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Penguin Cafe Orchestra (album)

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Released
  
1981

Artist
  
Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Producer
  
Simon Jeffes

Length
  
48:15

Release date
  
1981

Label
  
Editions EG


Genres
  
Ambient music, Chamber jazz

Similar
  
Music from the Penguin, When in Rome, Broadcasting from Home, Preludes Airs and Yodels: A, The Red Book

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Penguin Cafe Orchestra was the second album by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, and was recorded at the Penguin Cafe between 1977 and 1980. By this time the line-up for the band had expanded greatly, with contribution including Simon Jeffes, Helen Leibmann, Steve Nye, Gavyn Wright of the original quartet, as well as Geoff Richardson, Peter Veitch, Braco, Giles Leamna, Julio Segovia and Neil Rennie. All pieces were composed by Simon Jeffes except for "Paul's Dance" (Jeffes and Nye), "Cutting Branches" (traditional), and "Walk Don't Run" (by Johnny Smith).

Contents

"Cutting Branches for a Temporary Shelter" is based on the traditional Zimbabwean song "Nhemamusasa", a field recording of which can be heard played on mbira on the Nonesuch Records album The Soul of the Mbira.

The cover painting is by Emily Young.

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Track listing

  1. "Air à Danser" - 4:30
  2. "Yodel 1" - 4:07
  3. "Telephone and Rubber Band" - 2:28
  4. "Cutting Branches for a Temporary Shelter" - 3:09
  5. "Pythagoras's Trousers" - 3:18
  6. "Numbers 1-4" - 6:57
  7. "Yodel 2" - 4:34
  8. "Salty Bean Fumble" - 2:11
  9. "Paul's Dance" - 1:45
  10. "The Ecstasy of Dancing Fleas" - 4:01
  11. "Walk Don't Run" - 3:01
  12. "Flux" - 1:48
  13. "Simon's Dream" - 1:48
  14. "Harmonic Necklace" - 1:12
  15. "Steady State" - 3:36

Songs

1Air à Danser4:32
2Yodel 14:10
3Telephone & Rubber Band2:30

References

Penguin Cafe Orchestra (album) Wikipedia
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