Der Weise Panda - Mam - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Recorded in New York from 1934-1935, the instrumentation on this CD features trumpet, two reeds, piano, banjo and/or guitar, washboard and at least one vocalist. Two sessions are included one is an assortment of so-called Inchwarhorses,Inch tunes that would have been well-known to the musicians and presumable easy to Inchknock-offInch for a group put together strictly for the session. The second session consists of renditions of contemporary pop tunes. Features Taft Jordan, Carl Wade, Elmer Williams, Steve Washington, Ghost Howell, Jake Fenderson and Eddie Foster, with vocals by Jake Fenderson, Eddie Foster and an unknown trio.

Pow Wow - Keine Brasche [COMPACT DISCS] date 04/30/2008

The American composer George Antheil (1900-59) enjoyed the sobriquet 'the Bad Boy of Music' thanks to the mechanistic scores of his early career. This anthology of piano music from the last twenty years of his life reveals a muse that could also be affectionate, flirtatious and capricious - but the 'Bad Boy' occasionally re-emerged, as in the diabolical mischief of the wild, peppery, Prokofievan toccatas also recorded here. Ms. Judy Pang is increasingly on demand as an inventive solo and chamber musician with eclectic repertoire. She has established herself as a performer of works both mainstream and contemporary. Alongside her dedication to a wide-ranging selection from the canon of piano repertoire, she has continued her scholarly study of French impressionist music, on which she has given lecture recitals both in New York and Shanghai. Her numerous performances have taken her as far afield as the US, UK, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Finland, Australia and China.