Sympathique
Encyclopedia
Sympathique is the first full-length album
from the band Pink Martini
. It was released on November 11, 1997 by Pink Martini's own record label, Heinz Records
. It was certified gold in Greece.
's poem "Hôtel" from Le guetteur mélancolique.
The French composer Francis Poulenc
used the exact sentences from the poem as lyrics for his 1940 composition Banalités, FP 107 : II. Hôtel
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
from the band Pink Martini
Pink Martini
Pink Martini is a 13-member "little orchestra" from Portland, Oregon, formed in 1994 by pianist Thomas M. Lauderdale. They draw inspiration from music from all over the world – crossing genres of classical, jazz and old-fashioned pop.-History:...
. It was released on November 11, 1997 by Pink Martini's own record label, Heinz Records
Heinz Records
Heinz Records is an independent record label based in Portland, Oregon. The label was founded in 1997 by Thomas M. Lauderdale and the band Pink Martini....
. It was certified gold in Greece.
Track listing
- "Amado MioAmado Mio"Amado Mio" is a song from the classic 1946 film noir Gilda, written by Allan Roberts & Doris Fisher. The piece was mimed by Rita Hayworth and sung by Anita Kert Ellis....
" (Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts) 4:51 - "No Hay Problema" (Jacques Marray) 6:14
- "Sympathique" (China ForbesChina ForbesChina Forbes is an American singer and songwriter, best known as the lead singer of Pink Martini.Forbes was born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her father is American of French/Scottish descent, and her mother is African American...
, Thomas Lauderdale) 2:50 - "Qué Sera Sera" (Jay LivingstonJay LivingstonJay Livingston was an American composer and singer best known as half of a songwriting duo with Ray Evans that specialized in songs composed for films. Livingston wrote the music and Evans the lyrics....
, Ray EvansRay EvansRaymond Bernard Evans was an American songwriter. He was a partner in a composing and songwriting duo with Jay Livingston, known for the songs they composed for films...
) 4:12 - "La Soledad" (Pepe Raphael, Thomas Lauderdale, Frederic ChopinFrédéric ChopinFrédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano"....
) 5:41 - "Dónde Estás, Yolanda?" (Manuel Jiménez) 3:25
- "Andalucia" (Ernesto LecuonaErnesto LecuonaErnesto Lecuona y Casado was a Cuban composer and pianist of Canarian father and Cuban mother, and worldwide fame. He composed over six hundred pieces, mostly in the Cuban vein, and was a pianist of exceptional quality....
) 3:41 - "Song Of The Black Lizard" (Akihiro MiwaAkihiro Miwa, is a Japanese singer, actor, drag queen, director, composer and author from Nagasaki in Nagasaki Prefecture. His real name is . He writes most of his own music and has written over 20 books. An open homosexual, he is also a drag queen who often dyes his shoulder-length hair bright yellow.-Early...
) 4:12 (From the film "Black LizardBlack Lizard (film)Black Lizard is a 1968 Japanese detective film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The film is based on a 1934 novel by Edogawa Rampo and its theatrical adaptation by Yukio Mishima, who, at the time, was the lover of Akihiro Maruyama, the actor who plays the notorious female criminal "Black Lizard" in...
") - "Bolero" (Maurice RavelMaurice RavelJoseph-Maurice Ravel was a French composer known especially for his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects...
) 4:10 (Has been removed in newer distributions of the album) - "Never On SundayNever on Sunday (song)"Never on Sunday", also known as "Ta Paidia Tou Piraia" is a popular song by Manos Hadjidakis. A vocal version was also released and performed by Melina Mercouri in the film of same name directed by Jules Dassin and starring Mercouri...
" (Manos HadjidakisManos HadjidakisManos Hatzidakis was a Greek composer and theorist of the Greek music. He was also one of the main prime movers of the "Éntekhno" song ....
, Billy Towne) 4:58 (From the film "Never on SundayNever on SundayNever on Sunday is a 1960 Greek black-and-white film which tells the story of Ilya, a prostitute who lives in the port of Piraeus in Greece, and Homer, an American tourist from Middletown, Connecticut — a classical scholar enamored with all things Greek. Ilya is a character close to the...
") - "Brazil" (Ary BarrosoAry BarrosoAry Barroso was a Brazilian composer, pianist, soccer commentator, and talent-show host on radio and TV...
) 5:24 - "Lullaby" (China ForbesChina ForbesChina Forbes is an American singer and songwriter, best known as the lead singer of Pink Martini.Forbes was born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her father is American of French/Scottish descent, and her mother is African American...
, Thomas Lauderdale) 2:12
Lyrics
The lyrics of Sympathique freely draw on Guillaume ApollinaireGuillaume Apollinaire
Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki, known as Guillaume Apollinaire was a French poet, playwright, short story writer, novelist, and art critic born in Italy to a Polish mother....
's poem "Hôtel" from Le guetteur mélancolique.
The French composer Francis Poulenc
Francis Poulenc
Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc was a French composer and a member of the French group Les six. He composed solo piano music, chamber music, oratorio, choral music, opera, ballet music, and orchestral music...
used the exact sentences from the poem as lyrics for his 1940 composition Banalités, FP 107 : II. Hôtel
Personnel
- China ForbesChina ForbesChina Forbes is an American singer and songwriter, best known as the lead singer of Pink Martini.Forbes was born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her father is American of French/Scottish descent, and her mother is African American...
, vocals - Pepe Raphael, vocals
- Gavin Bondy, trumpet
- Robert Taylor, trombone
- Aaron Meyer, violin
- David Eby, cello
- John WagnerJohn WagnerJohn Wagner is a comics writer who was born in Pennsylvania in 1949 and moved to Scotland as a boy. Alongside Pat Mills, Wagner was responsible for revitalising British boys' comics in the 1970s, and has continued to be a leading light in British comics ever since.He is best known for his work on...
, bass - Dan FaehnleDan FaehnleDan Faehnle is the current guitar player for the group Pink Martini. He currently resides in Ohio, but was a resident of Portland, Oregon for many years.Dan has shared the stage with jazz greats such as Joey DeFrancesco, Delfeayo Marsalis, Dr...
, guitar - Maureen Love, harp
- Doug SmithDoug SmithDoug Smith may refer to:*Doug Smith , former MLB baseball player*Doug Smith , English flat racing jockey*Doug Smith , American former basketball player...
, vibes and percussion - Richard Rothfus, bongos, drums, and percussion
- Brian DavisBrian DavisBrian Lester Davis is an English professional golfer.Davis was born in London. He turned professional in 1994 and became a member of the European Tour in 1997. He performed steadily for his first six seasons on the Tour, and won the 2000 Peugeot Open de Espana...
, congas, timbales & percussion - Derek Rieth, congas & percussion
- Thomas Lauderdale, piano
External links
- Sympathique! - official album page, with audio samples