Pat Irwin: guitar
Phillip Johnston: alto saxophone
Dave Sewelson: baritone saxophone
Rob Henke: trumpet
Jacob Garchik: trombone
Jesse Krakow: bass
Richard Dworkin: drums
recorded live at Stadtgarten, Köln, March 16, 2009
1. Abba Zaba
2. Woe-is-uh-me bop
3. Ice Rose
4. A carrot is as close as a rabbit gets to a diamond
5.Dali ́s Car
6.Dropout Boogie
7.The Blimp
8.Trust us
9.You know you ́re a man
10.When I see mommy I feel like a mummy
11. Tropical Hot Dog Night
All compositions by Don van Vliet
What Is Fast 'N' Bulbous?
Songlist: The repertoire is drawn from the entire range of Beefheartiana, from Safe As Milk through Ice Cream For Crow, (and concentrating heavily on Troutmaskreplica.)
Description of Music: The idea is to use the compositions of Don Van Vliet as a vehicle for improvisation and arranging. The band consists of a steady crew of seasoned improvisers from both the worlds of avant-garde jazz and rock, who will render the music in both a tribute and a creative adventure in improvising. We use the horn section to take the place of the vocals, as well as transmute this guitar-based music into ensemble interplay, between horns and guitar and rhythm section.
First performances of the group were in Reggio Emilia, Italy, Brugge, Belgium, and Bremen, Germany in October of 2001. On Feb 9th, 2002, the group made its New York debut, in a sold-out show at The Knitting Factory that included a reading by Mike Barnes from his biography of Captain Beefheart, and a program of rare videos of Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band.
Subsequent gigs include Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space (sold-out), Joe’s Pub, the 2002 Saalfelden Jazz Festival, the Walker Art Center (sold-out) & Wexner Center in Columbus, Ohio, and the 2004 Frankfurt Jazz Festival.
Songlist: The repertoire is drawn from the entire range of Beefheartiana, from Safe As Milk through Ice Cream For Crow, (and concentrating heavily on Troutmaskreplica.)
Description of Music: The idea is to use the compositions of Don Van Vliet as a vehicle for improvisation and arranging. The band consists of a steady crew of seasoned improvisers from both the worlds of avant-garde jazz and rock, who will render the music in both a tribute and a creative adventure in improvising. We use the horn section to take the place of the vocals, as well as transmute this guitar-based music into ensemble interplay, between horns and guitar and rhythm section.
First performances of the group were in Reggio Emilia, Italy, Brugge, Belgium, and Bremen, Germany in October of 2001. On Feb 9th, 2002, the group made its New York debut, in a sold-out show at The Knitting Factory that included a reading by Mike Barnes from his biography of Captain Beefheart, and a program of rare videos of Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band.
Subsequent gigs include Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space (sold-out), Joe’s Pub, the 2002 Saalfelden Jazz Festival, the Walker Art Center (sold-out) & Wexner Center in Columbus, Ohio, and the 2004 Frankfurt Jazz Festival.
The debut CD from Fast 'N' Bulbous "Pork Chop Blue Around The Rind" was released on Cuneiform Records in 2004.
The reason for Gary Lucas actually NOT playing on this concert is explained with the following letter:
Dear promoter,
we just received information about a tragic incident: yesterday evening Gary Lucas walking in the streets of Montreal on his way to a concert, slipped on the icy sidewalk, fell and broke his arm; it´s not just a simple fracture, but a complicated, serious injury.
This is a real tragedy and may have a serious impact on Gary´s further career as a musician.We are still under the shock of this message. Nevertheless we must take action immediately. Phillip Johnston and the rest of the band would be ready and willing to come to Europe to do the tour that is scheduled to start next week. Musically they´d do their very best and would make the music happen in the spirit of Captain Beefheart and Gary Lucas!!!
we just received information about a tragic incident: yesterday evening Gary Lucas walking in the streets of Montreal on his way to a concert, slipped on the icy sidewalk, fell and broke his arm; it´s not just a simple fracture, but a complicated, serious injury.
This is a real tragedy and may have a serious impact on Gary´s further career as a musician.We are still under the shock of this message. Nevertheless we must take action immediately. Phillip Johnston and the rest of the band would be ready and willing to come to Europe to do the tour that is scheduled to start next week. Musically they´d do their very best and would make the music happen in the spirit of Captain Beefheart and Gary Lucas!!!
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So is is from 2009 or 2011? It indicates both in different places.
Thank you for everything you post! I would so much like a repost of this, if you would, but if you're too busy, that's fine; thank you for keeping on.
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