American Highways
vr 16 sep 2016 18:00 uur
AMERICAN HIGHWAYS #55: ANIMALS (part 2) • With all the bad news we're hearing about nature and our environment, sometimes it's good to pause, and consider the creatures of the field: "Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven." • So let us listen to those creatures, laughing at them, and at ourselves this week. In this episode of American Highways, pianist Guy Livingston brings us animal music of James Scott, Raymond Scott (no relation), George Gershwin, John Coltrane, and Wendy Mae Chambers. More at GuyLivingston.com/radio • Theme Music : • Steve Reich. The Desert Music (1984) • First Movement (Fast). Chorus of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Members of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Michael Tilson Thomas & William Carlos Williams. Nonesuch Records 79101. James Scott • Ragtime Oriole • Roger Sheilds, piano • VoxBox CD3X 3027 • George Antheil • Serpent mécanique, arranged for piano six hands • Guy Livingston, Stéphane Leach, Philippe Keler: pianists. Wergo 6762-2 • Raymond Scott • Huckleberry Duck • Raymond Scott Ensemble • Columbia 53028 • gospel traditional • I Know I've Been Changed • Dixie Hummingbirds • Body & Soul BS 2439 • Blue Oyster Cult & Will Ferrell • "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" parody • Blue Oyster Cult; with Will Ferrell, cowbell; Christopher Walken as the producer. "We're adding More Cowbell" Saturday Night Live, April 8, 2000 • Oran Etkin • Little Lamb Jam • Oran Etkin, with Charanee Wade • Putumayo 229-2 • George and Ira Gershwin • Little Jazz Bird • Lady Be Good Cast ensemble • Graalgember Records 2012 • William Bolcom • A 60-second Ballet (for chickens) • Guy Livingston, piano • Wergo 6649-2 • Libby Larson • Black Birds, Red Hills: Pedernal Hills • Libby Larson, piano; Caroline Hartig, clarinet • Innova Recordings/American Composer Forum ACF 002 • Wendy Mae Chambers • "12 squared" • 1. The Barons (3:44) • 2. Dance (5:06) • 3. Hoodoo Root Doctor (4:52) • 4. Snake Dancer (3:19) • 5. Snake of Deep Waters (4:02) • Michael Pugliese, Randy Crafton, Jason Cirker, Charles Kiger, Andy Bowman, Kory Grossman, Mark Belair, Dan McMillan, Frank Cassara, David Cossin, Jimmy Musto, Dominic Donato, percussion; Howard Van Hyning, conductor. NWR 80526-2 • John Coltrane • The Inchworm • John Coltrane
