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doedipus · 5 months

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the period from thanks to news is jazz season. I'm going to make you listen to jazz fusion albums I like.

this one has a cool owl on the cover

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I also don't like how a lot of these albums just have the composer's name and not any of the rest of the musicians on the project, so I'm gonna stick the full credits from rateyourmusic under a read more

深町純 [Jun Fukamachi] keyboards, arranger, producer, composer

Hidenori Taga executive producer

Katsuya Yasumuro assistant producer

Isao Sakai cover design

Masashi Takamura photography

Kevin Hargerty photography

Richard Tee piano

Gordon Edwards bass

Tony Levin bass

Anthony Jackson bass

Steve Gadd drums

Chris Parker drums

Howard King drums

村上"PONTA"秀一 [Shuichi "PONTA" Murakami] drums

'Crusher' Bennett percussion

Eric Gale guitar

Cornell Dupree guitar

Steve Khan guitar

Barry Finnerty guitar

Ernie Watts tenor saxophone

Richard Wagner composer

Lou Marini tenor saxophone

Barry Rogers trombone

Randy Brecker trumpet

#an awful lot of these are gonna be recs I came across through this specific channel #they also post older electronic music fairly frequently which is a very cool genre with a lot of intertextuality with this stuff #this composer has done a ton of both and I'll probably post more of his stuff down the line #one thing that does kind of piss me off him or maybe just that label is that they tend to put a lot of repeat songs on subsequent albums #so a lot of fukamachi albums from the 70s will also have at least a few of these songs #but the album cover on this one is very cool and seahorses is a killer track to open on so that's what I'm going with #Youtube

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omegaremix · 2 months

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Omega Radio for March 2, 2020; #221.

Roy Ayers (Ubiquity) “This Side Of Sunshine”

Patrice Rushen “Wishful Thinking”

Brick “Fun”

Mother’s Finest “I Can’t Believe”

Olympic Runners “Don’t Let Up”

Sly Stone “High On You”

Ripple “I Don’t Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky”

Creative Source “Rainbows On The Ground”

George Benson “Theme From Summer Of ‘42″

Mysterious Flying Orchestra “Shadows”

Blackbyrds, The “Lady”

Shuggie Otis “Island Letter”, “Pling!”

Joe Beck & David Sanborn “Cactus”

Rufus & Chaka Khan “Your Smile”

Maynard Ferguson “Mister Mellow”

Urbie Green “Mertensia”

Ramsey Lewis “Something About You”

Richard Tee “Virginia Sunday”

Steve Khan “The Blue Man”

Esther Phillips “That’s Alright With Me”

Phil Upchurch “Foolin’ Around”

Les McCann “Vallarta”, “Soaring (At Dawn) Pt. 1″

Billy Cobham “Heather”

Jaye P. Morgan “It All Goes Around”

Richie Cole “New York Afternoon”

Eric Gale “Multiplication”

Bobby Lyle “Inner Space”

Tom Scott “Appolonia (Foxtrota)”

Heatwave “Star Of The Story”

Vic Juris “Leah”

Walt Barr “Creepin’“

Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes “Aspirations”, “Colors Of The Rainbow”

Bonus Omega; jazz, fusion, funk, soul, and vinyl finds.

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starkiddreamcasting · 1 year

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Starkid Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang we love you! Enjoy this new Starkid dreamcast based on this classic movie. Whenever I create a dreamcast with more than one child character, either imagine there are just more children there or that it's still adults and it's played comedically (this will become important when I make my Sound of Music Dreamcast). Be sure to vote in the polls I set up what new dreamcasts and what dreamcasts you want to see revised next month!

1. AJ Holmes as Caractacus Potts 2. Kim Whalen as Truly Scrumptious 3. Nick Gage as Grandpa Potts 4. Kendall Nicole as Jermima Potts 5. Richard Campbell as Jeremy Potts 6. Jeff Blim as Baron Bomburst 7. Jamie Burns as Baroness Bomburst 8. Jae Hughes as Child Catcher 9. Nick Lang as Goran 10. Joey Richter as Boris 11. Chris Allen as Toymaker 12. Nico Ager as Ensemble 13. Jaime Lyn Beatty as Ensemble 14. Will Branner as Ensemble 15. Tyler Brunsman as Phillip/Inventor/Ensemble 16. Bryce Charles as Ensemble 17. Brant Cox as Inventor/Ensemble 18. Hamilton Davis as Ensemble 19. Denise Donovan as Violet/Ensemble 20. Corey Dorris as Coggins/Chicken Farmer/Inventor/Ensemble 21. Mariah Rose Faith as Ensemble 22. Angela Giarratana as Ensemble 23. Brian Holden as Inventor/Ensemble 24. Lauren Lopez as Ensemble 25. Jon Matteson as Ensemble 26. Curt Mega as Ensemble 27. Alex Paul as Ensemble 28. Brian Rosenthal as Ensemble 29. Dylan Saunders as Sid/Inventor/Ensemble 30. Meredith Stepien as Ensemble 31. Nick Strauss as Lord Scrumptious/Ensemble 32. James Tolbert as Ensemble 33. Virginia Vass as Ensemble 34. Joe Walker as Inventor/Ensemble

Swings: Julia Albain, Clark Baxtresser, Eric Khan Gale, Alle-Faye Monka, Jim Povolo

Understudies: Julia Albain (Baroness Bomburst), Jaime Lyn Beatty (Baroness Bomburst), Tyler Brunsman (Caractacus Potts, Child Catcher), Bryce Charles (Truly Scrumptious), Brant Cox (Goran), Hamilton Davis (Caractacus Potts), Corey Dorris (Grandpa Potts, Toymaker), Brian Holden (Goran), Alex Paul (Truly Scrumptious), Jim Povolo (Grandpa Potts, Boris), Dylan Saunders (Baron Bomburst, Boris), Nick Strauss (Baron Bomburst), Joe Walker (Child Catcher, Toymaker)

Make sure to leave any show suggestions or any questions on my casting choices so I can explain them.

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starship2011 · 4 years

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Happy Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

#this is for sk/tcb/shipwrecked btw #my gifs #darren criss #julia cho #eric khan gale #joanna sotomura #sinead persaud #sango tajima #corey lubowich #jessica jade andres #sean persaud

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star-can-wrecked-screenshots · 4 years

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#starkid #starkid screenshots #twisted kickstarter video #Nick Lang #Eric Khan Gale

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disappointboys · 4 years

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top 5 reasons why you should watch ani: a parody today:

1) the costumes are onesies

2) talkfine does the soundtrack

3) it’s reminiscent of 80′s movies

4) great characterisation and star wars references

5) “you mean.... a breast?”

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morallymaligned · 5 years

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Okay but what was the demo track of “No One Remembers Achmed” that made the Lang brothers and EKG think “that’s some good shit” and put it in to become one of the most iconic songs?

#Twisted #twisted the untold story of a royal vizer #Achmed #no one remembers Achmed #Matt Lang #Nick Lang #Eric khan gale #Starkid #team Starkid #Joe Walker

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dead-fan-girlwalking · 5 years

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A rare starkid jem!

#jane austen #sillyjaneaustentime #tea party #tea #scones #food #starkid #meredith stepien #joey richter #lauren lopez #julia albain #eric khan gale #brian holden #richpez #breredith #rare jem #this is so cute i cannot even believe

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omegaplus · 2 years

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Vic Juris: Bleecker Street (1982)

It took me years to finally hear this and only on a streaming format. Ever since finding “Horizon Drive” (’80) which DJ Premier sampled for Gang Starr’s “Mass Appeal” (’94), I’ve been meaning to pick up any of his first three albums. It’s all part of the golden years of jazz / fusion that associated with what surrounded my single-digit childhood in Brooklyn and later on Brentwood. I heard Roadsong (1978) and Horizon Drive (1980) from A to B and they’re both wonderful albums. Thet both sound similar to me but with different visions. No surprise I’d enjoy his third full effort Bleecker Street and sure enough I did, no worries. Juris’ magic on the strings create a mellow, pleasant, and quaint environment that invokes simple memories of people, hat-tips to friends, destinations, and simple games of that time. The problem is, I’ve yet to find any Vic Juris records in the wild. Steve Khan, Eric Gale, Bob James, Jon Tropea - you name it, I have it. But nothing on Juris. Emily Remler, his New Jersey counterpart? Her, too, come to think of it. I’m hoping all that will change during my record-store travels this year.

#omega #music #mixtapes #reviews #playlists #Vic Juris #jazz #fusion #personal #NYC #New York City #Steve Khan #Eric Gale #Bob James #Jon Tropea #Emily Remler #NJ #New Jersey

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omegaradiowusb · 4 years

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MARCH 2, 2020 (#221)

Roy Ayers (Ubiquity) “This Side Of Sunshine”

Patrice Rushen “Wishful Thinking”

Brick “Fun”

Mother’s Finest “I Can’t Believe”

Olympic Runners “Don’t Let Up”

Sly Stone “High On You”

Ripple “I Don’t Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky”

Creative Source “Rainbows On The Ground”

George Benson “Theme From Summer Of ‘42″

Mysterious Flying Orchestra “Shadows”

Blackbyrds, The “Lady”

Shuggie Otis “Island Letter”, “Pling!”

Joe Back & David Sanborn “Cactus”

Rufus & Chaka Khan “Your Smile”

Maynard Ferguson “Mister Mellow”

Urbie Green “Mertensia”

Ramsey Lewis “Something About You”

Richard Tee “Virginia Sunday”

Steve Khan “The Blue Man”

Esther Phillips “That’s Alright With Me”

Phil Upchurch “Foolin’ Around”

Les McCann “Vallarta”, “Soaring (At Dawn) Pt. 1″

Billy Cobham “Heather”

Jaye P. Morgan “It All Goes Around”

Richie Cole “New York Afternoon”

Eric Gale “Multiplication”

Bobby Lyle “Inner Space”

Tom Scott “Appolonia (Foxtrota)”

Heatwave “Star Of The Story”

Vic Juris “Leah”

Walt Barr “Creepin’“

Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes “Aspirations”, “Colors Of The Rainbow”

Omega Radio took over for Purple Starlight and continued its’ promise on delivering at least one classic showcase every three months. Three hours of jazz, fusion, soul, funk, and other familiar finds for non-discriminating crate-diggers, producers, samplists, and nostalgists. It’s been a run as it was our final of three consecutive days on the air; a feat we’ve never done before until now.

Omega returns on March 14, 2020 (10 PM, New York City) for its’ first deluxe spring broadcast of the season.

Thanks to everyone tuning in to Omega.

#omega #music #playlists #soul #funk #jazz #fusion #classic #Lonnie Liston Smith #Eric Gale #Heatwave #Les McCann #Ramsey Lewis #Maynard Ferguson #Rufus & Chaka Khan #Roy Ayers #Patrice Rushen

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jackie-talks-about-starkid · 4 years

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Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier (Rewatch #7, 10/19/2020)

YouTube publish date: November 27, 2013

Number of views on date of rewatch: 5, 050, 547

Original Performance Run: July 4-28, 2013 at Chicago’s Greenhouse Theater Center

Ticket price: General Admission: $25, VIP Admission: $50

Director: Brian Holden

Music: AJ Holmes

Lyrics: Kaley McMahon

Book: Eric Khan Gale, Matt Lang, and Nick Lang

Cast album price and availability: ‘Twisted (Original Chicago Cast Recording)’ on iTunes $9.99 [released Nov. 28, 2013], ‘Twisted: Twisted, Bonus Materials and Studio Recordings’ on iTunes $7.92 [released Dec. 4, 2013]

Parody or original: combination parody of Disney’s Aladdin and the musical Wicked

Funding: $142,564 from 3,544 backers (x)

raised via Kickstarter - original crowdfunding budget goal: $35,000 (x)

Funding period: March 22 - April 21, 2013

Main cast and characters

Ja’far - Dylan Saunders

The Princess - Rachael Soglin

Aladdin - Jeff Blim

Sherrezade - Meredith Stepien

Prince Achmed - Joe Walker

The Sultan - Nick Gage

Guard Captain - Jim Povolo

Musical numbers

Act I

“Dream a Little Harder” Characters: Ja’far and Ensemble

“I Steal Everything” Characters: Aladdin and Ensemble

“Everything and More” Characters: The Princess

“Sands of Time” Characters: Ja’far

“The Golden Rule” Character: Ja’far and Ensemble

“The Golden Rule (Evil Reprise)” Characters: The (Previous) Royal Vizier and Ensemble

“A Thousand and One Nights” Characters: Ja’far and Sherrezade

“If I Believed” Characters: Ja’far

“Orphaned at Thirty-Three” Characters: Aladdin

“Happy Ending” Ja’far, The Princess,and Aladdin

Act II

“No One Remembers Achmed” Characters: Achmed and Ensemble

“Take Off Your Clothes” Characters: Aladdin and The Princess

“Twisted” Ja’far, The Sea Witch, Scar, Gaston, Captain Hook, and Maleficent

“The Power in Me” Characters: The Princess and Ja’far

“Finale (A Thousand and One Nights Reprise)” Characters: Company

Notable Notes:

For each week in July 2013, one member of StarKid wrote a blog entry on the official Playbill website discussing their part in the show’s production and the process of creating Twisted with the company (x)

During one of the performances, Lauren Lopez leaned on a wall with a light switch on it and temporarily turned off the stage lights

Eric Khan Gale, one of the writers for Twisted, released a 13 minute behind the scenes video called ‘Everybody Smells’ that was featured on the DVD version of the show’s recording (x)

Cultural Context: 2013

With assistance from the Make-A-Wish foundation, San Francisco temporarily turned into Gotham City so that Miles AKA Batkid could live out his dream of being Batman for a day

Obama was inaugurated for his second term as America’s president

Vine gets released by its parent company, Twitter

Iron Man 3 gets released in the US on May 3rd

Lance Armstrong admitted to using drugs for his Tour de France championships during an interview with Oprah

The Boston Marathon Bombing occurred, killing three people and injuring over 260 others

The US Government underwent a temporary shutdown

Content Analysis:

When looking at Twisted as a part of StarKid’s entire body of work, it is easy to see that it is the first of the theatre company’s work to have socio-political commentary as a main theme of the plot and the character’s personal drives. While all of StarKid’s parodies have some elements of social or cultural commentary as featured jokes or talking points in their productions, Twisted’s book is the first of StarKid’s shows that heavily feature direct commentary on significant current events and how such events alter the daily lives of the audiences watching their production.

At the base level, Twisted parodies both Wicked and Aladdin in order to challenge the one-dimensional, stereotypical writing that classic Disney movies have been reduced to in popular culture, and knowledge of pop culture at the time of the production reveals that the show also parodies the Walt Disney Company’s controversial decision to fire its 2D animation department while also buying out the entirety of Pixar in order to maximize Disney’s profits. While it is easy to think that this plot point is merely fan criticism and reaction to such news, Twisted uses this as a comedic gateway into discussing how this action on Disney’s part is reflective of a modern capitalist culture that increasingly foregoes genuine artistry and audience enjoyment for the sake of profit and social control. The parallels become strikingly more obvious as well-known characters become introduced as their satirical counterparts in the show.

For example, Ja’far is representative of the idea of a nostalgic time (that humanity never truly experienced) in which creative arts, like 2D animation, and civil service, like those who work in any general political structure, exist solely to make the lives of the greater population better rather than do so in order to serve their own selfish needs. But, as the audience experiences Ja’far’s beginnings in politics and encounters his increasing difficulty in trying to make the world a better place, we see him become drowned out by the overbearing selfishness of profit-based economic structures benefitting self-centered individuals in the government that control civilian’s lives without giving them any power within their own system. Without realizing it, the citizens that Ja’far tries so valiantly to protect become so jaded by the negative effects that such structure have on them that they eventually turn on Ja’far, an individual who is working against those structures, and on each other, essentially distracting themselves from the true source of suffering-the leadership and the structures of the political system that they inhabit. As well, The Princess begins as the personified version of privilege, a well-meaning but thoroughly uneducated and naive social justice warrior that ends up becoming a much more nuanced character as she matures and experiences a life outside of her privilege throughout the show. She, like any ideal civil leader, eventually uses her experiences and her privilege to ensure that people of all social and economic classes within her kingdom are treated equally and fairly.

Socioeconomic inequality and social injustice are blatantly discussed and represented in practically every scene of Twisted, and the strong book weaves together commentary and comedy in such a way that the audience immediately understands the modern-day implications of the scene without being so focused on the parallels between their own world and the musical one that they’re watching that they become distracted and forget to enjoy the lightheartedness of the show’s ultimate tone and wonderful performances by the entire company.

#@TeamStarkid #twisted: the untold story of a royal vizier #twisted #I will die defending the intellectual validity of musical theatre and of starkid specifically #team starkid #starkid productions #starkid #starkid musicals #musical theatre #theatre #musicals

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leonardburton · 5 years

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Weird dream - August 11th, 4 am

I'm in a movie theater. I am watching an animated movie for children. A voice off is explaining the way this world works. In fact, there is a good Dog King. He is kind and nice and funny. He is a dog. All the StarKids happily live under his rule. However, there is also a Cat King. He is a cat. ("I don't have any friend" says the voice off, his voice even, in the middle of the explanation. "Me neither" I whisper. A woman on the front row turns around and stares at me.) The Cat King is evil. He dislikes fun and hates the Dog King.

One fateful day, when the StarKids wake up, they discover that he has appointed himself King of Kings, and now has authority over the Dog King and all of his people.

One day, he is in our house, where we all live. I live there too, I am no longer just a spectator. I don't notice it at all, I somehow believe I have always been inside the story. The King of Kings is evilly unloading the dishwasher. He doesn't acknowledge our presence, nor do anything to us. We are terrified, and all run around, trying to save ourselves. Lauren Lopez doesn't seem to care, she is eating candy from a large bowl.

In the midst of the battle (in which nothing actually happens to us), there is a moment where Meredith Stepien and me are out of his sight (we always were, but now we can be saved). I tell her to run away, and save herself.

(Flashback to another time, another place, another battle. Someone told Meredith to run away. She told them she wouldn't leave them behind. If they went down, she'd go down with them. She's just that great of friend. That's probably the only realistic thing that happened in my dream. Anyway, she gets caught by the villain, because she missed her time to flee. And we all die. Except not apparently because we're alive now. Anyway, I won't let it happen a second time.)

I try to phrase it right. "Run away." I whisper to her. "Go find us some help, you're our only hope." She nods and runs to the door, a knife in her left hand (was it always there?), and tries to open it. It won't move, and she frantically moves the doorknob, trying to leave. She's our only hope. She is about to cry.

The door was always actually a set of double doors. The left one is wide open, and she was fighting with the right one. Someone tells her that. It's either Brian Holden or Darren Chris, my mind was too invaded by my fear or the King of Kings to pay attention. Meredith goes away, we will all be safe soon.

The King of Kings is still evilly unloading the dishwasher. Lauren is outside, running away from the King of Kings, who is chasing her across the garden (he is still evilly unloading the dishwasher, right on front of me). However, she doesn't want to stop eating, so she throws candy in the air to try and make it fall in her mouth, while running. She fails every single time, and candy floats around the entire garden. "In The Hall Of The Mountain King" is playing, more and more rapidly. Eric Khan Gale is Lauren's older brother now. They are wearing matching flannels, and he is chasing her across the garden to try and make her stop eating candy, it's bad for her teeth (there is only one (1) evil King of Kings now, he is still evilly unloading the dishwasher, it's terrifying). Eric Khan Gale is trying to catch Lauren, but she is just too fast. He is also standing right next to me. "I love being her older brother" he says to me. That's weird, because younger siblings are the worst.

Something terrible is about to happen, I can feel it. But I wake up. In the other room, my younger brother is loudly figuring out how the blinds on the window work. "How does this work?" he loudly asks my older brother. It's 4 am.

Now I will never know if and how we survived the King of Kings. Younger siblings are the worst.

#i must say i woke up confused #i wrote this at 4 am right after i woke up so i wouldnt forget it #so it makes zero sense #sorry #but anyway enjoy i guess #dream #dreams #wft #confused #StarKid #lauren lopez #meredith stepien #dishwashers

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starkiddreamcasting · 2 years

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Starkid Tanz Der Vampire

You’re invited to the vampire’s ball, in the Starkid dreamcast for Tanz Der Vampires. This one was tricky because A). There are so many versions of this show and the way it’s staged and B). most of them are not english which makes it harder to match the vocal parts (and I did not wanna use the Broadway production as a crutch). Even now I’m a little worried I screwed something up here, but I hope you all enjoy!

1. Joe Walker as Graf Von Korlock 2. Kim Whalen as Sarah 3. Brian Rosenthal as Alfred 4. AJ Holmes as Professor Abronsius 5. Nick Strauss as Chagal 6. Meredith Stepien as Magda 7. Jaime Lyn Beatty as Rebecca 8. Nick Lang as Koukol 9. Jae Hughes as Herbert 10. Julia Albain as Villager/Vampire 11. Nico Ager as Villager/Vampire 12. Jeff Blim as Villager/Vampire 13. Tyler Brunsman as Villager/Vampire 14. Jamie Burns as Villager/Vampire 15. Bryce Charles as Villager/Vampire 16. Brant Cox as Villager/Vampire 17. Corey Dorris as Villager/Vampire 18. Denise Donovan as Villager/Vampire 19. Mariah Rose Faith as Villager/Vampire 20. Nick Gage as Villager/Vampire 21. Angela Giarratana as Villager/Vampire 22. Ali Gordon as Villager/Vampire 23. Brian Holden as Villager/Vampire 24. Janaya Mahealani Jones as Villager/Vampire 25. Lauren Lopez as Villager/Vampire 26. Jon Matteson as Villager/Vampire 27. Curt Mega as Villager/Vampire 28. Alle Faye Monka as Villager/Vampire 29. Joey Richter as Villager/Vampire 30. Rachael Soglin as Villager/Vampire 31. James Tolbert as Villager/Vampire 32. Tiffany Williams as Villager/Vampire

Standbys: Dylan Saunders (Graf Von Korlock, Professor Abronsius)

Swings: Clark Baxtresser, Eric Khan Gale, Arielle Goldman, Alex Paul

Understudies: Jeff Blim (Chagal, Koukol), Tyler Brunsman (Alfred, Herbert), Jamie Burns (Madga, Rebecca), Nick Gage (Chagal, Koukol), Janaya Mahealani Jones (Madga), Curt Mega (Alfred, Herbert), Alex Paul (Sarah), Joey Richter (Graf Von Korlock, Professor Abronsius), Rachael Soglin (Rebecca), Tiffany Williams (Sarah)

Make sure to leave any show suggestions or any questions on my casting choices so I can explain them.

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nairuchida · 6 years

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El sexto albúm A Secret Place de Grover Washington Jr. no es más que una joya y una buena dosis para cualquier oído. Luego de sus dos grabaciones comerciales de 1975 aclamadas por la crítica y tremendamente exitosas Mister Magic y Feels So Good, Grover decidió cambiar el R&b - funk e inclinarse por el smooth Jazz sin dejar los ritmos anteriores. Una tarea nada sencilla pero que como resultado fue una exquisitez para el oyente.

Había mencionado anteriormente que Reed Seed era mi albúm favorito de Grover pero realmente creo que este ha superado la posición.

Lanzado: 1976 Grabado: October 1976 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs Genero: Jazz fusion, smooth jazz Duración: 33:47 Discografía: Kudu Records KU-32 Productor: Creed Taylor

Lista de canciones:

"A Secret Place" (Grover Washington Jr.) – 8:14

"Dolphin Dance" (Herbie Hancock) – 8:50

"Not Yet" (Grover Washington Jr.) – 8:36

"Love Makes It Better" (Harvey Mason) – 8:07

Con sólo 4 cuatro canciones, cada una alcanzando casi los 9 minutos aproximadamente, es un buen albúm. Aquí el análisis:

"A Secret Place" tiene un backbeat funky resbaladizo, y una línea de guitarra asesina de Gale, pero el ritmo es nocturno, espacioso y conmovedor. Su soprano toca el backbeat mientras el piano Rhodes de Grusin lo acompaña en la sección de ritmo completando el telón de fondo que lo hace muy bien. Por su lado, el tempo toma impulso con la línea de bajo de Jackson cada vez más prominente en la mezcla, pero nunca domina el ritmo establecido al principio.

"Dolphin Dance" comienza de manera tan exigua y espaciosa como la propia versión de Hancock, con un hermoso soprano y alto de Gover, es seguido por magnífico piano flotante Rhodes. Cuando comienza a balancearse cerca de la mitad, lo hace de una manera tan relajada y lánguida que el cambio de soul-jazz de la melodía anterior al swing, es perfecto.

"Not Yet" abre la segunda mitad del conjunto. Es un ritmo funky, pero la sensación relajada y sencilla y los cambios de acordes en este original de Washington lo hacen irresistiblemente sexy. Una vez más, la guitarra de Gale agrada ya que lidera con su solo sofisticado lleno de soul y bluesed out. El toque en el piano Rhodes de Grusin es un creador de tendencias perfecto, ya que el tono de Washington es como un gruñido de gama baja.

"Love Makes It Better", alma funky de Harvey Mason, toma en conjunto una nota más alta, iniciando con la magnifica guitarra de Gale, por su lado Grusin y su piano llena el medio con suficiente dulzura y luz para ofrecer más presencia a los tambores. El solo tenor de Washington aquí es sofisticado y de buen gusto; su emoción aumenta la dinámica en toda la canción.

Vale poner los nombres de quienes participaron en el albúm:

Grover Washington Jr. - saxofón soprano, saxofón tenor

Dave Grusin - piano, Fender Rhodes

Anthony Jackson - bajo

George Mraz - bajo (pista 2)

Harvey Mason - batería

Ralph MacDonald - percusión

Eric Gale - guitarra

Steve Khan guitarra (pista 2)

John Gatchell - trompeta

Gerry Niewood- saxofón alto

Un álbum realmente bueno cuyos grooves y placeres superan la prueba del tiempo fácilmente. Es una lastima que A Secret Place, aunque con buen desempeño comercial, no llegó a ser muy elogiado por sus predecesores.

Lo puedes escuchar aquí:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m15bPCQy2r8

Páginas relacionadas:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Secret_Place

#groverwashingtonjr #asecretplace

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bm2ab · 4 years

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Arrivals & Departures 24 November 1943 - 21 July 1993 Credits: Eleana Tee Cobb

Richard Tee (November 24, 1943 – July 21, 1993) was an American pianist, studio musician, singer and arranger.

Tee was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he spent most of his life and lived with his mother in a brownstone apartment building.Tee graduated from The High School of Music & Art in New York City and attended the Manhattan School of Music. Though better known as a studio and session musician, Tee led a jazz ensemble, the Richard Tee Committee, and was a founding member of the band Stuff. In 1981 he played the piano and Fender Rhodes for Simon and Garfunkel's Concert In Central Park.

Tee played with a diverse range of artists during his career, such as Paul Simon, Carly Simon, The Bee Gees, Barbra Streisand, Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin, Donny Hathaway, Peter Allen, George Harrison, Diana Ross, Duane Allman, Quincy Jones, Bill Withers, Art Garfunkel, Nina Simone, Juice Newton, Billy Joel, Etta James, Grover Washington, Jr., Eric Clapton, Kenny Loggins, Patti Austin, David Ruffin, Lou Rawls, Ron Carter, Peter Gabriel, George Benson, Joe Cocker, Chuck Mangione, Tim Finn, Peabo Bryson, Mariah Carey, Chaka Khan, Phoebe Snow, Doc Severinson, Leo Sayer, Herbie Mann and countless others. He also contributed to numerous gold and platinum albums during his long career and joined the band Stuff led by bassist Gordon Edwards. Other members of the band included guitarist Cornell Dupree, drummer Chris Parker and later adding guitarist Eric Gale and drummer Steve Gadd to the line up.

After a 16-year relationship with Eleana Steinberg Tee of Greenwich, Connecticut, the couple was married in Woodstock, New York, by New York State Supreme Court Justice Bruce Wright. The couple moved to the Chelsea Hotel in 1988, and later to Cold Spring, New York.

Tee died of prostate cancer on July 21, 1993 in Cold Spring, New York at the age of 49. He is buried in the Artist Cemetery in Woodstock, New York.

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disappointboys · 5 years

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i have not watched a minute of star wars and therefore will assume ani was identical exactly to the plot of star wars

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