From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V2 #151 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Sender: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. basia-digest Saturday, September 6 1997 Volume 02 : Number 151 Today's Subjects: ----------------- radio music [Kim Stelmar ] Larry are you out there? [Phil Hall ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 09:18:52 -0700 From: Kim Stelmar Subject: radio music Hi all.. I just want to let anyone in the SoCal area know that Basia gets played at least 4 times a day on Cox Cable Radio... I guess I am lucky to be able to hear her at work! Laters kim :-) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 21:49:46 -0400 (EDT) From: Phil Hall Subject: Larry are you out there? Larry, and all you other Burt Bacharach fans: No secret that I am a Burt Bacharach fan, and have attributed my fundamental love for Basia/Danny compositions to their similarity to, among other attributes, the genre typified by Bacharach/David material. In my mind it has always been a sophisticated blend of chord changes, rhythm, and melody complemented by lyrics that might just stand alone. Well, I think in the end it is up to the listener, as usual, but for what it's worth, you guys should be made aware (if you haven't already) of a new release of Bacharach material that is among the most beautiful AS WELL AS the _weirdest_ stuff I have ever listened to. It's a double-CD called (sit down, if you're not already) GREAT JEWISH MUSIC: BURT BACHARACH. (Tzadik TZ 7114-2) I first learned of its existence from a review in the Boston Globe Calendar Magazine a couple of weeks ago. I was struck by the oddness of it all: last year I emailed Peter White the suggestion that SOMEONE should do a tribute to Bacharach. I thought he'd be receptive to the notion since he covered _Message to Michael_ on one of his own recent albums, but in his reply he only remarked that if it weren't for Di typing he would probably not have replied at all. In the meantime the American Movie Classics cable channel produced a Bacharach/Warwick concert (fabulous production in the Rainbow Room in Manhattan) that highlighted their commercial releases as well as their movie themes/scores. So if that weren't enough, at about the same time this record company, Tzadik, (a seemingly militant Jewish label anxious to make sure Burt is not claimed by gentiles ONLY) had the brilliant notion to inaugurate a series of releases of Jewish-American composers with a tribute collection of the works of Burt Bacharach. (When you realize it could have been Gershwin, Bernstein, Sondheim or Lou Reed instead, this indeed honors Burt!) It was recorded in August through October 1996 (according to the album blurb) and released this year. The artists are, as far as I am personally concerned, completely unknown. If anyone here is a Klesmer buff, perhaps names like Fred Firth, Bill Frisell, Yuka Honda, and the like are familiar. Mabey some of these folks stray into and are known as jazz musicians. Ya got me! I don't know any of 'em, don't know Klesmer, actually didn't realise Burt was Jewish. Probably should have, I guess, but why would I care? It was music that meant a lot to me back then, and still does, despite some of the treatments it receives here. My impression of this release is that there are many kinds of music that can be termed 'Jewish' simply because of who is making it. Since the thrust is ethnic, you won't find this set in 'Easy Listening', 'Tributes', or 'Schlock' in your favorite music store: instead, go to 'World Music' and look for 'Klesmer', sub-section 'Bacharach'. This is the way I have seen it stocked in several stores. $20.00 for the 2-disc set. Cheap. Phil ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V2 #151 ***************************