Goldfinger 10

Creating a distinctive voice and approach on a musical instrument is as difficult as it is rare. Guitarist Ben Monder has long been admired for his personal sound, remarkable command of the guitar, and stylistic versatility. His new recording, Day After Day (a two disc set), provides a look at two distinct sides of his artistic nature, the highly analytical, structural side and the more freely improvisational side, through a series of interpretations of cover material.

Gert Fröbe - Morgenstern am Abend
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 131 MB | Full Artwork: 112 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Kein & Aber # EFA 20585-2 | Country/Year: Germany 20__
Genre: Chanson, Spoken Word | Style: Literature Recital, Lieder

"…Fröbe beherrschte ein umfangreiches Rollenspektrum, vom schwergewichtigen Komiker bis zum differenzierten Charakterdarsteller. Trotz seines korpulenten Körperbaus war er in der Lage, durch Haltung, Bewegung und Mimik differenzierte Charakterstudien zu erstellen. Er war darüber hinaus ein herausragender Rezitator und setzte auf seinen Rezitations-Tourneen die Werke von Christian Morgenstern, Joachim Ringelnatz, Erich Kästner nicht nur verbal, sondern auch mimisch und gestisch in Szene…"

ietNam is the full-length debut of VietNam, released in January 2007. Mickey Madden and Jesse Carmichael of Maroon 5 helped record this album, with Madden serving as one of the executive producers. Jenny Lewis from Rilo Kiley also makes an appearance on the album.

Jimmy Smith wasn't the first organ player in jazz, but no one had a greater influence with the instrument than he did; Smith coaxed a rich, grooving tone from the Hammond B-3, and his sound and style made him a top instrumentalist in the 1950s and '60s, while a number of rock and R&B keyboardists would learn valuable lessons from Smith's example.

Born John Barry Prendergast to a father who owned a cinema and a mother who played piano, all the elements were in place for John to develop his career as he did. Even when he had to do national service, he managed to secure a job as an army bandsman, so he managed to use that period to hone his craft. John first came to prominence via his recording of Hit and miss, which became the theme to the TV show Jukebox jury. Famous as his TV theme became, John's most famous hit is the James Bond theme. This particular compilation, as its title suggests, focuses on John's recordings for EMI. Many of these recordings date from the early to mid sixties, but there are a few from the nineties too. Most of the tracks are instrumentals, but there are also three Shirley Bassey tracks (Goldfinger, Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Diamonds are forever) and a Matt Monro track (Born free) in which John was involved. Two of the Shirley Bassey tracks are famous, but I'd not heard the other one before buying this CD. It was apparently intended as the theme for Thunderball but was dropped in favor of the Tom Jones song Thunderball. There are 25 tracks altogether and the CD comes with a nice booklet. By no means a definitive John Barry compilation, this does at least contain all those early sixties tracks that I particularly wanted and showcases John's versatility as a composer and arranger. Sadly, John died early in 2011 but his legacy in the history of cinematic music is assured.