134: Harlem Nocturne, part 3

Hi.

Yes, today a part 3 to the immortal Harlem Nocturne theme!

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Finally a version WITH vocals, though I'm not sure if they're

the "original" so to say...the lyrics are by Lena Schwarz and the

song can be found on THIS album. It's all a bit Kurt Weil-ish,

even a Tom Waits song in German...

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Totally unexpected I had a nice conversation at my local

public library with a very pleasent peasant the other day

and all of a sudden we talked about the great & late Barney Wilen,

it appeared he spend almost 10 years working on a

Barney Wilen "story & discography"!

Sweet!

Check those pages HERE.

We also found out we had a shared interest in

comics by french artist Loustal...

Barney Wilen's LP "La Notte Bleue" 1987 is in

fact the soundtrack to that comic!

Sweet too!

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Also rather sweet is version number nine here,

a great skankin tune, welcome to the Jamaican side of Harlem :-)

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It was a great week for me,

bought a new David Murray album "Real Deal" (1992!)

and a friend of mine lend me the great

"Ballads For Bass Clarinet" (1993!)

which he had bought the other day...

both of them TOTALLY new to me!

Sweet too, part 3!

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But without further ado, here's the Harlem Nocturne Part 3.

Enjoy.

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1. Barney Wilen - Harlem Nocturne (4:11)

2. Boots Randolph - Harlem Nocturne (3:15)

3. Charlie Barnet - Harlem Nocturne (3:06)

4. Chuck Rainey - Harlem Nocturne / Zenzile (5:25)

5. Georgette Dee & Terry Truck - Harlem Nocturne (4:10)

6. Jack Costanzo - Harlem Nocturne (3:09)

7. Louis Prima & Sam Butera - Harlem Nocturne (2:40)

8. New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble - Harlem Nocturne (2:50)

9. Norrie Paramor - Harlem Nocturne (4:05)

10. Sil Austin - Harlem Nocturne (2:49)

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HN pt3 (RS)

or

HN pt3 (ifile)

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