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Elvis Costello and the Imposters’ new CD Momofuku ranges lyrically from sentimental to angry and musically from gentle to thrashy, always with the element of surprise and delight in its creation.

Costello’s liner notes remember Momofuko Ando (1910-2007) by saying of the inverntor of the Cup Noodle that ‘he fed those that study’. ‘Like so many things in this world of wonder’, added Costello, ‘all we had to do to make this record was to add water.’ After having told people that he was finished with recording, a session for Jenny Lewis convinced Elvis that it wasn’t the studio that was making Elvis miserable, but the ‘music business’ that predictably follows it. So he assembled the Imposters and some special guests - Los Lobos’ David Hidalgo, Imposters’ drummer Pete Thomas’ daughter, drummer Tennessee Thomas - and made a quick record full of Costello-isms and sounds ranging from music hall to soul to punk, all new songs, including co-writes with Roseanne Cash and Loretta Lynn.

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Innuendo Out The Other
Philip DeGruy
Degruy-Gruy Music
NYC 6013 2 (US Import)
Philip DeGruy, Innuendo Out The Other
15 seconds (excerpt)
(solo 17-string elec guitar, fingerstyle; v quirky, virtuosic & humorous, more or less a bent-boogie)

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CD Cut 4 - 'Harry Worth'
Elvis Costello
Sideways Songs Published by Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
Lost Highway 1766583 ( in Australia through Universal
worldwide: www.losthighwayrecords.com )
Elvis Costello - 'Momofuku'
4:29
(Modified Bossa Nova that follows the arch of a love affair/marriage, with the warning that 'It's not very far from tears to mirth, there are not many moments that will capture your breath.')

FOR THE STORY OF ENGLISH COMEDIAN HARRY WORTH:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Worth

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CD Cut 5 - '5 Minute Noodle'
Jasmine Nelson
Assume APRA
www.macefrancis.com
MFO Mace Francis Orchestra - 'Presents Chinese Whispers: A Body of New Music Created by 8 WA Composers'
5:08
(Austral comp and perf: quiet start, then big band piece with interlocking sections and features by guitarist Johanne Druitt and drummer Greg Brenton)

MACE FRANCIS ORCHESTRA TOUR ALERT:

Sun 29 June, 4pm Jazz Fremantle @ the Navy Club, High St, FREMANTLE
Bookings (08) 9245 9008 www.mediahighway.com.au/jazzfremantle

Mon 30 June, 8pm Perth Jazz Society The Charles Hotel, Charles St, NORTH PERTH www.perthjazzsociety.com

Thurs 3 July, 8pm Jazzworx! Club, 4 Exhibition St, Bowen Hills, BRISBANE
Bookings (07) 3216 1110 www.myspace.com/jazzworx

Sat 5 July, 7.30pm Star Court Theatre, Star Court Arcade, Molesworth Street, LISMORE Bookings (02) 6622 0300 www.norpa.org.au

Sun 6 July, 6pm Brisbane Jazz Club, 1 Annie St, Kangaroo Point, BRISBANE
Bookings (07) 3391 2006 www.brisbanejazzclub.com.au

Wed 9 July, 8.30pm The Blue Birdy @ The Buddha Bar, Skinners Shoot Road, BYRON BAY www.myspace.com/bettybluebirdy

Thur 10 July, 8pm The Folkus Room, 5 Heard Street, Mawson, CANBERRA
$15/$12 concession Bookings (02) 6262 7265 www.thefolkus.org.au

Fri 11 July, 7.30pm Jazz Basement, 51 Elgin Boulevard, Wodonga, ALBURY/WODONGA $20/$15 concession Bookings (02) 6056 3603www.jazzalburywodonga.com

Sat 12 July, 8.30pm SIMA, The Sound Lounge, The Seymour Centre SYDNEY
$25/$20 Concession Bookings (02) 9036 6292 www.sima.org.au

Sun 13 July, 3pm Bennetts Lane Jazz Club 25 Bennetts Lane, MELBOURNE
$15/$12 Concession Bookings (03) 9663 2856
www.bennettslane.com

Wed 16 July, 7.30pm The Barn Palais Nelson Rd, MOUNT GAMBIER
Bookings (08) 8726 8250 www.barn.com.au

thur 17 July, 8pm The Promethean 116 Grote Street, ADELAIDE
$15/$10 Concession (08) 8212 0266 www.theprom.com.au

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CD Cut 9 - 'My Three Sons'
Elvis Costello
Sideways Songs Published by Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
Lost Highway 1766583 ( in Australia through Universal
worldwide: www.losthighwayrecords.com )
Elvis Costello - 'Momofuku'
3:05
(Gentle song of appreciation for his 3 sons, aware of its own sentimentality and how a younger, angry Elvis would have viewed it)

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CD Cut 13 - 'Watching the Detectives'
Elvis Costello, arr by Elvis Costello, adapted by Joan Reinders
Sideways Songs, BMG Publishing Ltd.
Deutsche Gramophon 477 5961 (through Universal Music. www.universalclassics.com)
Elvis Costello (Live With The Metropole Orkest) - 'My Flame Burns Blue'
5:22
(Swing/television theme version of the song that Elvis recorded reggae style in 1977 Marc Scholten alto sax, Ruud Breuls trumpet and Bart Van Lier trombone all solo)

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CD Cut 5 - 'Heaven 7'
Guy Strazz
BMG Music Publishing
Underscore Records www.UnderscoreRecords.com available from: http://www.guystrazz.com/index.php
Calcutta Express Band - 'Calcutta Express'
Quick fade to 5:08
(Austral comp and perf: Piece in 7-beat cycle with unison theme on Guy's electric guitar and Sandip Chatterjee's santoor, with Guy's percussion and electric bass.)

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CD Cut 2, 'Mata Hari'
Andrew Robson
(Presumably) APRA
Lamplight Records Llr00208
( Available Direct From Www.lamplightrecords.com )
Andrew Robson Trio - 'Radiola'
8: 13
(Austral Comp And Perf: suitably 'mysterious' and with an 'Eastern', hypnotic, slow-dance flavour: Andrew's alto sax, Steve Elphick's ac bass, Hamish Stuart's drums. The 'real' Mata Hari {real name: Margaretha Zelle } was executed in 1917, as a 'spy'/ 'traitor'.

LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT 'MATA HARI'?

These are good places to start:
www.answers.com/topic/mata-hari?cat=entertainment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mata_Hari )

RADIO NATIONAL ALERT:

Andrew Robson Trio - 'Radiola' will be the featured CD on the Weekend Planet with Doug Spencer, this Saturday, 28 June, from 2200-2400 http://www.abc.net.au/rn/weekendplanet/stories/2008/2273181.htm

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CD Cut 2 - "Famba"
Valanga Khoza
Control
QR 24 ( www.thezebracrossing.com ) tel: 613 9318 7963
Zebra Crossing - (Self-Titled)
two minute excerpt
(Austral comp & perf: Valanga's acoustic guitar and voice on a song that says 'Leave since you want to be free. My love and devotion is such that you'll miss me and I know you will come back to me. The world is full of miracles and surprise turns.' Hand and shaker percussion and soprano sax )

RADIO NATIONAL FREE GIG ALERT:

Musiki Deli - Songs from South Africa, Sudan, Congo & Burundi: ABC Music Deli Free Concert @ Iwaki Auditoruim, ABC Southbank Centre Thur 26 Jun 6.30pm. Hosted by Paul Petran, this beautiful concert will feature sweet vocal harmonies & acoustic sounds from the African continent featuring Valanga Khoza (South Africa), William Kadima (Congo) & St.Bakhita's Sudanese Community Choir. No bookings - arrive early to ensure your seat!

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Lucky Oceans

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Lucky Oceans