Gordie Fleming: According To Gordie

Musette / Swing
premiera polska: 2004-11-30
kontynent: Ameryka Południowa
kraj: Canada
opakowanie: Jewelcaseowe etui
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Editor's info:
Gordon Fleming anthology 1948-1990. A compilation of 25 mostly unreleased recordings that span some of the best years of Fleming’s stellar career and feature some of the hottest jazz players on the scene throughout four decades. On Justin Time Records’ Just A Memory label. The album was released on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 at Else’s, 156 Roy East, Montréal.

Accordionist, pianist, composer and arranger Gordon Kenneth Fleming (1931–2002) was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on Aug. 3, 1931. Gordie began his musical journey in the early stages of his life. At the age of five, he appeared as an act at the Beacon Vaudeville Theatre in Winnipeg, and continued to do the circuit from 1936 to 1941. Performances included, the Orpheum, Walker, Odeon and Playhouse Theatres. From 1941 to 1945, Gordie played many Army camp tours in Western Canada, as well as numerous radio shows on private and CBC coast-to-coast network presentations. From 1945-1949 he performed in Winnipeg nightclubs such as the Don Carlos Casino, The Highwayman, The Flame and the Copacabana (He was often on the same bill as name acts such as Lena Horne, Nat King Cole, Cab Calloway and Billy Eckstein), and accompanied Hank Snow for several months at Patterson’s Barn.

QUOTES / CITATIONS
“Fleming demonstrates again what can be done on an instrument that has been, for the most part, lightly regarded in jazz circles. Gordie not only knows how to swing on it, but he produces an exceptionally rich tone.” Ira Gitler

“a good friend and a great player. He could play many styles but his jazz playing was great and should be heard…a must!” Art.. Van Damme

“Gordie’s the greatest, there ain’t nobody compares” Michel Donato

“Absolutely best in the world on jazz accordion – a master” Jim Galloway, Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival

“I have nothing but reverence for the man and his genius” Guido Basso, Grammy winner with the Boss Brass

“…the world’s greatest bebop jazz accordionist” Len Dobbin

“I had forgotten what a great musician he was” Oliver Jones

“…an interesting story of a legendary performer who was extremely active…he made the accordion an instrument to be reckoned with…”
Fresh Air, CBC Radio

“a wonderful musician…” Jan Klinkewicz, PhillyJazz.org

” Fleming especially is an interesting player and one not heard often enough in this context” Mark Miller, Globe & Mail review of live show w. Buddy deFranco

“…breathtaking accordion passages…” Wilder Penfield III, Toronto Sun

“Fleming’s sparkling solos are full of bitonal arpeggios and ridiculously fast runs… ” Contemporary Keyboard

“slung over the shoulders of a player like Gordie Fleming, it can wail as mean and dirty as the late Charlie Parker’s alto or as cool and blue as Miles Davis’ trumpet when it’s on” Vancouver Sun

“I am absolutely in awe of Gordie’s talent. …you should do everything possible to get some CD’s out of his fabulous artistic legacy…natural ability…so beautifully rendered…(he is) on a par with Tommy Gumina. His crisp, rhythmic comping, his versatility, natural technical fluency and melodic creativity defies imitation” Joe Macerolla, celebrated classical accordionist

“the best I ever heard” (on accordion) Gene Lees

“What Gordie Fleming has in common with the great American accordionists is his speed and inventiveness…but his playing, as much in the touch as in the nimble fingering, has much in common with the style currently in vogue in Northern Europe – he easily measures up to the Scandinavian masters. Thus the unexpected crossbreeding from the Gulf of Mexico to the Baltic Sea: Gordie is possibly the most accomplished jazz accordionist to come from North America”. Christian Marcon, producer of a jazz accordion archive of the world’s greatest players from 1943-2003

utwory:
Parisian thoroughfare 1:54
East of the sun 1:59
I may be wrong 2:36
According to Gordie 2:37
Gravel road 2:29
Strike up the band 2:56
Hello young lovers 3:05
Taking a chance on love 3:06
The things we did last summer 2:31
I love you 3:40
You stepped out of a dream 2:42
Scrapple from the apple 1:56
Now’s the time 1:11
Close your eyes 3:35
Lover man 2:33
Avila and tequila 3:20
Catuor 3:56
Critics’ choice 4.01
Sunnyside beach 4:08
Impressions 4.51
Labrador 4:42
The song is ended 2:33
Caravan 1:23
Caravan (2) 0:22
A man with a million dollars 2:14

wydano: 2004
nagrano: 2004
more info: www.justin-time.com