Hildegard Knef

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Hildegard Knef - German cool beat music perhaps?

Roche Me A Duchamp Kurt!

 Well found my first Harry Roche Constellation Lp for a quid today , the cheesy "Casion Royale" (CBS) in a real proper record shop. Now all i need is things like "Spindrift" but that will need much harder diggin'.

Meanwhile on the art side of things ,a recent Guardian article peaked my interest as it was avant provocateur Marcel Ducahamp -

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/visualart/story/0,,2254834,00.html


Now i must dig out that Sub Rosa CD of his and listen again,like the Kurt Weill CD i played this morning for the first time since at least 6 years ago -

"Berlin Im Licht" H K Gruber and the Ensemble Modern (Largo CD) 

On A Funky Tip

 Yo funky folk,found some good grooves at Fine Records in Hiove whilst unshedding some old opera CD boxed set stuff to them - four (plus one iffy one)  albums of sanctified funk,jazzy grooves and easy groooves no less. There will be more such goodies to find there next time.

Top of the pile though goes to -

Return To Forever - No Mystery (Polydor LP 1975)  - heavy funk jazz on the A side makes this a winner!!!
Herbie Mann - Bird In A Silver Cage (Atlantic LP 1977)  - title track is a groovyflute lead funker!!
Bert Kaempfert - 6 Plus 6 (Polydor 1972 LP) - minted up on this classic so have a spare to trade.
Mel Torme - Musical Sounds Are The Best Songs (Jasmine LP) - classic mel torme jazz songs.

The other one was supposed to be Bert' Kaempfert's "Now" LP but inside was his "To The Good Life" LP so a mix up here so i need to go back to Fine and hopefully it can be resolved as the "Now" LP has a fine version of "Proud Mary" on it. Bugger it! So my ecstatic delight has been mollified somewhat. Now it's a blah mood!