(Contemporary Jazz, Modern Big Band, Vocal) John Hollenbeck (with Theo Bleckmann, Kate McGarry, Gary Versace, Frankfurt Radio Big Band, Julian Arguelles) - Songs I Like a Lot - 2013 [Sunnyside], FLAC (tracks), lossless

▲ John Hollenbeck SONGS I LIKE A LOT "Familiar songs rarely sound so strange..." (знакомые песни редко звучат так странно...) Жанр: Contemporary Jazz, Modern Big Band, Vocal Год издания: 2013 Издатель (лейбл): Sunnyside Records Номер по каталогу: SSC1339 Аудиокодек: FLAC (*.flac) Тип рипа: tracks Битрейт аудио: lossless Продолжительность: 69:08 Источник (релизер): спасибо StitchJones Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: нетТреклист: 1. Wichita Lineman 2. Canvas 3. The Moon's a Harsh Mistress 4. Man of Constant Sorrow 5. All My Life 6. Bicycle Race 7. FallsLake 8. Chapel Falls  Лог проверки качества -----------------------DON'T MODIFY THIS FILE-----------------------PERFORMER: auCDtect Task Manager, ver. 1.5.1RC4 build 1.5.1.5Copyright (c) 2008-2010 y-soft. All rights reservedhttp://y-soft.orgANALYZER: auCDtect: CD records authenticity detector, version 0.8.2Copyright (c) 2004 Oleg Berngardt. All rights reserved.Copyright (c) 2004 Alexander Djourik. All rights reserved.FILE: 08 - Chapel Flies.flac Size: 38789144 Hash: 9166B6EFC186BE9A31BCBE78DF8D3B1F Accuracy: -m0 Conclusion: CDDA 100% Signature: 35C9F4C91359C1B2879F3289B1C24E3636401F29FILE: 07 - Fallslake.flac Size: 41581398 Hash: 2FAEDDA6A8E1BBCBF5C2B295E8034561 Accuracy: -m0 Conclusion: CDDA 100% Signature: AA67695ADB5CB7BC69A2EFBD7DF3059510724753FILE: 06 - Bicycle Race.flac Size: 35809786 Hash: 361429D3C41BF0A5A62C772C56EF73DB Accuracy: -m0 Conclusion: CDDA 100% Signature: B040A7A691A1930EDE18C427D231521DDF9992E4FILE: 05 - All My Life.flac Size: 57785407 Hash: 9F9C95A4908F4AEE836539F607A184FB Accuracy: -m0 Conclusion: CDDA 100% Signature: 0F8A1B936829559623489C39F5BD241651EBF6A1FILE: 04 - Man of Constant Sorrow.flac Size: 83062579 Hash: 991ADF3D7E93C3885DCB52F53A239735 Accuracy: -m0 Conclusion: CDDA 100% Signature: C4122A80C6A4653E1ABF2D5C9453F43AD6F74EBEFILE: 03 - The Moon's a Harsh Mistress.flac Size: 89396153 Hash: 7FC5B3313EC13F2AD6D5266614F4DF2A Accuracy: -m0 Conclusion: CDDA 100% Signature: 5E5149D2F53D3DBD381E095F24F3D0ACFDFE6B2AFILE: 02 - Canvas.flac Size: 33027733 Hash: AEBB2FF5DD024200A4D1BB39C5669031 Accuracy: -m0 Conclusion: CDDA 100% Signature: 385B9FC39FEB6440C6A4D4081FB8C0F217E26DDDFILE: 01 - Wichita Lineman.flac Size: 52878786 Hash: 90E5E12A4C96A4DCC375ED94115A9F1C Accuracy: -m0 Conclusion: CDDA 100% Signature: 49857FB386D0E05E1BD4BE9E1C49B15DA8749458  Об альбоме  AllAboutJazzIt's hard to resist, at the very least, looking at an album with as honest and unassuming a title as Songs I Like a Lot; but it's even harder to resist when it turns out that the instigator is John Hollenbeck, founder of and primary composer for Claudia Quintet—the chamber jazz ensemble which has, over the course of six albums in nine years, completely defied definition and categorization, beyond combining improvisational prowess and the ability to subtly interpret through-composed music. When Hollenbeck releases a recording under his own name, it's generally in a larger-scale environment, and Songs I Like a Lot is no different, a collaboration with the 16-piece Frankfurt Radio Big Band. But what makes the album different than any that have come before is that, with the exception of one track, this is a collection of cover songs that cover a broad range of sources, from Jimmy Webb to Imogen Heap; from Freddie Mercury and Queen to traditional folk music; and from maverick Japanese composer Nobukazu Takemura to renegade free jazz progenitor Ornette Coleman. It should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with Hollenbeck's unshackled proclivities.It should also come as no surprise that Hollenbeck's intent was to interpret these songs with singers. Given the breadth of material, it's no surprise that Theo Bleckmann is one of two singers recruited for Songs I Like a Lot. Something of a renegade himself, Bleckmann is no stranger to Hollenbeck's recordings, having collaborated regularly, from 2005's A Blessing (OmniTone) through to Claudia Quintet's recent What is Beautiful? (Cuneiform, 2012). Hollenbeck also enlists another familiar face in Gary Versace, a keyboardist who, from guitarist John Scofield and composer/arranger Maria Schneider, to Claudia Quintet—with whom he guested on Royal Toast (Cuneiform, 2010)—has demonstrated the kind of versatility Hollenbeck's music doesn't just ask, it demands.What is, perhaps, a bigger surprise is the appearance of singer Kate McGarry—though, with Versace a regular collaborator since her third record as a leader, The Target (Palmetto, 2007), there's already a clear connection to the musical circles these players inhabit. McGarry is, in fact, the first voice heard on Hollenbeck's expansive version of Jimmy Webb's "Wichita Lineman," and his instincts are justified from the first note she sings, combining pure and reverent delivery with understated interpretation. It's a song that's been covered many times but never so cinematically. McGarry shares the tune with Bleckmann, and if the two are ideal on their own, it's how their timbres complement each other—even though they rarely sing together—that further makes them such astute choices. As for his arrangement, Hollenbeck's skill at taking small but defining motifs from an original song and use them as starting points for broader orchestrations is what makes this set of eight tunes so successful.If "Wichita Lineman" is cinematic, then Hollenbeck's arrangement of Webb's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" is positively IMAX. Opening intimately, with McGarry's voice and Versace's piano alone together, a layer of flutes slowly insinuates itself into the arrangement, followed by a minimalist Steve Reichian pulse—from Hollenbeck, on marimba, and guitarist Martin Scales—that soon becomes an undercurrent over which the episodic piece builds, over fourteen minutes, to a breathtaking climax of swirling melodies that, despite the seven-second gap between them, seems to run conceptually into an equally unfettered arrangement of "Man of Constant Sorrow," made popular in the new millennium by the Coen Brothers' popular film Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000). The traditional folk tune's tempestuous intro—all low horns and tumultuous drums—seems to make perfect sequential sense, even as it leads to a second section of strummed acoustic guitar and Bleckmann's delivery of the familiar tune: the call to McGarry's response. It is, however, more Midwestern, perhaps, than Deep South, especially when saxophonist Julian Argüelles' tenor solo soars over Scale's rapid strumming to recall the spirit of guitarist Pat Metheny's classic 80/81 (ECM, 1980).There's plenty more, from Hollenbeck's rubato arrangement of Ornette Coleman's "All My Life"—laying bare the alto saxophonist's inherent lyricism, despite coming from the more extreme Science Fiction (Columbia, 1971)—to a version of Queen's "Bicycle," which is clever without being coy, and Hollenbeck's sole compositional contribution, "Chapel Files," closing the album on a gentler note. These may be songs Hollenbeck likes, but it's how he hears them and, subsequently, arrange them for this large ensemble that's indicative of an unerring ability to find good music in any corner, nook or cranny, turning it into something personal without ever losing what made it so good in the first place. (John Kelman)  DescriptionJohn Hollenbeck didn’t seek out popular music when he was kid, but it was always there, and it became an undeniable part of him. Songs I Like A Lot is an album on which the adventurous and internationally renowned composer, esteemed for his ability to strike upon new sounds, turns instead toward familiar forms, and weaves other peoples’ songs into his own unique tapestry.Growing up in Binghamton, New York, Hollenbeck frequently heard “Wichita Lineman,” asong originally by pop writer Jimmy Webb, as sung by one of his father’s favorite pop balladeers Glen Campbell. Although he was more interested in music that sounded new to him, Webb’s songwriting left an indelible impression.For Songs I Like A Lot, Hollenbeck scoured his memory in search of songs that had similarly become inextricable from his musical outlook. He compiled a big list, and whittled it down with help from vocalists Theo Bleckmann and Kate McGarry, who are featured on the album, along with pianist Gary Versace.Commissioned by the Frankfurt Radio Big Band, who also recorded the album, Songs I Like A Lot became an exhibition of imaginatively remolded songs from a diverse array of musical worlds.The album contains covers of songs by Jimmy Webb, avant-garde saxophonist Ornette Coleman, the power pop band Queen, sound artists Nobukazu Takemura and Imogen Heap, and the traditional Appalachian ballad “Man of Constant Sorrow.” Broad in their stylistic range, the songs have each carved out a distinct path, and are now connected by having been cast anew with Hollenbeck’s dexterous hand.  Состав▲ John Hollenbeck - conductor, mallet percussion, bicycle □ Theo Bleckmann - vocal □ Kate McGarry - vocal □ Gary Versace - piano, organ□ The Frankfurt Radio Big Band: Julian Argüelles - tenor, soprano sax, flute Heinz-Dieter Sauerborn - alto, soprano sax, flute Oliver Leicht - alto, soprano sax, flute Steffen Weber - tenor, soprano sax, flute Rainer Heute - bass sax, bass clarinet Frank Wellert - trumpet, flugelhorn Thomas Vogel - trumpet, flugelhorn Martin Auer - trumpet, flugelhorn Axel Schlosser - trumpet, flugelhorn Günter Bollmann - trombone Peter Feil - trombone Christian Jaksjø - trombone, tenor horn Manfred Honetschläger - bass trombone Martin Scales - guitar Thomas Heidepriem - bass Jean Paul Höchstädter - drums