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ARTIST
PARKS, VAN DYKE
TITLE
The Histories (Old Black Joe)
FORMAT
7"
LABEL
CORBETT VS. DEMPSEY
CATALOG #
CVSDS 002EP
CVSDS 002EP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
3/5/2021
Few musicians have had the word "legendary" affixed to theirs as many times as
Van Dyke Parks
. A great songwriter and musician in his own right whose cult classic LPs
Song Cycle
and
Discover America
helped expand the notion of what music of the Americas really meant, Parks has left an indelible mark on contemporary music, not least through his ornately imaginative production and arrangement, including landmark projects with
The Beach Boys
,
Harry Nilsson
, and
Joanna Newsom
, as well as LPs produced for the
Esso Steel Band
and the
Mighty Sparrow
. For a 2020 installation piece titled "The Histories (Old Black Joe)," Philadelphia-based artist
David Hartt
invited Parks to make an original arrangement of the Stephen Foster song "Old Black Joe." The kaleido-phonic result constitutes the A-side of this 7" single. With a collage-like feel featuring lush orchestration that's classic Parks, the track jump-cuts from mood to mood like
Carl Stalling
and features an explosive steel guitar part and a parting cameo by the Esso Steel Band. The B-side is a beautiful arrangement of "Souvenir de la Havane" by the pioneering pre-jazz American Creole composer
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
. Cover art and design by David Hartt.
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