Don't Drop That Orb!

Until the orb shines again, have fun ridin' down memory lane with Brisco.

VA - Adventures of Brisco County OST

 

 

01 - Main Title - Randy Edelman

 

“No Man’s Land”

(Stephen Graziano)

02 - Brisco Rides

03 - Tumbling

04 - Battle Wagon Arrives

05 - Attack on the Town Pt  1

06 - Future vs Future

 

“Brisco in Jalisco”

(Stephen Graziano)

07 - Cheating at Cards

08 - Map Transition

09 - The Battle

10 - Ambush

11 - Finale

 

“Socrates’ Sister”

(Stephen Graziano)

12 - Chasing Randolph

13 - Science

14 - The Wagon

15 - Confrontation

 

“Riverboat”

(Velton Ray Bunch)

16 - The Hard Way

17 - Brisco Helps Wylie

18 - The Con

19 - The Boxing Match

 

“Pirates!”

(Stephen Graziano)

20 - Pirates of Nevada

21 - The Bravest Man

22 - Bar Fight

23 - Confrontation

24 - Finale

 

“Senior Spirit”

(Velton Ray Bunch)

25 - Bly Takes Jason

26 - Faith

27 - The Wrong Orb

 

 

“Brisco for the Defense”

(Stephen Graziano)

28 - Brisco

29 - Cattle Drive

30 - Finale

 

“Showdown”

(Velton Ray Bunch)

31 - Bar Fight

32 - Does This Work Ever End

33 - The Swimming Hole

34 - Showdown

 

“Crystal Hawks”

(Velton Ray Bunch)

35 - Brisco in the Rain

36 - Meet Crystal Hawks

37 - Street Chase

38 - Brisco’s Destiny

39 - Brisco vs Bly

 

40 - End Credits - Randy Edelman

County

See you Thursday, fellow Brisco-neers!

  

A Fun Trip to the Delta

This is a 1980 release I first purchased as an LP.

RAINBOW DELTA:

01. Frank Stella by Starlight (3:21)

02. Unacceptable Dance Styles (2:11)

03. Take the 5:10 to Dreamland (5:53)

04. La Grange Point Five (6:34)

DRACONIAN MEASURES:

05. Arrival Music (6:57)

06. Ravel Goes to Germany (3:50)

07. Hobbits Are Dancing (4:45)

08. Clouds / Blue Skies (3:40)

I have no information on whether the critters mentioned in the title of Track 7 are dancing because their feet are on fire.

Rainbow Delta

Hope you too enjoy!

  

Jade! Dr Zin! Mutants! What Else Could You Want?

Here is John Debney's 1993 score for the fun little made-for-TV Jonny's Golden Quest.

01. Jonny and His Mom / Main Theme (2:11)

02. Fond Memories of Mom (1:33)

03. Dr. Zin's Lair (3:44)

04. Jonny Couldn't Save His Mom (4:50)

05. Jonny Reflects (2:52)

06. Jonny and Hadji Escape in Brazil (2:29)

07. Ice Sailing in Japan (1:31)

08. Escape in Rome (2:14)

09. Discovering Dr. Zin's Lab (4:22)

10. Jonny Decides to Act (1:11)

11. Destruction of Dr. Zin (7:35)

12. Fond Farewells / End Title (3:04)

Jonny's Golden Quest

Tell Bandit to stop yipping, I'm trying to sleep here!  See you Thursday.

  

Grand Ragtime from an American Master

This is a 1973 album cadged from my mom.

01. On the Lamb (2:53)

02. Burnt Fingers (4:47)

03. Sleight of Hand (3:14)

04. Scott Joplin's Victory (7:45)

05. Ragtime Turtledove (3:59)

06. Behemoth Two-step (3:42)

07. Onion Skin Rag (2:32)

08. Queen of Sheba Slow Drag and Stomp (5:35)

09. Sleepwalker's Shuffle (3:56)

10. Nightmare Fantasy Rag - A Night on Rag Mountain (9:03)

11. Morning Reveries (4:14)

Albright fell into the ragtime business and helped popularize it in solo and group recordings.  Another of his releases is here.

Albright Plays Albright

You'll just eat it up!  My favorite is the staggering Track 10.  What's yours?

See you Monday for some more fun!

  

Prepare to Fall Under His Spell!

This 1981 album isn't really dronish or monotonous, but you may fall under its spell anyway.

01. Cycle Song (7:02)

02. Cycle One: Namaste (4:04)

03. Fly (9:13)

04. Ode (6:49)

05. Cycle Two: Trio (5:24)

06. Cycle Three: Quintet And Coda (7:45)

07. Jessica's Sunwheel (5:20)

Yes, it cycles, it pinwheels, you just try and not be fascinated.

Cycles -- David Darling 

By the way, welcome to this year's APRIL FUN at the Record Round-Up!  This month is just about stuff which tickles me in some way ... not that every other month ain;t got something up its tricky sleeve ...  See you back on Thursday, fellow fun seekers!

Come to Carolan's Cottage -- You'll Like It

While the stone cottage seen on the CD cover may be drafty, the music should keep you warmed up!

01. Fanny Power (4:37)

02. Planxty Crilly (2:10)

03. Squire Wood's Lamentation on the Refusal of His Halfpence (3:50)

04. James Plunkett (1:50)

05. Carolan's Cottage (4:35)

06. Sir Festus Burke (2:31)

07. Bridget Cruise, Fourth Air (3:03)

08. Carolan's Quarrel with the Landlady (2:59)

09. Edward Corcoran (3:28)

10. Thomas Burke (3:16)

11. Morgan Magan (3:13)

12. Carolan's Receipt, or Dr. John Stafford (3:10)

It’s a 1986 release.  All of the Celtic charm, none of the Celtic irritating drone or whine!  Also included is a one-page catalog of sorts.

Carolan's Cottage

See you on Monday for some April Fun!

  

A Penultimate Song

This is the last of my albums of Mary O'Hara's beautiful singing and playing.

It's a 1982 release.

01. My Lagan Love (4:00)

02. Kitty of Coleraine (1:49)

03. A Soft Day (2:11)

04. Óró Mo Bháidin (Óró My Little Boat) (3:20)

05. Young Brigid O'Malley (2:39)

06. Danny Boy (3:13)

07. The Spanish Lady (2:19)

08. She Moved Through the Fair (3:15)

09. The Gartan Mother's Lullaby (3:26)

10. The Fairy Tree (2:11)

11. Ailiú Éanai (2:53)

12. Bring Me a Shawl from Galway (3:21)

13. Down by the Sally Gardens (2:54)

14. The Song of Glendun (4:08)

15. An Peata Circe (The Pet Hen) (1:26)

16. The Quiet Land of Erin (3:28)

A couple of tracks are repeats from earlier albums, but with different performances.  Enchanting!

A Song for Ireland 

See you on Thursday for the last of our Irish-tinged posts!

  

Why Isn't That Piano Sinking?

I mean, a grand piano sitting out on an Irish countryside, why aren't there any tracks from dragging the thing? Could this thing be staged? Perish the thought!

01. Danny Boy (3:58)

02. Spancil Hill (4:40)

03. The Bride's Return (4:38)

04. O'Neill's March (2:34)

05. Galway Bay (5:15)

06. From Clare to Here (4:34)

07. Only Our Rivers Run Free (5:46)

08. Tóg go bog é (Take It Easy) (3:35)

09. Dublin in the Rare 'Oul Times/ Molly Malone (4:26)

10. Star of the County Down (5:50)

11. Scenes of Antrim (4:16)

12. The Reel of Timothy O'Neill (2:24)

13. Carrickfergus (4:25)

14. The Town I Loved So Well (3:11)

15. The Meeting of the Waters (3:27)

A 1996 release that’s by turns beguiling and ponderous.  Mr O’Neill should not be singing (the overlong Track 7).  

The Meeting of the Waters

See you Monday!

  

And a Mighty Fine One It Is!

Well, top o' the morning to ya.  This here is a great collection of songs, played and sung by that wondrous lady.

01. An Crann Ubhall (The Apple Tree) (1:29)

02. She Lived Beside the Anner (3:05)

03. Cucuin A Chuaichin (Cuckoo Little Cuckoo) (1:43)

04. Kitty of Coleraine (1:48)

05. Roisin Dubh (Dark Rosaleen) (2:58)

06. Down by the Sally Gardens (2:24)

07. Luibin O Luth (2:28)

08. I Will Walk with My Love (2:22)

09. Seothin Seo (3:09)

10. The Parting (2:11)

11. s Ar Eirinn Ni N-Eosfhainn Ce H-I (And for Ireland I'd Not Tell Her Name) (3:35)

12. The Last Rose of Summer (3:55)

13. Sean 'Sa Bhriste Leathair (John and His Leather Breeches) (1:36)

14. Young Brigid O'Malley (2:34)

15. Deus Meus (My God) (2:22)

16. I Know My Love (2:58)

17. Sliabh Geal Gcua Ne Feile (Bright Mountain) (2:47)

18. Trotting to the Fair (1:48)

I think you'll think so, too.

Mary O'Hara's Ireland 

See you Thursday!

  

Sing Along If You're Still Sober!

Cheap shot, but playing to stereotypes with that one, I confess.

01. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (2:29)

02. Mother Machree (2:25)

03. Molly Malone (3:03)

04. A Little Bit of Heaven (3:48)

05. I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen (3:04)

06. Shenanigans (1:48)

07. Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby) (2:38)

08. The Rose of Tralee (3:21)

09. Kerry Dance (2:44)

10. Come Back to Erin (4:20)

11. The Girl I Left Behind Me (1:39)

12. Christmas in Killarney (2:20)

There really was a Bill Shepherd Singers (I never heard of them).  Painted in reverb, this offering seems super-sincere, and therefore nowadays it comes off as very cheesy.  A men's-glee-club-type of jovial nightmare.

Irish Sing-Along 

Keep singin' 'til Monday!  See you then, with something a bit more heavenly.

  

A Voice Bringing Magic

I bought this LP at the OCU bookstore in 1974 and never repented for a second.  I fell in love with Mary O'Hara's voice and playing.  if you don't, then I scorn ye!

01. Haigh Didil Dum (1:11)

02. Carraig Donn (3:29)

03. The Frog Song (2:12)

04. Oro Mo Bhaidin (3:29)

05. Jackets Green (1:25)

06. Seoladh Na Ngamhna (Driving the Calves) (2:52)

07. Wexford Mummer's Song (2:17)

08. Sliabh Na Mban (The Mountain of the Women) (2:45)

09. The Gartan Mother's Lullaby (3:37)

10. Down by the Glenside (2:21)

11. Maidrin Ruadh (The Little Fox) (2:05)

12. Silent O Moyle (The Song of Fionnuala) (3:00)

13. Dia Luain Dia Mairt (Monday, Tuesday) (2:22)

14. Farewell, But Whenever (4:16)

15. The Leprechaun (1:23)

16. Na Leanbhai I Mveithil (The Children in Bethlehem) (2:00)

17. The Famine Song (2:20)

18. She Didn't Dance (1:50)

Songs of Ireland 

The album that won my romantic heart to her firm yet vulnerable voice and stark playing.  You'll be won over, too.

See you Thursday!

  

Unsatisfying Sampler

This is the worst kind of collection, only a few snippets of each song before changing to another one.  GRRRR!  Who is this supposed to appeal to?

Supposedly this accompanied a book with lyrics and guitar chords.  But what good is only thirty seconds of a song before the track segues to a different one?

After minutes of pains-taking research, I have come up with the titles of all the snippets included herein:

01 - Galway Shawl / Slievenamon / I Never Will Marry / Spancil Hill / Tied Up with a Black Velvet Band / Snowy Breasted Pearl / The Wild Colonial Boy / Love Is Pleasing

02 - Nora / Avondale / Danny Boy / The Winter It Is Past / The Dying Rebel / Bunch of Thyme

03 - The Minstrel Boy / Kelly of Killane / The Holy Ground / I'll Tell Me Ma / Risin’ of the Moon / Henry My Son / Dicey Reilly 

04 - Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore / An Old Man Came Courting Me / Shores of Americae / The Dear Little Shamrock / The Cliffs of Dooneen / The Connemara Cradle Song / Spinning Wheel / Zoological Gardens / The Wild Rover

05 - Whiskey in a Jar / Waxie's Dargle / Rare Old Mountain Dew / The Spanish Lady / The Star of the County Down / Old Maid in the Garret / 

06 - Sweet Carnlough Bay / Easy and Slow / James Connolly / The West's Asleep / The Maid from Buncloudy / Father Murphy / Believe Me, If All These Endearing Young Charms / The Rose of Tralee

07 - Galway Races / Old Woman from Wexford / Golden Jubilee / Home Boys Home

08 - Down by the Salley Gardens / Slieve Gallon Braes / The Butcher Boy / Banna Strand / The Rose of Mooncoin / The Mountains of Mourne / Tis the Last Rose of Summer

09 - Molly Malone / Down by the Glenside / Carrickfergus / Skibbereen / Twenty-One Years / The Boston Burglar / Three Lovely Lassies from Kimmage / Do You Want Your Old Lobby Washed Down

10 - Will You Come to the Bower / Let Him Go, Let Him Tarry / The Boys of Wexford / The Foggy Dew / The Merry Ploughboy / The Irish Rover / A Nation Once Again

Don’t hold this one against poor old Ireland!

An over-crowded collection

As you can tell by the printing on the cassette, this is the companion to a book.

Good Luck!  See you Monday for something divine.

  

Welcome to a Taste of the Aulde Sod!

Well, I ain't really that sentimental about me dear ol' (partial) native home of Ireland, but I came across enough material to fill up this month. So grin and bear it, fellow shamrock-sniffers!

This here's a 1963 LP ripped and coddled by meself.

01. Birthday of St Patrick (1:57)

02. Slattery’s Mounted Fut (3:01)

03. Rose of Arranmore (2:24)

04. Irish Jaunting Car (2:01)

05. Shamus O’Brien (2:16)

06. I’ll Remember You, Love, in My Prayers (3:22)

07. Killeater Fair (2:44)

08. The Wild Colonial Boy (3:10)

09. Typical Irishman (2:58)

10. Spinning Wheel (3:04)

11. Sweet Marie (2:27)

12. Cottage by the Lea (3:37)

13. Norah Dailey (2:03)

Rare Songs of Old Ireland 

Faith and begorrah, it’s a tear-evoking, over-emotional trip to memories you may never have had, either!

See ye Thursday!

  

Swing It!

This is a fine 1991 compilation from a foundational Gospel group.

01. Swing Down, Chariot (3:30)

02. The Sun Didn't Shine (2:09)

03. Hush (3:12)

04. Jezebel (2:48)

05. Moses Smote the Water (2:32)

06. Shadrack (2:36)

07. Atom and Evil (3:19)

08. High, Low and Wide (2:36)

09. Daniel Saw the Stone (2:43)

10. Hold the Wind (2:44)

11. Pray for the Lights to Go Out (3:01)

12. God Told Nicodemus (2:33)

13. No Restricted Signs (Up in Heaven) (2:59)

14. Anyhow (2:39)

15. Didn't It Rain (2:25)

16. God's Gonna Cut 'Em Down (2:33)

17. My Time Done Come (2:43)

18. Listen to the Lambs (2:54)

19. Wade in the Water (2:45)

20. Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho (2:39)

My first acquaintance with the Golden Gate Quartet was "Atom and Evil," the opening track of the soundtrack album of The Atomic Cafe. The version on this collection is a different recording.

Another fine song is Track 13.  I'm not the only one who liked it.  SF author Philip José Farmer references "No Restricted Signs" in River of Eternity, the novel which was the first version of his Riverworld concept. Info about THAT confluence here, on the Super Blog.

Swing Down, Chariot!

See you on Monday for a month of music tied to St Patrick's Day!

  

Not Too Private, I Hope

This is a thrift-store find, as bare-bones as it looks.  Cassette was not labeled, only the insert has any info.

01. Eagle Dance (0:22)

02. Shawl Dance (2:12)

03. Fancy Dance (1:17)

04. Two Worlds, One Heartbeat (1:24)

05. Nighthawk and Butterfly (4:25)

06. A Love Scene (4:24)

07. A Meeting of Hearts (4:21)

08. A Lover Dies (3:31)

09. Imaginary Love (3:37)

10. Bliss Waltz (5:16)

11. It's Only Love (5:11)

12. Freefall (5:16)

13. Circles and Spheres (6:31)

14. Curves and Zigzags (8:40)

15. Triangles (7:43)

16. Parallels and Cylinders (7:44)

17. Finale (9:16)

18. Firewalking (3:45)

Private Collections #1 

Steve McLinn, aka Ojas, has produced some fine music over the years.  Listen to this sampler and then seek out some to buy for yourself!

http://www.ojasmusic.com/

See you Thursday.

  

Where's Your Sunglasses Boy?

A 1983 album of typical New Age folderal from a master. You might have heard some of this on Music from the Hearts of Space. I recognized Tracks Three and Six that way.

01. Sun Singer Theme (0:45)
02. Hymn To The Sun (4:23)
03. Dolphin Morning (4:26)
04. Reflections in a Summer Pond (2:26)
05. Dancing Particles (5:27)
06. Winter's Dream (5:32)
07. Heaven Within (4:09)
08. Big Ben's Bolero (5:12)
09. Sun Singer (3:59)

Sun Singer

The problem with nature worship, of course, is that nature is as fickle and transient as any other tangible thing. Nature can represent or inspire us to search for the divine. But, like carnal love or like art or food, it is a manifestation of goodness, not the source of the good.

Enjoy these emanations!  See you Monday.

  

Obligatory "Tell a Man" Joke

You can instruct a woman, but you can't Telemann?  Sorry, that's the best (or worst) pun I could create in this case.

I leave it to you to read every word of the CD-text info!

01 - Telemann- Suite In D, TV 55-D 19 - 1. Overture - Albert Oesterle, Wolfgang Basch; Helmut Winscherman- German Bach Soloists - 1990

02 - Telemann- Suite In D, TV 55-D 19 - 2. Passacaglia - Albert Oesterle, Wolfgang Basch; Helmut Winscherman- German Bach Soloists - 1990

03 - Telemann- Suite In D, TV 55-D 19 - 3. Air - Albert Oesterle, Wolfgang Basch; Helmut Winscherman- German Bach Soloists - 1990

04 - Telemann- Suite In D, TV 55-D 19 - 4. Les Postillons - Albert Oesterle, Wolfgang Basch; Helmut Winscherman- German Bach Soloists - 1990

05 - Telemann- Suite In D, TV 55-D 19 - 5. Fanfare - Albert Oesterle, Wolfgang Basch; Helmut Winscherman- German Bach Soloists - 1990

06 - Telemann- Suite In F, TWV 55 - 1. Overture - Helmut Winschermann- German Bach Soloists - 1990

07 - Telemann- Suite In F, TWV 55 - 2. Sarabande - Helmut Winschermann- German Bach Soloists - 1990

08 - Telemann- Suite In F, TWV 55 - 3. Menuetto - Helmut Winschermann- German Bach Soloists - 1990

09 - Telemann- Suite In F, TWV 55 - 4. La Badinerie - Helmut Winschermann- German Bach Soloists - 1990

10 - Telemann- Horn Concerto In D, TWV 51 - 1. Adagio - Ludwig Güttler; Max Pommer- New Bach Collegium Musicum - 1990

11 - Telemann- Horn Concerto In D, TWV 51 - 2. Allegro - Ludwig Güttler; Max Pommer- New Bach Collegium Musicum - 1990

12 - Telemann- Horn Concerto In D, TWV 51 - 3. Grave - Ludwig Güttler; Max Pommer- New Bach Collegium Musicum - 1990

13 - Telemann- Horn Concerto In D, TWV 51 - 4. Allegro - Ludwig Güttler; Max Pommer- New Bach Collegium Musicum - 1990

14 - Telemann- Suite In D For Trumpet, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 51 - 1. Overture - Wolfgang Basch; Helmuth Winschermann- German Bach Soloists - 1990

15 - Telemann- Suite In D For Trumpet, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 51 - 2. Air - Wolfgang Basch; Helmuth Winschermann- German Bach Soloists - 1990

16 - Telemann- Suite In D For Trumpet, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 51 - 3. Plainte - Wolfgang Basch; Helmuth Winschermann- German Bach Soloists - 1990

17 - Telemann- Suite In D For Trumpet, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 51 - 4. Furies - Wolfgang Basch; Helmuth Winschermann- German Bach Soloists - 1990

18 - Telemann- Suite In D For Trumpet, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 51 - 5. Trezza - Wolfgang Basch; Helmuth Winschermann- German Bach Soloists - 1990

19 - Telemann- Suite In D For Trumpet, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 51 - 6. Menuet - Wolfgang Basch; Helmuth Winschermann- German Bach Soloists - 1990

20 - Telemann- Suite In D For Trumpet, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 51 - 7. Rigaudon - Wolfgang Basch; Helmuth Winschermann- German Bach Soloists - 1990

21 - Telemann- Suite In D For 3 Trumpets, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 55 - 1. Overture - Albert Oesterle, Wolfgang Basch; Helmut Winscherman- German Bach Soloists - 1990

22 - Telemann- Suite In D For 3 Trumpets, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 55 - 2. Menuet - Albert Oesterle, Wolfgang Basch; Helmut Winscherman- German Bach Soloists - 1990

23 - Telemann- Suite In D For 3 Trumpets, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 55 - 3. Harlequinde - Albert Oesterle, Wolfgang Basch; Helmut Winscherman- German Bach Soloists - 1990

24 - Telemann- Suite In D For 3 Trumpets, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 55 - 4. Loure - Albert Oesterle, Wolfgang Basch; Helmut Winscherman- German Bach Soloists - 1990

25 - Telemann- Suite In D For 3 Trumpets, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 55 - 5. Rejouissance - Albert Oesterle, Wolfgang Basch; Helmut Winscherman- German Bach Soloists - 1990

26 - Telemann- Suite In D For 3 Trumpets, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 55 - 6. Gigue - Albert Oesterle, Wolfgang Basch; Helmut Winscherman- German Bach Soloists - 1990

Or, just listen.  Baroque Treasures Vol 4 – Telemann

The soloists might be named after Bach, but they are pretty versatile to handle this stuff too!  See you Thursday.

  

The Spies I Semi-Loved

It's a 1983 cassette.

01. James Bond Theme (2:43)

02. You Only Live Twice (2:25)

03. Live and Let Die (2:47)

04. The Spy Who Loved Me (3:02)

05. Thunderball (2:37)

06. Casino Royale (2:42)

07. Diamonds Are Forever (2:52)

08. Moonraker (2:27)

09. Goldfinger (2:47)

10. For Your Eyes Only (2:59)

Going by their Discogs listing, I hypothesize that "Sound Stage Orchestra" is a catchall name for a studio group.

Dynamic Hits from James Bond 007 

It's competent enough, but not thrilling enough.  No, that wasn't me who totted up the running times of each side on the cassette insert.  Although I DID do that kind of thing all the time in my callow youth!

See you on Monday!

















This

An Inspiration Better Than Some

This 1996 release, unlike many I've encountered of the category "Christian" music, isn't soporific.

01. On Eagle's Wings / Wind Beneath My Wings (5:08)

02. Morning Has Broken (2:42)

03. Simple Gifts (4:19)

04. I Believe (2:58)

05. It Is Well With My Soul (3:12)

06. Shall We Gather at the River / Deep River (4:03)

07. All Things Bright and Beautiful / For the Beauty of the Earth (3:09)

08. Holy, Holy, Holy / Fairest Lord Jesus / What a Friend We Have in Jesus (4:46)

09. Be Thou My Vision / Brother James Aire (2:09)

10. Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us (3:33)

11. Climb Every Mountain (2:48)

12. Pie Jesu (3:18)

13. O God, Our Help in Ages Past / A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (2:55)

14. We Are One in the Spirit / El Shaddai (3:45)

15. You'll Never Walk Alone (3:39)

16. Bless Be the Tie That Binds / Pass It On (2:14)

17. Let There Be Peace on Earth (2:13)

18. Amazing Grace (3:18)

Soaring Inspirational Music

Overall, it’s a fine representation of the instrumental-worship music genre. For me, the best thing is, it’s NOT TOO DRAGGY!

Drag yourselves back over on Thursday, fellow skylarkers!

  

Another Regerous Experience

As in MAX Reger, of course!

It's a 1993 release.  The disc says “Op 65,” but it’s really, truly Op 63.  

01. Prelude C Minor (6:17)

02. Fugue C Major (7:15)

03. Canzona G Minor (5:57)

04. Capriccio A Minor (5:11)

05. Introduction F Minor (3:51)

06. Passacaglia F Minor (10:57)

07. Andante Sostenuto A Major (5:22)

08. Fantasia C Major (5:32)

09. Toccata E Minor (4:23)

10. Fugue E Minor (7:07)

11. Canon D Minor (6:14)

12. Scherzo D Minor (5:22)

12 Monologues 

I don’t know why Reger’s music is fascinating.  It’s sometimes hard to follow, yet always seems self-assured.  “Follow me into this moebius strip,” it entices.  “If you follow me, you’ll be safe.”  Of course, you might also be tied in knots!

See you Monday.

  

Hazám! As Gomer Pyle Didn't Say

A 2000 release.  The track listings are courtesy of online matching to the CD info.  Some have vocals.

01. Liszt Ferenc - Rákóczi induló (1938) (2:29)

02. Dezséri Bachó István - Magyar Hosök induló (1908) (3:02)

03. Magyar népdal - Kossuth Lajos Azt üzente (1938) (2:44)

04. Egressy Béni - Klapka induló (1938) (2:12)

05. Lányi Erno - Ne sírj, ne sírj Kossuth Lajos (1938) (2:36)

06. Various Artists - Díszorségváltás a Királyi Várban (1932) (2:47)

07. Papp Váry Elemérné - Szabados Béla - Magyar hiszekegy (1938) (1:14)

08. Huszka Jeno - Petofi Sándor - Talpra magyar (1939) (2:38)

09. vitéz Náray Antal - vitéz Somogyváry Gyula - Lovassági induló (1940) (2:45)

10. Egressy Béni - Szózat (1938) (1:49)

11. vitéz Major István - Szent László Himnusz (1938) (2:52)

12. Dr. Kiss-Angyal Erno - Ott, ahol zúg az a négy folyó (1939) (2:59)

13. Huszár Imre - Erdélyország azt üzente (Székely menetinduló) (1939) (2:51)

14. Mihalik Kálmán - Dr. Csanády György - Székely Himnusz (1939) (2:29)

15. Erdélyi Mihály - Hazádnak (Ma kéz kezet fog emberek) (1940) (2:42)

16. Huszka Jeno - Szilágyi László - Vértol pirosló osi kard (1941) (2:06)

17. Barna Izsó - Árpád Apánk induló (1936) (3:12)

18. Petofi Sándor - Cserebogár (2000) (2:35)

19. Kacsóh Pongrác - Rákóczi megtérése (2000) (3:31)

20. Dr. Sándor Jeno - Magyarok szép hazája (1996) (2:42)

21. Kodály Zoltán - Háry János - Toborzó (4:34)

22. Vincze Zsigmond Kulinyi Erno - Szép vagy, gyönyöru vagy Magyarország (1996) (4:38)

23. Erkel Ferenc - Bánk Bán - Hazám, Hazám (1996) (2:44)

24. Erkel Ferenc - Himnusz (1937) (2:27)

Hazám! 

According to an online translator, the title is Hungarian for “National Music Festivals.”  If these are live performances, perhaps in outside venues, this explains why these sound like very old recordings, or recorded poorly by our spoiled Western standards.

If you can decipher the autograph and words on the CD front, let me and the world know!  See you Thursday.

   

Hoe Latte Love

Let's start this supposed Month of Love with a new music compilation with a couple of dozen ... umm, ... different takes on the subject.

01 - Tropical Fish - The Elevators - 1980  (3:09)

02 - Love Potion No 9 - The Clovers - 1959  (1:54)

03 - Indigestion - The Prams - 1979  (2:08)

04 - I Broke Her Heart, She Broke My Arm - Stark Naked and the Fleshtones - 1981  (3:05)

05 - Humpin' Up a Dead Girl - Hatman Williams (Phil LaMarr) - 2000  (1:37)

06 - Computer Love - Lord Manuel and the Neighbor Hoods - 1978  (1:22)

07 - I'll Never Make Fun of Her Mustache Again - The Dellwoods - 1963  (2:14)

08 - Little Ghost - White Stripes - 2005  (2:31)

09 - Answering Machine - The Moderns - 1981  (3:29)

10 - I'm Losing My Lunch Over You - Luchs Brothers - 1978  (1:32)

11 - Undertakin' Daddy - Wayne Raney - 1952  (2:20)

12 - Living China Doll - Moving Parts - 1980  (3:12)

13 - Girl in a Magazine - The Brains - 1980  (3:07)

14 - She Loves Herself - Nuclear Boyz - 1981  (1:45)

15 - Tombstone Number 9 - Murray Scaff and His Aristocrats - 1956  (2:48)

16 - Glendora - Downliners Sect - 1966  (2:43)

17 - Anorexia - God and the State - 1985  (3:44)

18 - Graveyard Tree - Koffin Kats - 2003  (2:52)

19 - Cancel My Order for Love - Rodd Keith - 1972  (2:02)

20 - Schizophrenic Baby - Sheldon Allman - 1960  (1:45)

21 - Ballad of the Caveman - Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo - 1976  (1:30)

22 - The Stalker - Laurie Powell - 2000  (3:18)

23 - Zombie Girl - Dino-Mike - 2013  (3:11)

24 - The Beast with Five Hands - The Groovie Ghoulies - 2006  (2:02)

25 - Karen Ann Quinlan - Vomit Pigs - 1979  (3:00)

26 - She's in Love (with the Rolling Stones) - The Telefones - 1980  (2:56)

27 - Time Warp - John Dowie - 1977  (2:00)

28 - Two Ton Tessie - The Banana Splits - 1968  (2:22)

29 - I Don't Want to Be Your Amputee - John Dowie - 1977  (1:43)

30 - The Moon and Me (from The Addams Family) - Kevin Chamberlin - 2010  (3:02)

31 - (I'm into) Shoes - Wild Horses - 1982  (3:11)

I ain't gonna tell you what to do, but please listen to these songs for entertainment purposes ONLY!

https://www.filefactory.com/file/6jr4ekaiejr4/MA-186.rar

See you on Monday.  Until then, try and find somebody to love!

  

Don't Wipe Out, Hep Cats and Kittens!

It's a 1989 compilation CD of some of the ginchiest music around, daddy-io!

01. Let's Go Trippin' (2:11)

02. Shake 'n' Stomp (2:12)

03. Misirlou (2:16)

04. Mr Peppermint Man (vocal) (2:25)

05. Surf Beat (3:01)

06. Take It Off (2:12)

07. King of the Surf Guitar (vocal) (2:09)

08. Hava Nagila (2:08)

09. Riders in the Sky (2:15)

10. The Wedge (2:02)

11. Night Rider (1:49)

12. Mr Eliminator (2:02)

13. The Victor (3:15)

14. Taco Wagon (2:11)

15. Tidal Wave (2:05)

16. Banzai Washout (2:20)

17. One Double One Oh! (instrumental version) (2:46)

18. Pipeline (3:00)

King of the Surf Guitar

You find, as did I, that more than a few tracks at a time can overload your sense of fun.

See you on Thursday, if you don't eat the sand first, with a new music comp in honor of Valentine's season!

  

Not Scanty or Scandalous

But Scandanavian!

01. Rustle of Spring - Sinding (2:50)

02. Norwegian Dances - #1 Allegro marcato - Grieg (6:04)

03. Norwegian Dances - #2 Allegretto tranquillo e grazioso - Grieg (2:19)

04. Norwegian Dances - #3 Allegro moderato alla marcia - Grieg (3:16)

05. Norwegian Dances - #4 Allegro molto - Grieg (5:48)

06. Karelia Overture - Sibelius (9:31)

07. Swedish Rhapsody #1 Midsummer Vigil - Alfvén (13:31)

08. Lyric Suite - #1 Shepherd's Boy - Grieg (4:57)

09. Lyric Suite - #2 Norwegian Rustic March - Grieg (4:00)

10. Lyric Suite - #3 Notturno - Grieg (4:30)

11. Lyric Suite - #4 March of the Dwarfs - Grieg (3:14)

12. Norwegian Artists' Carnival - Svendsen (6:25)

13. Symphonic Dances 3 - Allegro giocoso - Grieg (6:16)

It's OK, but not as stirring as I had hoped.

Scandinavian Festival

Stay festive until Monday!

  

Me Russia! This Music!

 It's a 1990 cassette.

I saw the LaserLight logo on the cassette, and figured something on here would be interesting.  There’s nothing more rousing than a big, clashing Russian overture, nor as sorrowful as a melancholy Russian dirge -- am I right?

01 - St Petersburg - Russian Radio Chorus + Orchestra

02 - Why Should I Be Sad - Orchestra Vladimir Avramow

03 - Dark Night - Russian Radio Chorus + Orchestra

04 - Dorogoj Daineau (The Long Way) - Orchestra Vladimir Avramow

05 - Wolga - Russian Radio Chorus + Orchestra

06 - So Many Days - Orchestra Vladimir Avramow

07 - Nastassja - Russian Radio Chorus + Orchestra

08 - Dwe Gitary (Two Guitars) - Orchestra Vladimir Avramow

09 - Fields - Russian Radio Chorus + Orchestra

10 - Hai-Da Trojka - Orchestra Vladimir Avramow

11 - Bandura - Russian Radio Chorus + Orchestra

12 - Tschubtschik - Orchestra Vladimir Avramow

13 - Troika - Russian Radio Chorus + Orchestra

14 - The Cossack - Russian Radio Chorus + Orchestra

15 - Our Little Village - Orchestra Vladimir Avramow

16 - Stenka Rasin - Russian Radio Chorus + Orchestra

What a surprise -- I wasn’t expecting vocals. Inside the flap we’re informed, “Traditional Russian music performed by well known Russian singers and orchestras.”

The voice of the female warbler, Alia Bajanova, reminds me of Ilona Massey’s in Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man.  Or maybe a young Marlene Dietrich!

VA -- Music from Russia

What do you think?

  

All Aboard!

This 1996 release is a smorgasbord of New Age fun and games.

01 - Morphing Space (Ambient mix) - Christopher Franke

02 - Coba - Patrick O’Hearn

03 - Ixlandia - Jonn Serrie

04 - Chatter - Gabrielle Roth

05 - Sunrise - Dean Evenson

06 - Left Where It Fell - Brian Eno and Jah Wobble

07 - Rites of Passage - Constance Demby

08 - Higher Ground - Steven Halpern

09 - Love Magick - Robert Rich and Steve Roach

10 - Twin Flame - Michael Stearns

11 - Lumiere - Suzanne Ciani

These guys and gals are indeed SOME OF the legends of “space / ambient” music, but these tracks aren’t necessarily the best they’ve ever done.

Celestial Journey

But it's a fun sampler. See you Monday!

  

Maybe You're in the Tribe?

I found this 2000 release at my local thrift store.

01. All Creatures of Our God and King (1:32)
02. Come Now - Now Is the Time to Worship (4:13)
03. Freedom (6:24)
04. Dua (0:56)
05. Only You (4:54)
06. Salvation (4:35)
07. Salvation Belongs to Our God (4:14)
08. Intercession Introduction (5:01)
09. Intercession (1:04)
10. One Day (7:15)
11. One Thing (6:50)
12. Slave (4:39)
13. Song of the Worker (1:36)
14. Draw Me Nearer (2:12)
15. Exhortation (2:08)
16. Fuel (3:58)
17. O Worship the King (1:15)
18. Fuel - Reprise (2:28)

It’s a Live Worship Experience (my description), from "Face to Face Worship Resources."  IMO thirty seconds of this goes a long way. As with many “live” recordings, it was more meaningful to those attending, than it can possibly be to us, after the fact.

Every Tribe

See if you're moved.  See ya Thursdasy!

  

Dozing Off in the Desert

This 1991 cassette is by a guy who's done stuff I like more. But maybe howling at the moon in Arizona is just your cup o' tea!

01. Desert Moon (8:22)

02. Deep Night (9:03)

03. Desert Dawn (5:55)

04. Daybreak (3:49)

05. Sunstream (2:18)

06. Grandfather Rain (4:54)

07. Prayer (1:33)

08. After the Rain (4:17)

09. Saguaro (2:04)

10. Sunset Colors (5:29)

11. Evensong (6:22)

12. Mating Call (4:50)

Check out the advice in the notes to not listen while driving.  I couldn’t detect any “Earth Resonance Frequencies,” but you might pass out from boredom.  This is the most meandering and least interesting release of Evenson I’ve heard.  I like his 1989 Ocean Dreams quite a bit.  But this is ho-hum.

Desert Moon Song

See you Monday, my friends!

  

Swanky New Year

This was part of the retro revival which came around in the 1990s as callow youths craved for music their moms were supposedly seduced to.

Like all collections of music of the times, this 1995 one is hit-and-miss.

01. Terry Snyder - Once in a While (2:54)

02. Arthur Lyman - Love for Sale (3:01)

03. Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra - You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?) (2:43)

04. David Rose and His Concert Orchestra - Sunset Strip (2:21)

05. Morris Stoloff and The Columbia Pictures Studio Orchestra - Moonglow and Love Theme From 'Picnic' (3:49)

06. The George Shearing Quintet - Medley: As Long as I Live / Let's Live Again (3:57)

07. Linda Lawson - Like Young (3:24)

08. Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra - Theme From 'Route 66' (2:10)

09. The John Buzon Trio - Ill Wind (2:17)

10. Martin Denny - Quiet Village (long version) (3:41)

11. Arthur Lyman - Yellow Bird (2:46)

12. The Dick Hyman Trio - Moritat (A Theme From the Threepenny Opera) (2:17)

13. Jimmy Dorsey - So Rare (2:38)

14. Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra - Theme From 'The Honeymooners' (Melancholy Serenade) (3:16)

15. Victor Young - Around the World (From 'Around the World in 80 Days') (3:04)

Den, Volume 1 

See if your ears are suitably swooned.  See you Thursday!

 

Hide Your Face, Open Your Ears

It's an interesting 2001 release.

01. Purcell: Music for a While (3:22)

02. Purcell: I Attempt from Love's Sickness to Fly (1:46)

03. Purcell: Ah! How Sweet It Is to Love (2:52)

04. Purcell: Lord, What Is Man (5:37)

05. Purcell: Hark! How All Things (1:56)

06. Bach: Cantata, BWV 199, "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" - Recitativo (2:06)

07. Bach: Cantata, BWV 199, "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" - Aria (8:20)

08. Bach: Cantata, BWV 199, "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" - Recitativo (1:00)

09. Bach: Cantata, BWV 199, "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" - Aria (7:28)

10. Bach: Cantata, BWV 199, "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" - Recitativo (0:15)

11. Bach: Cantata, BWV 199, "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" - Corale (1:42)

12. Bach: Cantata, BWV 199, "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" - Recitativo (0:47)

13. Bach: Cantata, BWV 199, "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" - Aria (2:22)

14. Purcell: If Music Be the Food of Love (3:48)

15. Purcell: The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation (7:38)

16. Purcell: An Evening Hymn On A Ground (4:06)

I appreciated the musical craftsmanship, but wasn't stirred as I might have wished.  It’s sad that such lovely music and fine performances are somehow not affective at all.  This doesn’t move me emotionally.  Dang it, it should!

Angels Hide TheirFaces

Let me know if you're happier than I am.  See you Monday!

  

Creepy New Year!

Thought I'd start off the New Year with a bit of a thrill.

Whether or not "The Devil's Trill" actually arose from a dream of the Devil, that was the story Tartini stuck to.  You may not find it devilish in hearing, but I bet it's pretty hard to pull off competently.

Manze does pretty good, in this 1997 release.

The Devil's Sonata in G minor

   1. Largo 6:40

   2. Allegro 6:09

   3. Andante-Allegro-Adagio 6:24

 

from "L'arte del arco"

   4.  Theme and variation I 1:00

   5.  Variations 2 and 4 1:08

   6.  Variations 9, 15 and 12 1:28

   7.  Variations 10 and 20 1:51

   8.  Variation 29 0:46

   9.  Variation 30 0:37

 10.  Variation 33 2:04

 11.  Variation 34 1:11

 12.  Variation 23 0:53

 13.  Variation 38 1:14

 

Sonata in A minor

 14. Cantabile 1:56

 15. Allegro 1:56

 16. [Andante] 4:53

 17. Giga 2:35

 18. Aria [with variations] 1:40

 19. Variation I 1:18

 20. Variation II 3:51

 21. Variation III 1:32

 22. Variation IV 2:42

 23. Variation V 1:24

 

"Pastorale" for violin in scordatura

 24. Grave 5:02

 25. Allegro 3:30

 26. Largo-Presto-Andante 4:59

The Devil's Sonata

See you Thursday.  Happy 2024 to all!