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Music : New York City Drag
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New York City Drag by: Lorraine Feather |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0768707702022 Label: Rhombus Records Manufacturer: Rhombus Records Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Rhombus Records Release Date: July 03, 2001 Studio: Rhombus Records Sales Rank: 151240 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Album Description: Lorraine Feather: Producer Geoff Gillette: Associate Producer Dick Hyman/Mike Lang/: Arrangements/Transcriptions Yutaka Yokokura: Engineer Charles Champlin: Liner Notes Eddy Schreyer: Mastering Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - Stunning lyrics superbly sung to Fats Waller compositionsFats Waller, 1904-43, wrote 400+ tunes, many of which hold up well today. "Honeysuckle Rose," "Ain't Misbehavin'," and "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now" spring immediately to mind. However, Ms Feather chose to write lyrics to 12 of Waller's piano pieces which had never previously had words. This was a more than challenging task. Waller was one of jazz's greatest pianists and swung as hard as any pianist of his or any other day. He played with a forceful stride pattern in the left hand and elaborate and syncopated melodic lines in the right hand. Oftentimes the complex cascade of notes had a pace that was nearly unbelievable. Lorraine Feather has created clever, fascinating and sometimes hilarious narratives for each song. Waller's "The ... Read More: Rating: - Oh My God, Is This Good!!Recently, I stumbled upon Lorraine Feather's 2003 release, "Such Sweet Thunder", her vocalese tribute to late career Duke Ellington, and was thoroughly blown away, as explained elsewhere. I knew I had to get to her back catalogue immediately, to see if "Such Sweet Thunder" was a fluke, or what. It isn't. This one blows me away as well. This is Lorraine Feather's vocalese tribute to Fats Waller. There are no covers of "Ain't Misbehavin'", "Honeysuckle Rose", or the like here. Instead, this consists of the incredibly gifted Ms. Feather's lyrics to lesser-known Waller tunes. Some of the tunes display Ms. Feather's witty, hilarious 21st Century sardonic qualities (e.g. "You're Outta Here", "Too Good Lookin'", ... Read More: Rating: - Dynamite! Wit & Waller!Witty, intricate lyrics with real story lines. And she has the vocal control to rattle them off in musical machine gun when she wants to. Fats Waller's music is always draw-you-in rythmic, and Dick Hyman & Mike Lang can punch it out (love that swingin' left hand!). The title cut is one of those songs you find yourself singing in the shower. . Rating: - Unique spin on classic ragtimeIn addition to the NPR popularized first cut in which a frustrated woman orders her useless boyfriend to "put down the chips and read my lips, you're outta here", vocalist Lorraine Feather has paired snappy lyrics with classic Fats Waller instrumentals. Whether lambasting the Rodeo Drive model need for perfection in "Too Good Looking", chastising the females in a love triangle in "Gal on the Side", Parts I and II, or reminiscing about a youthful love affair in "California Street, Feather's lyrics move from witty to strident to poignant according to the tone of the music. The interpretations by Dick Hyman and Mike Lang of Fats Waller's complicated stride piano stylings keep your toes tapping and your fingers snapping. Great driving disk! Rating: - Do yourself a favor and check this outLorraine Feather has amassed a lot of credits. Lead Vocalist of Full Swing, lyricist for "Babes In Toyland", the theme for the All Dogs Go To Heaven Christmas movie and writer of songs covered by everyone from Cleo Laine and Patti Austin to Djavan and Barry Manilow! But, nothing prepared me for the joy of this project, where Lorraine takes it upon herself to compose lyrics to classic instrumental Fats Waller Rags. It's like stumbling onto a treasure trove of standards, that amazingly were written just recently. Her lyrics and vocal performances can't be matched. The tunes are at once moody and evocative "New York City Drag", hilarious "You're Outta Here" (which is an instant classic) and modern and witty. "Too Good Looking". There's not ... Read More: |
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