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Program #2217
Hear some outrageous works for saxophone on this New Sounds program, including the Lounge Lizards’ “Bob the Bob” which creeps up on you backwards and then runs into some serious rhythms. Also, tunes from saxophonist Ken Field and his Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, who have just put out a fabulous Mardi Gras-themed album of horn-heavy, funky, and energetic party music. Field also plays with the legendary "rocking chamber quartet" Birdsongs of the Mesozoic and composes for "Sesame Street." Plus, L. Shankar’s work “Paper Nut”; works by the fine and most unusual World Saxophone Quartet with its four-saxophone format and free vocabulary; and much more.
PROGRAM #2217, Sax Showpieces (First aired on Thursday 11/13/03)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Lounge Lizards |
Voice of Chunk |
Bob the Bob [1:00] |
Available at Amazon.com* , more info at www.strangeandbeautiful.com |
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Revolutionary Snake Ensemble |
Year of the Snake |
Parade [5:00] |
Innova #599 www.innovarecordings.com* |
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Lounge Lizards |
No Pain For Cakes |
No Pain For Cakes [7:00] |
Island #842867 available at Amazon.com* |
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Lounge Lizards |
Voice of Chunk |
Bob The Bob (Home) [3:30] |
See above. |
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L Shankar (featuring Jan Garbarek) |
Song for Everyone |
Paper Nut [6:00] |
ECM #1286** |
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World Saxophone Quartet with African Drums |
Metamorphosis |
The Holy Men [3:00] |
Nonesuch #79258** www.nonesuch.com* OR Amazon.com* |
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Revolutionary Snake Ensemble |
Year of the Snake |
Iko Iko [5:30] |
See above. |
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World Saxophone Quartet |
Metamorphosis |
Lullaby [4:00] |
See above. |
*, ** - Find the recordings you've heard - go to the New Sounds Recordings Information page
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