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a r t i s t Karen Mantler
a l b u m My Cat Arnold
l a b e l ECM
g e n r e Jazz
r i p d a t e Nov-05-2003
s t r e e t d a t e 000-00-0000
o r i g i n a l r e l 2001
s u p p l i e r freund
s o u r c e cd
b i t r a t e 192 kbps, JS
e n c o d e r lame 3.92
r e l e a s e n o t e s
A good, unpredictable composer whose work very much reflects the
influence of Carla Bley. Madcap themes, unorthodox arrangements, and
somewhat skewed, though still arresting playing have typified her
Watt albums.
Singer, harmonica virtuoso, and keyboardist Karen Mantler has
inherited her father, Michael Mantler's sense of whimsy and her
mother, Carla Bley's musical fearlessness ù not to mention her
electric-shredded-wheat hairstyle. Although Mantler's debut album was
produced by Bley and new husband Steve Swallow and features fellow
avant-jazz offspring Eric Mingus as co-lead vocalist and Jonathan
Sanborn on bass, 1989's My Cat Arnold isn't quite jazz, but it's not
exactly pop either; the closest comparison is the more out
experiments of David Byrne or Laurie Anderson at her most musical.
Mantler's lyrics have the childlike primitivism of prime Jonathan
Richman; the title track has no hidden meanings, and it's not meant
to be ironic. It simply is what it claims to be, a love song to
Mantler's cat, Arnold. Some find lyrics like this sophomoric or
cutesy, but in songs like the cheerfully fatalistic "People Die" or
the breakup saga "My Stove," Mantler is actually finding emotional
truths in tiny everyday situations, a lyrical gift that's rare in
popular music. The eight-piece band plays Mantler's quirky
compositions skillfully, with few of the late-'80s clichΘs that make
other jazz-based albums from the period such a trial. It's not for
everyone, but My Cat Arnold signifies the beginning of an
increasingly peculiar and rewarding career. ù Stewart Mason
...and remember: s t a y f u f f e n s f o r l i f e
t r a c k l i s t
I Wanna Be Good 03:54
My Stove 04:15
Vacation 03:40
Breaking Up 05:22
People Die 03:24
My Cat Arnold 04:13
Best of Friends 03:20
Fear of Pain 03:38
Major Love 03:15
Green Beans 03:25
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MB 52,9
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