[Dixielandjazz] Brian Ferry In The UK

[david richoux]

I am listening to it right now on Spotify - all of the songs seem to be
arrangements of his recordings with Roxy Music or from his solo career,
that is why the chord progressions are probably not familiar to you.

>From my perspective it is kind of fun, but I can see why it was not a big
hit.

Dave Richoux


On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 10:14 PM, david richoux <domitype at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -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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