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deep groove: Roland Kirk Meets Cy Coleman
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An account of the music in my life — by Andrew Cartmel. Sunday, 22 June 2014. Roland Kirk Meets Cy Coleman. One good thing about that fascinating little vixen of an American jazz singer I once knew (Hi, Kat! Was that she introduced me to the music of Cy Coleman. Coleman was an irresistible jazz pianist and a distinguished composer of popular songs and Broadway shows. He's probably best known for classics like Big Spender, Witchcraft. Devoted to Roland Kirk. The song in question is I've Got Your Number.
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deep groove: Sketches of Spain by Miles Davis & Gil Evans (Dutch Fontana)
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An account of the music in my life — by Andrew Cartmel. Wednesday, 5 August 2015. Sketches of Spain by Miles Davis and Gil Evans (Dutch Fontana). I picked this up at a boot fair in a posh London suburb. It wasn’t the original US Columbia release. Rather, it was on Fontana, the European label which handled Columbia’s Miles Davis catalogue in this period. A few years ago this would have been an unthinkable sum, and even now it seems like a big investment. The tuba player, Bill Barber, had worked with Evans...
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deep groove: Cop Show Themes by Henry Mancini
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An account of the music in my life — by Andrew Cartmel. Tuesday, 10 February 2015. Cop Show Themes by Henry Mancini. This is considered something of a holy grail, so when a sealed original pressing turned up (for $40, ouch), I took the plunge. It's a sealed, mint copy all right (a cut-out which would originally have been remaindered for a buck or two), but it has a serious and dramatic edge warp at the outer perimeter of the record. Like it's been exposed to heat. Oh Christ. (Did I mention the $40? He in...
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deep groove: June 2014
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An account of the music in my life — by Andrew Cartmel. Sunday, 22 June 2014. Roland Kirk Meets Cy Coleman. One good thing about that fascinating little vixen of an American jazz singer I once knew (Hi, Kat! Was that she introduced me to the music of Cy Coleman. Coleman was an irresistible jazz pianist and a distinguished composer of popular songs and Broadway shows. He's probably best known for classics like Big Spender, Witchcraft. Devoted to Roland Kirk. The song in question is I've Got Your Number.
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Narrative Drive: October 2014
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An account of the writing — and reading, and other stuff — in my life by Andrew Cartmel. Sunday, 26 October 2014. Krazy Kat by George Herriman. I have seldom blogged about comics, but they've been an important part of my life and I still have a lot of love for them, although I seldom read them these days. (On the other hand I do write. Them) And Krazy Kat was one of the greatest comic strips of all time. You can listen to it for approximately the next month, so don't delay. Krazy Kat is sustained by wond...
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Narrative Drive: March 2015
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An account of the writing — and reading, and other stuff — in my life by Andrew Cartmel. Sunday, 29 March 2015. Wolf Hall by Mantel and Straughan. I blog so much about American drama series — and I was just about to write about another one — that it is only fair to acknowledge the first British. TV drama I've seen in years which seems emphatically worth celebrating. Wolf Hall is like a medieval version of The Godfather. Lit only by natural light — which in this period means daylight or candles ...It tell...
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Narrative Drive: Mad Max: Fury Road by Miller, McCarthy & Lathouris
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An account of the writing — and reading, and other stuff — in my life by Andrew Cartmel. Sunday, 12 July 2015. Mad Max: Fury Road by Miller, McCarthy and Lathouris. The (eponymous) first Mad Max movie was a violent, vigorous, low-budget action thriller depicting an Australian apocalypse from a petrol-head perspective. So I awaited this 21st Century reboot of the franchise with trepidation. But, my word, it is just wonderful. What a fantastic film. It almost eclipses The Road Warrior. No sooner has the mo...
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Narrative Drive: August 2015
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An account of the writing — and reading, and other stuff — in my life by Andrew Cartmel. Sunday, 30 August 2015. Max by Yakin and Lettich. Just to be clear, we're talking about Max here, not Mad Max. Is a movie about a dog. It is sentimental, predictable, soppy tosh. and I loved every minute of it. It tells the story of Max (played by Carlos), a short-haired Belgian Malinois who is especially trained for weapon detection by the US military, and Kyle Wincott. Played by Robbie Ammell). What follows is a to...
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Narrative Drive: Jurassic World by Jaffa & Silver and Trevorrow & Connolly
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An account of the writing — and reading, and other stuff — in my life by Andrew Cartmel. Sunday, 9 August 2015. Jurassic World by Jaffa and Silver and Trevorrow and Connolly. Jurassic World had a lot going for it right out of the gate. Not only was it based on a fondly remembered franchise, not only did it star the engaging Chris Pratt (last seen in the fine, funny Guardians of the Galaxy) but it had a script by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. I don't know for certain why this is, but I suspect it may be s...
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