6 August 2008
Matt McMahon and Guy Strazz
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Pianist Matt McMahon and guitarist Guy Strazz’s new CD, 2@1, is full of fine, interactive and sometimes virtuosic playing.
Planeteers loved Guy’s CD Calcutta Express and Matt is also a Planet favourite, having most recently appeared on Tina Harrod’s CD Worksongs.
Playlist
Playlist
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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)
1422
CD Cut 1 - 'Silk Road'
Guy Strazz
BMG Music Publishing
Distributed by Birdland ( www.birdland.com.au
Matt McMahon and Guy Strazz - '2@1'
5:48
(Austral comp and perf: Matt's piano and Guy's nylon string guitar in uptempo piece with virtuosic, Middle Eastern-sounding twists in the unison theme)
Segue
1428
CD Cut 14, 'Guardian'
Joseph Tawadros
(Presumably) APRA
JT 2008-03-19
( in Australia through Creative Vibes www.cvibes.com
Worldwide: www.josephtawadros.com )
Joseph Tawadros - 'Angel'
5:18
(Austral Comp And Perf: . Joseph's oud, Dimitri Vouras's clarinet, Matt McMahon's piano and James Tawadros on frame-drum - here, the req {aka 'riq' - little frame-drum/tambourine with jingles/cymbals in its rim } - bright, exuberant and virtuosic.)
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CD Cut 3 - 'Zawi'
Guy Strazz
BMG Music Publishing
Distributed by Birdland ( www.birdland.com.au
Matt McMahon and Guy Strazz - '2@1'
4:22
(Austral comp and perf: Gentle ode to Joe Zawinul for piano and nylon string guitar in gentle, reflective minor to major key instrumental piece)
Segue
1440
CD 2, Cut 6 - 'In a Silent Way'
Josef Zawinul
Pub Not Spec
Columbia C3K 65362 (Through Sony/BMG)
Miles Davis - 'The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions'
4:15
(Drifting, slow, majestic piece for electric pianos, electric guitar, trumpet and soprano sax)
1445
CD Cut 6 - 'Tarde'
Milton Nascimento
Minas Music/ASCAP
Distributed by Birdland ( www.birdland.com.au
Matt McMahon and Guy Strazz - '2@1'
4:20
(Austral arr and perf: Gentle solo piano version of Milton Nascimento song)
Segue
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CD Cut 12 - 'Don't Explain'
Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr.
Pub Not Spec
Vitamin Records VT 0038 ( www.vitamin.net.au )
Tina Harrod - 'Worksongs'
7:07
(Austral comp and perf: a tempo start for piano, double bass and light percussion, with Tina singing Billie Holiday song about not wanting her husband to explain his other loves with piano solo by Matt McMahon)
Tina Harrod - 'Worksongs' was the featured CD on the Daily Planet on Monday, 28.7.08 to listen, go to:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/dailyplanet/stories/2008/2310900.htm
TINA HARROD GIG ALERT:
8 & 9 August, 2008
Bennetts Lane Jazz Club Melbourne VIC
16 August, 2008
SIMA @ Seymour Centre Sydney NSW
19 September, 2008
The Vanguard Sydney NSW
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CD 2, Cut 1 - 'Kognö Koura'
Editions Syliphone Conakry BGDA
Sterns Music STCD 3035/3036 ( in Australia through Fuse Music Group: www.fusemusic.com.au
worldwide: www.sternsmusic.com )
Balla et ses Balladins - 'The Syliphone Years'
Two minute excerpt
(Emile Soumah's lead vocal and fuzz tone electric guitar in this easy Afro-Cuban groove from Guinea 1973)
RADIO NATIONAL ALERT:
Balla et ses Balladins - 'The Syliphone Years' will be the featured CD on the Daily Planet on Thursday, 6 August
Presenter
Lucky Oceans
Producer
Lucky Oceans
