Dedications

On this CD:

1. Clarinet Concerto No. 2, Op. 128
Composed by Alun Hoddinott
Performed by Glasgow BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with Janet Hilton
Conducted by Rumon Gamba

2. Clarinet Concerto
Composed by John McCabe
Performed by Glasgow BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with Janet Hilton
Conducted by Rumon Gamba

3. Clarinet Concerto
Composed by Edward Harper
Performed by Glasgow BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with Janet Hilton
Conducted by Rumon Gamba

4. Concertino for clarinet & orchestra No 2
Composed by Elizabeth Maconchy
Performed by Glasgow BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with Janet Hilton
Conducted by Rumon Gamba

Tracks:

Eternal Struggle
I Have Been Waiting to Hear Your Voice

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Ode to a Dog
Sketch for Flea

Customer Reviews:

the sound of love.......2006-10-22

I saw Windy and Carl perform live in a small venue in front of a small audience several years ago in Pittsburgh, PA. All I thought about (when I was still able to think) was how big and beautiful their sound was, coming from two guitars and effects pedals. Soon I was off in some other place, their music trasnporting me somewhere "beyond".

"Dream House/Dedication to Flea" is a nicely priced double disc collection of four long songs displaying what the duo do best--dive deep into the listener's subconscious like some kind of worm to the core of an apple, burrying it's blue-hued tone washes into the deepest depths of your brain.

The first Disc, "Dream House" is a sort of musical dedication to a deceased loved one, but it's in no way sad or depressing, but rather uplifting, with the additional use of ambient synth tones, akin to Eno's best atmospheric work. "Dedication to Flea" has a more straightforward, even organic feel to the guitars, and a rhythmic pacing is more obvious on this disc, perhaps mimicking the walking of the very dog this cd was recorded for. It's the more interesting of the two as well, mainly for the use of their deceased pooch's panting, slurping, and walking sounds--a different kind of field recording.

This is sentimental music without being sappy. It's a refreshing breath of sincerity to, in a world dominated by ironic and fake music. The extensive liner notes, eloquently written by Windy, and the wonderful photography are a fine compliment to the music on this great, lengthy release. I've got lots of Windy and Carl cds and am never disappointed by any of their stuff. This album fosters the lost art of listening--deep listening. If you enjoy expansive, sprawling ambient music made with lots of love then don't hesitate to track this down and support the fine people who bring you these sounds.

IGLOOMAG.com's Review by Mat Propek..........2006-01-06

IGLOOMAG.com's Review by Mat Propek
(01.06.06) It has been five years since the evocative drone sounds of Windy & Carl have hung suspended at the outer edge of your hearing. Releasing their new material in a double CD set, Kranky offers two lengthy EPs that are connected by their themes of memory and loss as well as the eternal hum of captive drones which haunt their work. The Dream House circles about ideas of death, loss and dreams while Dedications to Flea (released last year in a limited run by Brainwashed.com) are memorial works to their recently passed dog, Flea. Both EPs offer the listener vast opportunities for psychic expansion as the drones and stretched tones resonate in your cranium.

The Dream House -- two tracks: the thirty-minute "The Eternal Struggle" and the twelve-minute "I Have Been Waiting to Hear Your Voice" -- contains sprawling affairs of limitless drones and slowing evolving guitar tones. The first six minutes of "The Eternal Struggle" alone barely exists as anything other than an amorphous chord. Eventually the guitar floats in as if it has been gently rocked back and forth by the tide for so long that it has lost all shape and edge, gliding up onto a blank shoreline like a flat sheen of oil. After eleven minutes the opening chord has drained away until it is just an echo in the background while the guitar is layering waves of sound, trailing harmonic overtones in its wake like the long fingers of ancient jellyfish. Built as an elegy to the losses we suffer in our lives, the lengthy introspection inspired by the piece lifts one's melancholy into a space of reconciliation and hopefulness. Buoyed by the endless waves of sound, you feel supported and raised up towards a luminous center. You feel like the struggle may not be futile or endless and that, in the end, we all see again those we love and have lost. "The Eternal Struggle" is a piece meant for letting go and realizing the echoes of our lives are always there.

The second part of The Dream House is the tribute to Windy's mother: "I Have Been Waiting To Hear Your Voice." While the pellucid tones color the background, an evocative melody is bent out of worn guitar strings. The melody chases a hint of counterpoint (flute-like in its resonance) like two fuzzy will o' wisps dancing across a field of blurred flowers. Resembling a filmscape left out of focus for stylistic reasons, this track pushes you to internal reflection where your memories are more vivid, more distinct and comforting than the empty reality. Like "The Eternal Struggle," we are blissed with memory which can be triggered by the barest hint of sound and, in which, waves of emotion are wordless and structureless. You just feel them swallow you up and keep you safe.

The second half is their tribute to Flea, their sweet dog who recently passed from old age. "Ode To A Dog" is filled with the hint of sound effects as if someone left the dog in the studio while they were recording these endlessly looping melodies and you can hear him snuffling around in the waste-bin and chewing on the cables. "Sketch For Flea" has a more overt reminder of the dog as it is filled with a field recording of a walk with the dog, listening to him breathe and pant and slobber as he trots along. The music which wafts in behind the dog noises seems almost superfluous to the recording of the favorite animal but, like "Ode To A Dog," there is always music in the air when you are with those you love, or even when you are dreaming about them.

Drifting meditations on life and death. .......2005-11-23

Windy And Carl are one of those groups that I've managed to keep tabs on, despite not managing to review many of their releases on this site. In fact, the last (and only) album that I reviewed by them was their Portal full length, which is more or less their debut (a re-release of their early work). In the years since that time, the duo have refined their sound ever so slightly with each release, and when I heard that they were going to be putting out a limited EP earlier this year dedicated to their dog, I thought it would be a good time to re-discover them.

That release was their Dedications To Flea EP, which was the inaugural release in the Brainwashed handmade series, and hearing it made me glad that I decided to give them another chance. For those that didn't manage to pick up a copy of the limited EP, the group has included it along with The Dream House for a stunning double-dose of music. What you get with the release in total is four tracks and nearly eighty minutes of music split between two discs. The Dream House opens with "The Eternal Struggle," which mixes fuzzy, sustained keyboard chords with low, delayed guitar notes that seem to trickle down into all the right places. Running over thirty minutes, the track is all about slow evolution, but it's absolutely hypnotic, and sparse chimes and closing drone that finish the piece sound like the aural equivalent of clouds parting and letting the last few rays of sun through on a cold winter day.

"I Have Been Waiting To Hear Your Voice" combines more sustained, droning chords with ebow guitar and the result is another subtle piece that shifts in slight ways to slide inside your consciousness and make you feel that despite all the bad things going on, life might just go on. The aforementioned Dedications To Flea is slightly different in source sounds, but no less stunning, as the group mingles field recordings of their departed dog Flea with sparse, but completely lush, layered guitar playing. "Ode To A Dog" is downright uplifting, as overlapping tones dance and mingle with one another while "Sketch For Flea" seems to take a slightly darker turn, as if the entire life of the dog has been compressed into the two long tracks with the happy moments leading into the sad decline of health at the end.

Considering the duo hasn't released a full-length album for almost five years, this long release (split into two beautiful pieces) from Windy And Carl sounds like they haven't skipped a beat. Coupled with beautiful sleeve photography and detailed, heartfelt liner notes written by Windy herself, The Dream House definitely feels like more than just another ambient/drone piece without any thought put into it. If you haven't heard the group before and are interested, this might just be one of the best places to start.

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Casey Kasem Presents: The Long Distance Dedications

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Casey Kasem Presents: The Long Distance Dedications
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Top Sail Productions
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Release Date: 2007-01-23

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Greatest Love Of All -- Whitney Houston
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You Are So Beautiful -- Joe Cocker
If I Could Turn Back Time -- Cher
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The long distance dedications are a signature part of Casey Kasem's countdown shows. This well-known and beloved portion of Casey's show has touched and inspired all of us. This CD includes 20 hits by big-name artists.

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The Ultimate Romantic Flamenco Fusion

Heart & Soul: Romantic Dedications
Adam Del Monte , Federico Ramos , and Ramon Stagnaro
Manufacturer: World Disc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000IJO2
Release Date: 1999-04-06

Tracks:

Gioia
Cecilia
Angelicia
Paula
Nanci
Christina
Lorena
Caterina
Gina
Noche

Customer Reviews:

The Ultimate Romantic Flamenco Fusion.......2002-10-15

I have listened to a lot of Spanish Guitar, and these guys are beyond incredible. The mixture of technical wizardry and melodical romanticism they possess, along with Bob Conti's input has produced the absolute best I have experienced in this type of music. With all of the passion, but without the harshness you hear in pure Flamenco, This is an album you will play over and over. It is simply impossible to grow weary of. I have listened to it start-to-finish hundreds of times and never get tired of it. If you are a fan of Guitar music, Heart & Soul is a Must-Have. Federico Ramos, Ramon Stagnaro, and Adam DelMonte are three of the world's best, and I wish they would do a follow up.

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Carter in Europe

Elliott Carter: Homages & Dedications
Elliot Carter , Spanjaard , and Nieuw Ensemble
Manufacturer: Disques Montaigne
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2004-01-20

Tracks:

Luimen 'For The Nieuw Ensemble' (1997) For Mandolin, Guitar, Harp, Vibraphone, Trumpet And Trombone
Scrivo In Vento 'For Robert Aitken' (1991) For Flute
Con Leggerezza Pensosa - Omaggio A Italo Calvino (1990) For Clarinet, Violin And Cello
Changes 'For David Starobin' (1983) For Guitar
Esprit Rude, Esprit Doux II 'For Pierre Boulez' (1994) For Flute, Clarinet, Violin And Cello
Bariolage 'For Ursula Holliger' (1992) For Harp
Inner Song 'For Heinz Holliger' In Memory Of Stefan Wolpe (1992) For Oboe
Immer Neu 'For Ursula And Heinz Holliger' (1992) For Harp And Oboe
Gra 'For Witold Lutoslawski' (1993) For Clarinet
Enchanted Preludes 'For Ann Santen's Birthday' (1988) For Flute And Cello
90+ 'For Goffredo Petrassi' (1994) For Piano
Canon For 4 - Homage To William 'For Sir William Glock' (1984) For Flute, Bass Clarinet, Violin And Cello

Customer Reviews:

Carter in Europe.......2006-06-28

Though Elliott Carter's music has often found greater acceptance within modernism-friendly Europe rather than at home, many of his most distinguished interpreters (particularly on record) have been American musicians. By contrast, this disc has a distinctly European flavour, with members of the Dutch group Nieuw Ensemble playing ten works, including one dedicated to them.

The two most weighty works on the disc are Luimen and Trilogy. Luimen (roughly meaning 'whimsical moods') is a sextet for the unusual combination of mandolin, guitar, harp, vibraphone, trumpet and trombone, and was written for the performers on this disc. It's a delightful piece, written with a very light touch as it swings from one mood to another. There is a previous recording by Speculum Musicae, which I slightly prefer due to its greater intensity, but the more relaxed feel of this reading suits the music very well too.

Trilogy, for oboe and harp, was written for Heinz and Ursula Holliger. As the title would suggest, it's in three movements: Bariolage for solo harp, Inner Song (an elegy for Stephan Wolpe) for solo oboe, and Immer Neu for both instruments. As with Luimen, it's amongst the most charming of Carter's later works, the harp part full of unusual sounds and techniques, the oboe solo a beautiful lament, and the finale a witty, conversational dialogue. As the Holligers' performance is no longer available, this reading will do very nicely as a replacement (even if it doesn't supersede the original).

The rest of the pieces on the disc are rather slighter. Scrivo in vento is a flute solo which alternates slow, lyrical music in the lower range of the instrument with shrieks and cries at the top of its range, while Con leggerezza pensosa, for clarinet, violin and cello, pays homage to Italo Calvino's writings with rapidly shifting moods. Changes is a delightful solo guitar work that never stays in the same mood for more than a few moments, while Esprit rude, esprit doux II, for flute, clarinet and marimba, celebrates Pierre Boulez's 80th birthday and the two sides of his personality--generous and irascible.

Gra, a homage to Witold Lutoslawski, is a vivacious solo clarinet piece (practically a repertory work now, too), while the charming Enchanted Preludes is a witty dialogue between flute and cello with a joyous close. 90+ celebrates the 90th birthday of Goffredo Petrassi with 90 bars of contrasting pianistic styles...then refuses to quit, while the not-as-austere-as-you'd-expect Canon for 4 is a hommage to BBC radio controller Sir William Glock, for the typically Carterian combination of flute, bass clarinet, violin and cello.

This isn't an absolutely essential Carter disc--unless you don't have another recording of Trilogy--but it's hard to see any lovers of this composer's music being disappointed by it. I know I enjoyed it.

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TRACK LIST

Dedications
Stepan Rak
Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000E093
Release Date: 1995-04-16

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TRACK LIST.......2005-09-19

Stephen Rak / Dedications
Year: 1990
Track Title
1. Six Early Dances "To My English Friends" Introduction And Pavanne
2. Saltarello
3. Song For Debbie
4. Volta
5. Yorkshire Pavanne
6. Temptation Of The Renaissance
7. Romance Ontario "To Glenn Gould"
8. Spanish Suite "To Federico Garcia Lorca" Memento
9. Taranto
10. Jota
11. Balalaika "To Mikhail Gorbachev"
12. Era Of Rock And Roll "To Elvis Presley"
13. Happyo Birthday John "To John Duarte"
14. Auld Lang Syne "To My Wife"

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Another masterpiece

Dedications
Alan Pasqua
Manufacturer: Postcards
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Emergence
Ellingtonia
Taiowa
Dedicated to You
Sha' la ko'
Grace

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Pianist Alan Pasqua has dedicated his second Postcards CD to the incredibly rich tradition of jazz. On Dedications, his compositions cover the whole stylistic spectrum from swing and bebop through today's polytonality and modality, and are heard in trio, quartet, and quintet settings. Building from a core trio featuring Dave Holland and Paul Motian (who have rarely recorded together) on four tunes, Pasqua adds Michael Brecker (on seldom-heard soprano saxophone) on one tune, and then creates two different quintets, one with both Michael and Randy Brecker, and one with Randy Brecker and Gary Bartz. From the lush, ducal "Ellingtonia" through the ethereal modality of "San Michele," Alan Pasqua accomplishes the challenging task of leaving his unique and masterful imprint on this homage to the giants of the tradition. "Dedications,"says Pasqua, turning to his 1996 CD, "is my way of paying tribute to the positive influences on my life. Art, music, spirituality, family . . . I draw upon all of these whenever I?m playing or composing."

"I wanted to take tradition and put my own stamp on it," he continues, describing how he approached the compositions. "I found myself going back to my roots in jazz, back to an earlier perspective on jazz, to the styles I grew up with musically, and then reshaping the traditions, embellishing them -- finding my own voice, making a more modern statement. It was like taking one step backward to take two steps forward."

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Another masterpiece.......2000-10-14

Classic Trio work once again from Mr Pasqua, it's hard to believe that this is the same guy that did all the heavy synth work with Tony Williams in the 70's... Homage is a classic tune in the miles quintet mode, San Michele, a dreamy etherial mood piece, The Emergence another hard bop romp with the Breckers, Ellingtonia says it all. Taiowa and the beautiful Grace are other standouts, but it's hard to make favorites, all the tunes are great. Holland and Motian sound fantastic together. The Breckers and Gary Bartz make great contributions, another CD to add to your collection.

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In Praise of Woman

Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00026W65Y
Release Date: 2004-07-13

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Oldie Dedications
Silencer
Manufacturer: Aries Music Ent.
ProductGroup: Music
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Great.......2007-05-17

All of these songs are great but in my opinion the best ones were "We Keep Thugging" and "Everywhere We Go", those 2 are the best ones

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Live! at the East Coast Jazz Festival

Manufacturer: By-Mor Music
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ASIN: B00009VPER
Release Date: 1998-08-21

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Tranquil Moods
When Lights are Low
Sometimes Braid
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All Blues
Seven Steps to Heaven

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Hear Unity, for the first time caught Live! In person! At their swingin' best! Its Hot, and they deliver! With dedications to Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis, order this CD now! Unity, great music since 1972...

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Dedications
Ted Kamp
Manufacturer: PoMo Records
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Release Date: 2005-04-26

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