David Karsten Daniels & Fight the Big Bull

#3090: Songs and Instrumentals for Big Bands

New Sounds | Oct 18, 2011

For this New Sounds, we'll hear music from the unexpected and irresistible collaboration between Richmond, VA's Fight the Big Bull (9-piece avant jazz band), and San Francisco-based songwriter/ composer/musician (with a background in hymn singing) David Karsten Daniels, "I Mean to Live Here Still."

It’s a gorgeously orchestrated bit of post-jazz (swamp meets fog) folk-pop using texts by Henry David Thoreau. Think exuberant swirling melodies and big band horn swells of joy! Also, we’ll take a sneak peek listen to Bang on a Can’s street band, Asphalt Orchestra, playing Balkan brass band music by Goran Bregovic. Plus, Sun Ra and the Arkestra plays “Pink Elephants On Parade” from Disney’s Dumbo, Either/Orchestra plays music from King Crimson and the Lounge Lizards play music by John Lurie.

PROGRAM #3090, Songs and Instrumentals for Big Bands (First aired on Mon. 6/21/10)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
David Karsten Daniels & Fight the Big Bull	I Mean to Live Here Still	All Things Are Current Found [3:31]	FATCD92 fat-cat.co.uk Or download from Emusic.com
Beirut	The Flying Club Cup	Nantes [3:50]	BING055 www.badabingrecords.com
Asphalt Orchestra	Asphalt Orchestra	Goran Bregovic: Champagne [4:49]	Cantaloupe Music 21066 www.cantaloupemusic.com
The Lounge Lizards	Voice of Chunk	Tarantella [4:00]	Private CD on the CHUNK/Lagarto label. Reissued as SB-0012 www.strangeandbeautiful.com OR download from Emusic.com
Sun Ra & His Arkestra	Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films	Pink Elephants On Parade [2:31]	A&M #CD-3918.** Or available for purchase at Amazon.com*
Either/Orchestra	Half Life of Desire	King Crimson: Red [11:12]	Accurate Records 3242 www.accuraterecords.com
Asphalt Orchestra	Asphalt Orchestra	Meshuggah: Electric Red [5:50]	See above.
David Karsten Daniels & Fight the Big Bull	I Mean to Live Here Still	Each Summer Sound [8:20]	See above.

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