Best Of Word Jazz, Volume 1 (Cassette) ~ Ken Nordine (Artist) Cover Art

The Best of Word Jazz, Vol. 1 (Cassette)

By: Ken Nordine (Artist)

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Ken Nordine Artist Snapshot:

Ken Nordine is probably best known as the impossibly deep, instantly recognizable voice behind numerous TV commercials. His real artistry, though, lies in the "word jazz" field that he created in the '50s. Over jazz backing, he combines ironic, often surreal storytelling with beat-inspired poetry. He released numerous recordings of these works, though only a few made it to CD. Still, his legend looms large enough to provide inspiration to the likes of Tom Waits, Laurie Anderson, and others.

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DISC 1 for The Best of Word Jazz, Vol. 1 (Cassette) Album By Ken Nordine (Artist)
1   My Baby
2   Original Sin
3   What Time Is It?
4   Confessions Of 349-18-5171
5   Hunger Is From
6   Vidiot, The
7   Reaching Into In
8   Adult Kindergarten
9   Sound Museum, The
10   Bury-It-Yourself Time Capsules
11   Anytime, Anytime
12   Whistler, A
13   Flibberty Jib
14   Faces In The Jazzamatazz
15   I Used To Think My Right Hand Was Uglier Than My Left
16   Looks Like It's Going To Rain
17   Down The Drain
18   You're Getting Better
 

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"Word Jazz" is the name Nordine coined for his quasi-poetic stream-of- conciousness monologues, which are often backed with a jazz soundtrack. His playful monologues are full of wry humor and a love of beat poet/hipster vernacular. Nordine has also been a successful voice-over artist since the 50's.

Compiled from Nordine's 3 Dot LPs.

He's known best as that cavernously deep voice you hear on the occasional TV commercial, but monologist Nordine is in fact a primary innovator in the field of spoken-word recordings. Nordine's influence is wide, his fans including everyone from Fred Astaire (who once choreographed a dance routine to a Nordine recording) to Tom Waits (who contributes liner notes here and has recorded directly Nordine-influenced pieces).

Sadly, most of Nordine's catalogue remains out of print, but this compilation brings together a bounty of his early material. In calm, low tones, Nordine delivers his bizarre tales, both first-person accounts and shaggy-dog tales, over light, jazzy backing. He comes off like the Rod Serling of the Beat Generation, and THE BEST OF WORD JAZZ presents him in all his subtly offbeat glory.

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