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Just a quick note to say to keep an eye out for an LP by Lena Horne called 'Something In The way She Sings' on Ember...picked it up today after noticing it featured Gabor Szabo on accompaniment, & arrangements by Gary McFarland, and it's a belter all through. Nice funky version of Rocky Racoon for starters, lots of the usual suspects (Something, Everybody's Talking, Fool On The Hill) and some pretty lovely slower cuts like In My Life, Night Wind etc. Never really paid attention to Horne's LPs before, but this is stellar stuff, and likely to be 50p in a charity shop near you...
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It's terrific stuff - I'm going to feature a track on my summer mix CD
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Is this the one with the very purple cover and art deco font?
I think the version of Rocky Raccoon goes down on the list of lovely drum breaks with no "open" bits... I tried already!Comment
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Mine's got this cover, but I'd guess this is a UK budget issue (dated 1973) of a US original LP which might well have had a different sleeve...wasn't Gary McFarland involved very heavily with Skye & other US jazz labels? If I remember rightly, he was arranger on the Wendy & Bonnie LP among others...Originally posted by sport casuala giant steam-powered turntable in warwickshire plays six foot cement recordings of Prince Albert's speeches to the rejoicing populaceComment
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attachment omitted...here's the sleeve...easy one to skip past, and I now wonder how many times I've done just that before looking at the back...a giant steam-powered turntable in warwickshire plays six foot cement recordings of Prince Albert's speeches to the rejoicing populaceComment
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Yeah, Cal Tjader, McFarland and Szabo put up Skye label. Original cover was brown with Lena and Gabor text in it, there's also three other version on Buddah reissues and cd release. I also have fith cover version on my Skye reissue...Originally posted by wayne
There's an good set about Skye, Szabo and McFarland in Doug Payne's website with other cool stuff too: http://www.dougpayne.comLast edited by amino; 09-03-2005, 02:57 AM.Comment
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Yeah - Gabor and Gary rule !
You may also want to check McFarland's earlier stuff on Verve. Excellent orchestral jazz.
Thanks for reminding me of the Lena LP. I have it in yet another cover. Was it that popular ??CORSO: What kind of advice you got for politicians?
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Her 'Feels so good' 45 on Buddah is great too, was massive in the old Acid Jazz days
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I got the version credited as Lena And Gabor and was a bit disappointed as there ain't enough Gabor for me but it is still nice stuff.Enthusiastic vagueness passes for scholarship in the twilight world of the disc-jockey.
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I have this problem a lot, but I swear this is purple. Why would you have a brown sleeve when it could be purple? Come On!Originally posted by aminoOriginal cover was brown with Lena and Gabor text in it
Also happens when people tell me something is green when I think it's more of a dark turquioise.
Not as strange as my old boss who told me she could hear colo(u)rs (or was it see sounds?) Either way, pffffffrttt
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Hey dude. Have you ever heard that different screens present colors in different way. It might be purple, I just tell what I see from my screen. Yeah, whateverOriginally posted by sport casualI have this problem a lot, but I swear this is purple. Why would you have a brown sleeve when it could be purple? Come On!
Also happens when people tell me something is green when I think it's more of a dark turquioise.
Not as strange as my old boss who told me she could hear colo(u)rs (or was it see sounds?) Either way, pffffffrttt
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As one of those covers there looks like a double 'Lena Horne & Gabor Szabo' best of on Buddah, does that mean there's more than one set out there, and if so does anyone know what the other(s) are like? The 'Feels So Good' 45 mentioned in the thread isn't on the LP I've got, for a start!
That said, I can only find info on the one tracklist (albeit in different orders under many titles on different labels) so maybe that double mixes in some old Szabo/Horne solo tracks with the LP I've got. I'd be interested in hearing more if they did do more than one set together, though...
Also, is there any Lena Horne (minus Gabor Szabo) worth checking? I see quite a few sets around, but assume they're mostly 50s radio 'personality' style singing...if there's anything to compare with 50s/early 60s Peggy Lee, June Christy, Ann Margret etc then I'd love to hear recommendations!Last edited by wayne; 10-03-2005, 02:32 AM.a giant steam-powered turntable in warwickshire plays six foot cement recordings of Prince Albert's speeches to the rejoicing populaceComment
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i got that purple sleeve and yet another sleeve that isn't pictured here,, in the shop at 4 quid if anyone is interested thats reading from OZ...
nice bassline on rocky racoon though yet no ones used it right
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I just picked up a cheap UK demo of "Sand and the Sea" by her from '65. It's very Burt Bacharach sounding with the horns and backing vocals, and has a lovely northern beat ballad sound to it. Definitely one for my Xmas swap CD...Originally posted by wayne View Post
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Shit, thinks I just passed it up this week, even studied the titles, players etc. Sure like some rich modal-ish vocal jazz so will keep it in mind. Thanks for the tip.
Btw, Gabor Szabo is also featured as composer and player on several Chico Hamilton albums. I especially like Drum Fusion.Comment
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