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Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 07:35:35 -0500
From: "patbor" <patbor@buzzle.com>
Subject: Gershom Scholem (no musical content)
Hello,
I'm searching for information about Gershom Scholem's major works:
- - titles and publisher
- - is English the only language in which
they have been translated?
Thank You
PatB
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Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 00:25:21 +1100
From: "Adam Rock" <arock01@postoffice.csu.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Gershom Scholem (no musical content)
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From: "patbor" <patbor@buzzle.com>
To: "Zorn list" <zorn-list@lists.xmission.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 11:35 PM
Subject: Gershom Scholem (no musical content)
> I'm searching for information about Gershom Scholem's major works:
>
> - titles and publisher
> - is English the only language in which
> they have been translated?
Hi Patb,
Scholem's works "Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism", "On the Kabbalah and Its
Symbolism" and his translation of "Zohar - The Book of Splendour" are all
considered to be key texts. All three are published by Schocken. Two other
primary works are "On the Mystical Shape of the Godhead" and "Messianic Idea
in Judaism." Not sure of the publisher for these two.
Hope this helps,
Adam
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Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 11:59:51 -0500
From: <ssmith36@sprynet.com>
Subject: RIP Esquivel
JUAN GARCIA ESQUIVEL (1918-2002)
Juan Garcia Esquivel, celebrated pianist, composer, bandleader, stereo recording pioneer, and glamorous Space Age Bachelor Pad Music icon, died at his home in Jiutepec, Morelos, Mexico, on January 3, 2002. He was 83.
The death was reported by his widow, Carina Osorio vda. de Garcia, and by his son, Mario Eddi Garcia Servin, of Taxco. According to a longtime friend, Steve Reed, of Los Angeles, three months ago Esquivel suffered a stroke, which had left him paralyzed on one side and unable to speak. He recovered in a short time, but suffered a second, more severe stroke on Dec. 30. He died four days later.
Esquivel was born on January 20, 1918, in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He was a renowned pianist/bandleader in his native country, garnering much acclaim on stage, television and radio. He starred in and scored two films, "Cabaret Tragico" and "La Locura de Rock'n'Roll," before being brought to the U.S. by RCA Victor Records in 1957. Working primarily in Hollywood, New York, and Las Vegas, the suave maestro recorded prolifically, led an explosive big band, and scored for several TV programs. His elegant, idiosyncratic, and very meticulous arrangements were colored by radical dynamic shifts, playful percussion, wordless vocals, and Esquivel's own virtuoso keyboard runs. When it came to recording sessions, he was notorious for budget-busting extravagance. His offstage life was filled with celebrity hobnobbing (e.g., Sinatra, Liberace, Ernie Kovacs), romantic intrigue (he embodied the charming Latin Lothario mystique), and unfortunate bouts of drinking and prescription drug abuse!
that eventually curtailed his success.
Many of Esquivel's saucy compositions, such as "Mucha Muchacha," "Whatchamacallit," "Latin-Esque," and "Mini Skirt," have come to symbolize the wild hyper-stereo orchestration of the 1950s and '60s. Ironically, his most familiar composition -- and one for which he is little known -- is the "Universal Emblem," a three-second blast of Wagnerian thunder which has for decades accompanied the Universal Studios logo at the conclusion of hundreds of television programs.
"Space Age Bachelor Pad Music," a 1994 Bar/None Records compilation of
Esquivel's 1950s-'60s RCA Victor recordings, sparked a resurgence of
interest in his work. Simpsons creator Matt Groening declared Esquivel "the great unsung genius of space age pop." Subsequent releases, such as "Music >From a Sparkling Planet" (1995, Bar/None), "Cabaret Ma±ana" (1996, BMG), and the 40-years-locked-in-the-can "See It In Sound" (1999, 7N), launched his vintage recordings into wide circulation on TV, in films and commercials, and as background music in restaurants, lounges, and stores. Several of his compositions have been used in the soundtracks of major Hollywood films, including "The Big Lebowski," "Four Rooms," and "Beavis and Butt-Head Do America." His riffs have been widely sampled and emulated by audio mixologists and turntable wizards worldwide.
The Kronos Quartet recently commissioned and performed a string arrangement of Esquivel's 1967 composition "Mini Skirt." The original handwritten scores for his 24-piece orchestra no longer exist, having reportedly been hauled away as trash years ago when rent was in arrears on a Las Vegas storage facility.
Though he was an American citizen, Esquivel moved back to Mexico in the 1980s. For the Televisa network, he composed soundtracks for a children's TV program, entitled "Burbujas" ("Bubbles"). He was inactive in the music business during the 1990s, due to a broken hip and an aggravated spinal injury which left him bedridden and unable to walk. He lived at the home of his older brother, Sergio, in Jiutepec, until Sergio's death in 1999. Esquivel then bought and moved to a home in Villas del Descanso, also in Jiutepec.
In May 2001, Esquivel married 25-year-old Carina Osorio, who had assisted the ailing legend as a home health care aide for several years. They were wed in a simple ceremony administered by a justice of the peace at Esquivel's home. Esquivel claimed that Carina was his sixth wife. He had married and divorced twice while residing in the United States. He described Carina as "a simple girl, who is attentive and honest," adding, "I am very happy, and she is too. We both stay up until 2:00 in the morning, and she helps me. Our house is not too big, not too small. Just for the two of us, it is nice. It has a nice garden."
A film biography about the Space Age Pop avatar is in script development at Fox studios, with John Leguizamo slated to star and Alexander Payne signed to direct.
Per his wishes, Esquivel's remains were cremated, and his ashes were
returned home with Carina.
- -- Irwin Chusid 1/8/02
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Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 12:01:53 EST
From: Fastian@aol.com
Subject: Jesse Harris
Has anyone on this list heard of Jesse Harris or his band The
Ferdinandos? I know they're from NY and have supposedly played the KF. The
other members of the band are Tony Scherr and Kenny Wolleson who I am
familiar with. They're playing quite a few west coast gigs next week. I was
thinking of taking a drive to San Gregorio to see them next Sunday afternoon.
Since Harris is listed as guitar and vocals, I was wondering if their music
was song oriented or more of a jazz improv kind of thing. Any help would be
appreciated. Regards,
John Threadgould
np Afternoons-Jeb Bishop Trio/Quartet
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Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 13:07:47 -0500
From: <ssmith36@sprynet.com>
Subject: Re: Jesse Harris
Wasn't Jesse Harris the guitarist who toured with Tony Levin's "Waters of Eden" band, playing the New Agey stuff from that disc but also riffing on Peter Gabriel, King Crimson and Jimi Hendrix? The name sounds right. Maybe you could find out more at Levin's website, www.papabear.com.
Steve Smith
ssmith36@sprynet.com
Fastian@aol.com wrote:
> Has anyone on this list heard of Jesse Harris or his band The Ferdinandos? I know they're from NY and have supposedly played the KF. The
other members of the band are Tony Scherr and Kenny Wolleson who I am
familiar with. They're playing quite a few west coast gigs next week. I was
thinking of taking a drive to San Gregorio to see them next Sunday afternoon.
Since Harris is listed as guitar and vocals, I was wondering if their music
was song oriented or more of a jazz improv kind of thing. Any help would be
appreciated. Regards,
John Threadgould
np Afternoons-Jeb Bishop Trio/Quartet
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Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 14:48:11 EST
From: LostZoro@aol.com
Subject: events?
Hello list I am in NYC today through sunday.
As usual I ran out of time, and I did not do the necessary rooting around for
interesting concerts, or plays or cinema here. Can some of you New Yorkers
send a few ideas my way.
Thanks, Zoch
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Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 14:51:01 -0500
From: <ssmith36@sprynet.com>
Subject: DOH! (was Re: Jesse Harris)
Please ignore that last bit about Tony Levin's band. That guitarist's name was Jesse Gress.
Sorry...
Steve Smith
ssmith36@sprynet.com
Fastian@aol.com wrote:
> Has anyone on this list heard of Jesse Harris or his band The Ferdinandos? I know they're from NY and have supposedly played the KF. The
other members of the band are Tony Scherr and Kenny Wolleson who I am
familiar with. They're playing quite a few west coast gigs next week. I was
thinking of taking a drive to San Gregorio to see them next Sunday afternoon.
Since Harris is listed as guitar and vocals, I was wondering if their music
was song oriented or more of a jazz improv kind of thing. Any help would be
appreciated. Regards,
John Threadgould
np Afternoons-Jeb Bishop Trio/Quartet
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Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 14:54:08 -0500
From: <ssmith36@sprynet.com>
Subject: Re: events?
Zoch:
You can find comprehensive listings at www.villagevoice.com or www.timeoutny.com (the latter one of my employers), or simply grab either publication at the local newsstand (the Voice is free, Time Out more comprehensive). You might also check out www.tonicnyc.com and www.knittingfactory.com.
Steve Smith
ssmith36@sprynet.com
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Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 15:07:53 EST
From: Dgasque@aol.com
Subject: OT: Sharky's Machine- Let's Be Friends
Can anyone here tell me if this NYC-based art/core band's above LP on Shimmy
Disk ever made it to CD?
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Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 15:36:44 EST
From: Jeffcalt@aol.com
Subject: Re: Miles and Jack Johnson
<parksplace@hotmail.com> writes:
> Does any one know the exact release date for the upcoming Complete Jack
> Johnson sessions box set?
That's anyone's guess. Columbia has been late releasing just about all of the (so far 6) boxsets. Here's more info:
