For the brill building, book two kramer is joined by guitarist and american songbook specialist bill frisell and the result is a completely different one. Kramer the brill building, book two, featuring bill frisell 2017. Kramer, bill frisell the brill building, book two cd. Contrary to the spirit in which the songs were first imagined, the brill building is almost entirely performed and produced by kramer himself, who strikes a characteristic mood of whimsical reverence. Kramer the brill building, book two, featuring bill frisell full album duration. From bacharach to carole king, neil diamond, leiber and stoller and doc pomus. Before heading off on a sixweek working sabbatical i am so very far behind my duties as this magazines postpunkdarkwave editor that a duration of that length is my only hope of gaining back. Buy the brill building, book two featuring bill frisell online at low price in india on. In a sense, by melting these songs down and reforming them in his own image, he counteracts the delicate balance. It is famous for housing music industry offices and studios where some of the most popular. The brill building, book two featuring bill frisell. Everyones favorite guitarist and american song aficionado bill frisell joins forces with producerarranger kramer for a brilliant and soulful exploration of the classic songwriting teams that were born and flourished in the legendary brill building.
New york based producer, composer, musician, label owner. By throwing open the door, in the way he has, to this parade of classics, a bright thrill of light comes slanting in that gives illuminating contour to the long arc of kramer. A mark of respect kramer s the brill building, book two with bill frisell stereo embers magazine. The brill building, located at 1619 broadway in the heart of new yorks music district, is a name synonymous with an approach to songwriting that changed the course of music.
The brill building by kramer 702397741220 cd barnes. Bill frisell the brill building, book two tzadik, 2017. As with volume 1, kramer takes lots of liberties with sonic textures and genremixing, but he doesnt fundamentally alter the tunes themselves, in terms of lyrics, chord harmony, or vocal melodies. Kramer the brill building, book two, featuring bill. A second kramer release on tzadik, the greenberg variations, arrived in 2003. Buy the brill building, book two featuring bill frisell. Guitarist bill frisell joins forces with producerarranger kramer for an exploration of the legendary song writing teams that were developed in the legendary brill. Psychedelic rock, experimental rock, psychedelic pop.
Everything else everyones favorite guitarist and american song aficionado bill frisell joins forces with producerarranger kramer for a brilliant and soulful exploration of the classic songwriting teams that were born and flourished in the legendary brill building. In 2012 kramer released the brill building on zorns tzadik label, an album of cover songs written in the brill building in the early 1960s. Kramer the brill building, book two, featuring bill frisell full. Description everyones favorite guitarist and american song aficionado bill frisell joins forces with producerarranger kramer for a brilliant and soulful exploration of the legendary song writing teams that were born and flourished in the legendary brill building at 1619 broadway in new york city. Kramer, bill frisell the brill building, book two featuring bill frisell amazon. Everyones favorite guitarist and american song aficionado bill frisell joins forces with producerarranger kramer for a brilliant and soulful exploration of the legendary song writing teams that were born and flourished in the legendary brill building at 1619 broadway in new york city. The brill building, book two featuring bill frisell 2017 i could see right out my window walkin down the street, my girl with another guy his arm around her like it used to be with me whoa, it. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. Kramer, bill frisell the brill building, book two featuring bill.
The brill building is the sixth solo album by american composer and producer kramer. This album isnt the only time kramer has visited the brill building, having covered goffinkings latterday gem the porpoise song in an outtake from bongwaters double bummer, the same record. In 2017 kramer launched a new vinylonly record label, shimmy500, to release limited edition vinyl and art. I was a fan of kramer s first volume of brill building tunes, and i was a fan of frisell, so i was not surprised at all by whats on the record. Anyone who loves the songs will almost surely find these reimaginations interesting and appealing. The brill building, book two featuring bill frisell tzadik records 2017 email kramer.
The brill building is the sixth solo album by american composer and producer kramer, released on september 25, 2012 by tzadik records. Andrew cyrille quartet the declaration of musical independence. As a listener, however, the brill building, book two s most significant achievement might well be the fresh perspective it provides of the artist at the center of it. This article presents the complete oeuvre of american musician, composer and record producer kramer, including his work as a band member and collaborating artist.
The brill building, book two, featuring bill frisell. The most famous brill building songwriting teams were gerry goffincarole king, jerry leibermark stoller, barry mancynthia weil, and doc. Cd mastering at noise miami studios and second shimmy records. Ship this item this item is available online through marketplace sellers. The brill building, book two featuring bill frisell welcome to tzadik. Kramer the brill building, book two featuring bill frisell. Kramer, bill frisell the brill building, book two featuring bill frisell music. This is book 2 and book 1 is equally engaging although mr. Kramer takes lots of liberties with tempo, sonic textures, and even genre conventions save the last dance for me sounds a little like a country polka, and a little like something that they might be giants could have written. The brill building sound came out from the stretch along broadway between 49th and 53rd streets. Squidco sells cds, dvds, vinyl lps and magazines of unusual music in the fields of improvisation, compositional music, experimental, chamber rock, and rock in opposition. Owned and operated noise new york and noise new jersey recording studios. He returned to the label for 2012s the brill building, a collection of covers of songs written by brill building greats including carole king, burt bacharach, and neil diamond given kramer s distinctive approach.
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