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HARRIS, DAVE & THE POWERHOUSE FIVE

DINNER MUSIC FOR A PACK OF HUNGRY CANNIBALS (SONITRON)

HARRIS, DAVE & THE POWERHOUSE FIVE - DINNER MUSIC FOR A PACK OF HUNGRY CANNIBALS 124640
format:
1 LP
release:
01.06.2018
label:
SONITRON
item ID:
124640
barcode:
8435008886837
Recorded in 1958, Dave Harris's only release as a band leader was a magnificent tribute to Raymond Scott, the legendary forerunner of space sound and author of many classics referenced by jazz to pop/rock musicians and engraved in millions of minds through their use in countless cartoons and movies during the years.

Harris was a highly considered studio musician and played tenor sax in Scott's legendary Quintette during the late 1930s.

During his stance in the Quintette, Harris developed a deep respect for Scott and learned from the master a few compositional techniques: wild changes in rhythm, accelerations in tempo, exotic references, and thundering percussion to name a few.

Those wild elements, plus Harris's own skills as band leader and the consummated and playful musicianship of his sidemen, make this album a whirlwind of sensations in which Harris and his quintet glow with energy, joy and sharp craftsmanship while adapting the master's legendary tunes to a modern, hi-fi style.

All through the 12 themes that compose the album, Dave Harris and the Powerhouse Five make the listener part of a joyful trip in which Scott's "portraits in music" come back to life filled with a new manic energy, a playful spirit and an undeniable love for Scott's repertoire that doesn't stop the musicians from giving the tunes their own, fun-fueled-spin.

Long out of print it was about time for this space-age-gem and its amazing cover art to be released again.
 
  • Tracklisting
  • 1.1. DINNER MUSIC FOR A PACK OF HUNGRY CANNIBALS
  • 1.2. IN AN 18TH CENTURY DRAWING ROOM
  • 1.3. SIBERIAN SLEIGHRIDE
  • 1.4. RECKLESS NIGHT ON BOARD AN OCEAN LINER
  • 1.5. MINUET IN JAZZ
  • 1.6. TWILIGHT IN TURKEY
  • 1.7. POWERHOUSE
  • 1.8. THE TOY TRUMPET
  • 1.9. THE PENGUIN
  • 1.10. BOY SCOUT IN SWITZERLAND
  • 1.11. THE HAPPY FARMER
  • 1.12. WAR DANCE FOR WOODEN INDIANS