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BROOKES COMPANY
J.J. CALE/Rewind (unreleased recordings): Anybody reading this paragraph is probably doing so because they love Cale as much as Eric Clapton does, but it still begs the question, how did over 30 year old unreleased recordings by a cult figure wind up on a mass market label like Time Life? Well, we all know Cale is a category killer of an act, and these tracks have some great cats backing him. Certainly an interesting piece to the Cale puzzle, uber fans will love this slyly revelatory set that tells us things we never knew, like before he came with his Okieswampcajun sound he could have passed for Randy Newman’s brother. As the Net makes the world’s largest, never ending garage sale reach farther, it’s fun to have buried goodies like these see the light of day. Cale fans will not be disappointed.
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DEDICATION/soundtrack: David Lynch acolyte keeps the vibe alive as he ventures far afield to put together a soundtrack to his new pic. Looking ostensibly like an indie rock cleffer, helmer Justin Theroux takes it to the next level of the game and goes deep without being overly cute and precious. K-Tel comes to the pomo generation in grand style and you don’t even need to have the pic to support this set if you are into this sound.
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ROCK PAPER SCISSORS
TONI IORDACHE/Sounds From a Bygone Age V. 4: The latest entry in this cool world beat series finds the label again mining the vaults of the Romanian state record company for a mallet player that was the heartbeat of weddings and the local music scene in the 70’s. A passionate player, his playing quickly dispels any jive notions you might have about him making a living playing weddings. If you’ve got wide open ears, this is going to be a real gas.
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TERRI HINTE PUBLIC RELATIONS
QUARTET SAN FRANCISCO/Whirled Chamber Music: Maybe it was the times, maybe they just didn’t know better, but if Kronos Quartet used their chops for fun instead of arty pretentiousness, they would have been this Grammy nominated crew. Jumping the gun on celebrating Raymond Scott’s 100th birthday, this set starts out with an in your face interpretation of “Powerhouse” that shows they might love Scott, but they aren’t here to reverentially pick his bones and rob his grave. Continuing to take classical crossover to new places, they not only apply their classical chops to Scott but to Bernstein, “Harlem Nocturne” and other items of various kitsch value that you get a guilty pleasure kick out of whether you want to admit it or not. Delightfully playful adult listening, in these low carb times, it’s nice to find something this tasty without a lot of starch. Yummy throughout.
105 (ViolinJazz)
Volume 30/Number 318
September 14, 2007
MIDWEST RECORD
830 W. Route 22 #144
Lake Zurich, IL., 60047
CHRIS SPECTOR, Editor and Publisher
(c)2007 Midwest Record
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