[Dixielandjazz] Brian Ferry In The UK

[david richoux]

Ah - this must be it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jazz_Age_(The_Bryan_Ferry_Orchestra_album)

Dave Richoux


On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 10:11 PM, david richoux <domitype at gmail.com> wrote:

> Brain Ferry was quite popular in the late 1970s and 80s - even on my radio
> station (KFJC.) He had many "pop" and "alternative" hits.  I even have a
> few of his recordings in my collection.
> Do you have a link or name for this jazz project?
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Ferry
>
> Dave Richoux
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> On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 9:10 PM, Robert Ringwald <rsr at ringwald.com> wrote:
>
>> Has anyone heard of a musician in the UK named Brian Ferry? My daughter
>> has been playing some of his music for me. It is very interesting but
>> rather unsettling to me.
>>
>>
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>> Evidently he is or was a Rock or Pop musician. As I understand it, he
>> took his Pop/Rock songs and arranged them for a late 1920, early 30s big
>> band Swing style.
>>
>>
>>
>> Listening to his arrangements is unsettling to me because the chord
>> structure is not the standard chord patterns that we hear in Classic Jazz.
>> It is chord patterns that don’t make sense to me.
>>
>>
>>
>> However, at the same time, the sound of the band and the musicianship
>> does not sound like modern studio musicians trying to emulate the sound of
>> the 20s. It sounds authentic, as if he used real OKOM players.
>>
>>
>>
>> I’d be interested in hearing more about him from our UK Listmates.
>>
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>> -Bob Ringwald
>> www.ringwald.com
>> Amateur (ham) Radio Operator K6YBV
>> 916/ 806-9551
>>
>> "You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look
>> that says,
>> 'My God, you're right! I never would've thought of that!'" --Dave Barry
>>
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