Listening: Wham
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go was playing at Bradly’s wedding, and the speakers were really bass heavy. This song has a really interesting, grooving, inventive bass part. Who knew? especially the “I wanna hit that high…” part. If you know who played it – send me a note.
Listening: Ullmann
When first introduced to Viktor Ullmann’s piano music I had a feeling that I could have written these – a very strong sense of common language, concept of the piano, and a strong connection to the overall aesthetic. Subsequent listening made this almost freaky. His personal story is remarkable and sad, but the music is moving and meaningful without it.
Thu Feb 11, 03:53 PM
Jonathan Kellerman’s new book Evidence mentions Anat Cohen playing Cry Me A River – for which I wrote the arrangement. Pretty cool, no?
Please turn to page 90 in your books:
“…and listened to a disk of Anat Cohen wailing on her clarinet and saxophones. Replaying “Cry Me A River” a couple of times because that was a great song. Period.”
You can download the track, or buy the CD .
Billie Holiday Tribute