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Lucille (A. Collins & R. Penniman) |
16 March 1996, Universitätsstrasse, Zürich | One of Little Richards' hits of 1956, the man with the most energetic voice of the original Rock 'n' Roll years. This version sounds much more casual, of course. |
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Will my mama love me (Thomas Geissmann) |
16 March 1996, Universitätsstrasse, Zürich | |
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Yesterday is here (Kathleen Brennan, Thomas Alan Waits) |
2 March 1996, Universitätsstrasse, Zürich | Vibes and a box full of tea for percussion. The perfect material for performing Tom Waits's song of 1987. |
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Crime fiction (Thomas Geissmann) |
2 March 1996, Universitätsstrasse, Zürich | The idea was to create a soundtrack for a non-existing movie. The result is quite funny, considering that the only equipment I used was a tape-deck, a portable piano and some kitchen tools. |
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I am falling down (Thomas Geissmann) |
28 Feb. 1996, Universitätsstrasse, Zürich | My first youthful attempt at songwriting, dating from 1983. Embarassing text, but nice tune. |
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Ruby Baby (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) |
23 Feb. 1996, Universitätsstrasse, Zürich | This is just one of the many hits Leiber and Stoller wrote for the vocal group The Drifters. I just love the up-tempo numbers of the 1950's doo-wop groups. Here's my shot at it: Nothing but a-capella harmony (well, my aproximaton of harmony). |
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Suzie Q (Dale Hawkins) |
16-23 Feb. 1996, Universitätsstrasse, Zürich | Dale Hawkins' greatest hit of 1957. A simple but extremely efficient song. |
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I'm a good man, but a poor man (Cecil Gant) |
16 Feb. 1996, Universitätsstrasse, Zürich | I fell in love with Cecil Gant's 1949 song right when I heard it on the radio, in the 1970's. For years I tried to find a copy of that recording. Because I was not successful at it, I finally decided to record my own "Ersatz"-version. |
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Blind Willie McTell (Robert Allen Zimmerman) |
16 Feb. 1996, Universitätsstrasse, Zürich | My favorite Bob Dylan song (of 1983?) was released in 1991. I couldn't figure out all the words, but recorded a cover version anyway. |
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It ain't necessarily so (George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin) |
16-23 Feb. 1996, Universitätsstrasse, Zürich | This wonderful song by the Gershwin's of 1935 was covered innumerable times. Here's a different interpretation. |
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Bring it on home to me (Sam Cooke) |
ca. 1990 + 20 Feb. 1996, Anthropological Institute and Universitätsstrasse, Zürich | Sam Cooke's classic of 1962. I recorded a version on the same occasion as "Sunflowers" (see below). The rediscovery of this audio cassette 6 years later triggered the Spring 1996 recording sesssions. I wanted to add additional track to the original recording and found a way to do it by using a double cassette deck. |
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Sunflowers (Thomas Geissmann) |
ca. 1990, Anthropological Institute, Zürich | Just a simple guitar tune I tape-recorded in order to remember it. |