From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V15 #457 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Sunday, November 11 2012 Volume 15 : Number 457 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [AVALON] Ferry's Jazz Age ["K B Porter" ] [AVALON] This island earth, the jazz age [Han Snijders Subject: [AVALON] Ferry's Jazz Age This is what I think I know, thus far, about BF's forth-coming adventure: 1) It is a collection of RM/BF remakes in the acoustical jazz style of the "roaring 20's". Quaint, yes - martini anyone? (Maybe something to listen to a few more times than Dylanesque (for those who do not recall, said album remains unopened in my household)). 2) The collection is strictly instrumental. OK, it might appeal to a subset of current BF fans as well as to some non-electric jazz/period-style affectionatos - don't look for a run up the charts. What I do not know, and really need to know before I pass judgment on this collection is: 1) Who, other than Ferry and Good, was involved in the transitional creative remodeling from original to remake? 2) How much of the transition was affected and effected by Good. Or phrased differently, did Ferry rewrite the jazz compositions on his own? 3) Is BF the producer? 4) What instruments does BF play on the recording and in what percentage when compared to Colin Good's playing of the same instruments on the same recording? The overall problem is that of ascertaining How Much this project Is truly, totally Bryan Ferry's work. In the past I have never questioned the authenticity of his output. I fear Mr. Ferry's OCD propensity to run the hamster's wheel in remaking, remodeling, revamping, reinterpreting, rewriting, reducing, re-rendering, recomposing his oldies but goodies has finally been reduced to that of an idea; that BF only thought it would be 'nice' to redo and repackage former works referring the machinations to Colin Good; that Bryan Ferry is the brand. Please, Help Me! I need to know in order to understand. KPB ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 21:07:13 +0100 From: Han Snijders Subject: [AVALON] This island earth, the jazz age Is on soundcloud. Han ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V15 #457 ***************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest