquie from the ballet

Tracks:

  1. Parade
  2. De l'enfance de Pantagruel
  3. Marche de Cocagne
  4. Jeunesse de Gargantua
  5. Piege de Meduse
  6. Allez un peu
  7. Sombre
  8. Un pen vif
  9. Les Pantines dansent
  10. Grande ritournelle
  11. Marche Franco-lunaire
  12. Valse des mysterieux baiser dans l'oel
  13. Cancan grand mondian
  14. Socrate: Part I
  15. Socrate: Part II
  16. Socrate: Part III

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Buy it for the songs.......2005-07-20

For my money, this disc is worth its weight in gold for the magnificent performances of the songs by Elaine Bonazzi and Frank Glazer. Bonazzi's voice is a rich mezzo and her French is impeccable. Furthermore, she invests the songs with just the right amount of wry sophistication. Her personality really brings these little jewels to life. Frank Glazer is the knowing accompanist. You won't be disappointed!!

5 out of 5 stars A Laughably Cheap Way to Experience Satie.......2003-01-08

If you ever wanted to expose yourself to the music of Erik Satie but were not sure where to start, this is your disc. If you are turned off by all of the Satie albums marketed as "the world's most relaxing music" this is also your disc. If you've always thought of Satie as a hack of meagre talent who hid his lack of ability under a facade of cool surrealistic irony, this is your disc. For just over ten dollars, this disc shows Satie in all of his range, from pop cabaret song composer, to artist of exquisite sensibility. At this price, you should lap this one right up.

Most of these recordings are reissues of earlier Vox material from the 70's. I have most of the originals in either tape or LP form, but cannot review absolutely everything on the CD, due to holes in my collection. But what I do know from this series is terrific. The vocal music covers most of Satie's most important music in this form. Je Te Veux and Tendrement are both cabaret pieces, and as such they are revealing of Satie's melodic gifts, gifts not readily apparent in his other work. Both are luxurious 19th century salon pieces in the best sense of the word, well crafted and graceful for the voice. Some of the later songs, including the brilliantly surreal Luditions are exactly what you would expect Satie to write, quirky and yet with something deeper underneath.

The duo piano music is largely unknown to me, with the exception of the Three Morceaux in the Form of a Pair. This piece is very similar to other Satie solo piano works, charming, and seemingly lightweight, but with some disquieting undertones hidden under a childlike exterior.

However the real reason to get this CD is for the orchestral and dramatic works. Parade is a classic of it's kind, the first ballet about nothing to be produced. Concieved by Cocteau, with set and costume design by Picasso and choreography by Massine (i think)the work was a success du scandale in Paris. Musically, Satie's orchestrations are clever and very well balanced and his music is somewhere between minimally brilliant and banal. The banality is an essential part of the work however, so I don't mean this as a criticism.

Relache may have been Satie's most revolutionary work. It is the antithesis of the omnipresent Gymnopodies. This is almost a harsh work, though not in the sense of harsh dissonance. It is devised around a very limited series of ideas and repeats those ideas in subtly varied ways throughout it's length. As such, the work predates minimalism by about 50 years. Satie was often sited by Cage as a major influence. It's easy to believe that this is the work that was most influential on him.

I do know the other works on this album as well, but the real masterpiece is Satie's Socrate. Socrate reveals a side of Satie that is not usually evident, his serious and very spiritual side. Socrate is a "dramatic" scene for orchestra and voice, setting three sections of the dialogues of Plato. Satie is completely serious in these works, composing a flowing, austere vocal line that sets the Socratic dialogues in relief in all their stark beauty. Rather than manipulate the emotion, Satie aims for an almost antique atmosphere, with subtly moving instrumental lines and modal melodies. The work is less dramatic than hypnotic and as such Socrates' death at the end of the third scene is deeply moving. Until I had heard this work (recommended to me by my composition teacher in college) I had no idea that Satie could be such a powerful composer. Socrate is years ahead of it's time, exerting a powerful influence on Cage (who's Cheap Imitation I is an aleatoric reworking of the material of this piece), Lamonte Young, Glass and latterly Arvo Part. This work alone is worth the price of the CD. Add to that the chance to hear excellent renditions of Relache and Parade and the CD is self-recommending. Anyone interested in the roots of modern music would do well to own this CD.
Satie: Piano Works
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    		Satie: Piano Works

    Manufacturer: Denon Records
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    ASIN: B00000DCQZ
    Release Date: 1998-10-20

    Amazon.com

    These two discs contain all the Satie piano music most people are likely to need, from the lyrical Gymnopédies to the hilariously satirical Embryons desseches ("desiccated embryos"). Yuji Takahashi has the right attitude for Satie. He plays the music straight, singing lyrical lines when called for, bringing out the sometimes-stinging humor when it's there, and otherwise staying out of the way of the music. "Interpretation" can kill these pieces, but they live very well in this set. The recordings, reissued as a "twofer," are early digital products but still sound quite good. If you can ignore the "classics for idiots" packaging and just enjoy the music, this is a very worthwhile set. --Leslie Gerber
    Poem for You Today
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      		Poem for You Today
      Jay Collins
      Manufacturer: Hipbone Records
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      ASIN: B000929A5A
      Release Date: 2005-04-12

      Tracks:

      1. Runnin' in a Circle
      2. Poem For You Today
      3. Front Street
      4. Back to the Mother
      5. Back to the One
      6. Come and Go Blues
      7. Takin' My Landlord to Court
      8. Renovation
      9. Down that Road
      10. Storm Comin' Thru
      11. Cradle of Civilization
      Satie: Piano Works
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        Manufacturer: Mandala
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        ASIN: B00000DW84
        Release Date: 1994-01-04

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