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From: ark@rabbit.UUCP (Andrew Koenig)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Van Dyke Parks
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Date: Tue, 10-Apr-84 13:49:06 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr 10 13:49:06 1984
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Van Dyke Parks, an obscure musician with a sort of cult following
in the 60's and early 70's, has resurfaced with an excellent new album.

Called "Jump!," it is a collection of songs based on the "Tales of
Uncle Remus": Bre'r Rabbit and colleagues.  It's a winner!

The style is reminiscent of musical theatre: mostly up-beat, short,
catchy numbers, but the music is more complicated than one often
finds in musical theatre and those who remember Parks' earlier work
will find many familiar devices in use.

He played a concert in New York recently.  He played the piano and sang,
and there was also a female singer.  There were seven supporting musicians:
drums, bass, harmonica, harp, guitar, banjo/mandolin, and cimbalom (a kind
of hammered dulcimer that I think comes from eastern Europe).