Strictly For Music Lovers

構成数 : 4枚
合計収録時間 : 00:00:00
& His City Slickers. Includes 24-page booklet. Personnel: Spike Jones (vocals, tuba); Beauregard Lee (vocals, spoken vocals); Dr. Horatio Q. Birdbath (vocals, whistling); Del Porter (vocals, clarinet); George Rock (vocals, trumpet); Carl Grayson (vocals, sound effects); Ben Ghost Singers, Dick Morgan, Quartet , Boys in the Backroom, Ina Souez, Luther Roundtree, Paul Judson, Freddie Morgan, Elsa Nilsson , Jimmy Cassidy, Aileen Carlisle, Sir Frederick Gas, Country Washburne, King Jackson, Mickey Katz, Paul Frees, Red Ingle (vocals); Helen Grayco (spoken vocals); Dick Gardner (violin); Tommy Pederson (trombone); Willie Spicer, Mel Blanc (sound effects). Liner Note Author: Joop Visser. Recording information: Los Angeles, CA (08/08/1941-12/23/1947). Unknown Contributor Roles: George Rock; Willie Spicer; Frank Leithner; Mel Blanc. This four-disc set provides the ultimate guide to the musical madness of Spike Jones, the bandleader whose inspired insanity provided comic relief whenever the mainstream musical styles of the day seemed too serious. Along with his City Slickers, Jones specialized in parodic versions of material from the worlds of pop, jazz, country, classical, you name it--no genre was safe from his sonic terrorism. Instead of merely tacking funny lyrics onto a familiar tune, Jones took a comprehensive approach to musical mockery, filling his arrangements with everything from animal noises to shattering glass and revving machinery (was he the first proto-industrial artist?) for a truly unhinged effect. The wealth of vintage (1930/40s) material here, including Spike's deconstructions of "Tea for Two," "The Sheik of Araby," and more, makes it clear that he was the godfather of comedy in music.
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