Geoff Muldaur's Futuristic Ensemble - Private Astronomy: A Vision of the Music of Bix Beiderbecke
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Artist: Geoff Muldaur's Futuristic EnsembleEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2003-09-30
Music Label: Edge Music / Deutsche Grammophone
Soundtracks:
- Take Your Tomorrow (And Give Me Today) - Vocal by Geoff Muldaur and the Harmony Boys
- In The Dark - The Futuristic Chamber Group
- There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth the Salt of My Tears - Vocal by Martha Wainwright
- In A Mist - The Futuristic Chamber Group
- Futuristic Rhythm - Vocal by Geoff Muldaur and the Harmony Boys
- Davenport Blues - The Futuristic Chamber Group
- Singin' the Blues - Vocal by Martha Wainwright
- Candlelights - The Futuristic Chamber Group
- Bless You Sister - Vocal by Loudon Wainwright III and the Harmony Girls
- Flashes - The Futuristic Chamber Group
- At the End of the Road - Vocal by Geoff Muldaur
- In A Mist (chorale) - The Futuristic Chamber Group
- Clouds - Vocal by Geoff Muldaur
Free Music Notes for Private Astronomy: A Vision of the Music of Bix Beiderbecke
Free Music Review: Joyful/Comtemplative/Wonderful
Hit: 5 Stars
Unlike other reviewers I'm not a connoisseur of Bix Beiderbecke's work, so I had no preconceived idea of how this music should sound. Not a purist, I just find the music delightful on its own merits. I've been a fan of Geoff Muldaur's remarkable voice since his early days with the Jim Kweskin Jug Band. After a long hiatus from performing and recording, he came back strong in 1998 and 2000 with Secret Handshake and Password. Ive seen him perform twice in the past couple of years. It's obvious that he has taken very good care of his voice, his musical tastes are eclectic but impeccable, and he's quite a musical historian. Private Astronomy is Muldaur's conceptualization of Beiderbecke's music. He assembled an exceptional group of classical and jazz musicians for the Beiderbecke instrumentals. Interspersed with the instrumentals are songs by other composers of the era (including Jimmy McHugh and Irving Berlin). I like the mixture of vocals and instrumentals. It adds diversity and eliminates the potential monotony of unrelieved instrumentals. The total effect is lovely and evocative of the Art Deco/Prohibition era. Muldaur's beautiful solos on "Waiting at the End of the Road" and "Clouds" are poignant. He also sings as part of the Harmony Boys trio (with Loudon Wainwright III and Greg Prestopino)on "Take Your Tomorrow" and "Futuristic Rhythm", both upbeat, joyful tunes. Martha Wainwright gives a spot on performance of "There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth the Salt of My Tears". I hit the replay button every time I hear it. Her second solo, "Singin' the Blues", is less perfect, with some uneveness in her intonation and vocal quality. "There Ain't No Sweet Man" is definitely the better performance. A particular delight is Loudon Wainwright's high energy performance of "Bless You Sister" backed by the Harmony Girls (Martha Wainwright, and Geoff Muldaur's daughters). When I listen to it in the car it makes me want to roll down the windows and open the sun roof. I highly recommend this recording
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