Dick Hyman • Moog - The Electric Eclectics Of Dick Hyman

 

In the late '60s, pianist Dick Hyman, famous for "Moritat, Theme from Threepenny Opera," aexperimented with various keyboard instruments, including Baldwin and Lowrey organs. This release was his first with what was then a completely newfangled machine, the Moog synthesizer. Hyman took the Moog by the horns and milked it for all it was worth on nine originals, including the monster hit single "The Minotaur" (which inspired Emerson, Lake and Palmer's "Lucky Man").

The first few tracks are in a pop-song mold, but they are pop songs composed as only a jazz musician with two decades of experience under his belt could. Hyman then hits the listener with a few spacier, improvised numbers that come off as very accessible avant-garde music. Following the "The Minotaur" are two improvised pieces. Moog: The Electric Eclectics of Dick Hyman ends with "Evening Thoughts," an impressionistic track reminiscent of "Ebb Tide" by Earl Grant, on which the sounds of the seashore are conjured up on various keyboard instruments. Hyman writes about his intentions for each track in the liner notes.

Aside from some other Moog tracks sprinkled throughout DCC Compact Classics' Music for a Bachelor's Den series, it's surprising that it's taken this long in the lounge reissue bonanza for the Moog to finally appear (not counting The Moog Cookbook, a fab spinning of modern rock nuggets into string cheese.) Moog features three bonus tracks from Hyman's next album Age of Electronicus; his recasting of James Brown's "Give It Up or Turn It Loose" is well worth the price of admission.

Though this album could easily be tossed into the novelty or "period piece" category, it was not originally intended as that. Hyman recorded a showcase what this new instrument could do, and in the process made an enjoyable album.

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A finales de los años 60, el pianista Dick Hyman, famoso por "Moritat, Tema de la Ópera de Tres Centavos", experimentó con varios instrumentos de teclado, incluyendo los órganos de Baldwin y Lowrey. Este lanzamiento fue el primero que hizo con lo que entonces era una máquina completamente nueva, el sintetizador Moog. Hyman tomó el Moog por los cuernos y lo ordeñó por todo lo que valía en nueve originales, incluyendo el exitoso single "The Minotaur" (que inspiró a Emerson, Lake y Palmer en "Lucky Man").

Los primeros temas están en un molde de canción pop, pero son canciones pop compuestas como sólo un músico de jazz con dos décadas de experiencia en su haber podría hacerlo. Hyman entonces golpea al oyente con unos pocos números improvisados más espaciados que resultan ser una música de vanguardia muy accesible. A continuación de "El Minotauro" hay dos piezas improvisadas. Moog: La Ecléctica Eléctrica de Dick Hyman termina con "Evening Thoughts", un tema impresionista que recuerda a "Ebb Tide" de Earl Grant, en el que se conjugan los sonidos de la orilla del mar en varios instrumentos de teclado. Hyman escribe sobre sus intenciones para cada pista en las notas del liner.

Aparte de algunos otros temas de Moog salpicados por la serie Music for a Bachelor's Den de DCC Compact Classics, es sorprendente que haya tardado tanto en la bonanza de reedición de la sala de estar para que finalmente aparezca el Moog (sin contar The Moog Cookbook, un fabuloso giro de las pepitas de rock moderno en queso de cuerda). El Moog incluye tres bonus tracks del próximo álbum de Hyman, Age of Electronicus; su refundición de "Give It Up or Turn It Loose" de James Brown bien vale el precio de la entrada.

Aunque este álbum podría fácilmente ser lanzado en la categoría de novedad o "pieza de época", no fue originalmente pensado como eso. Hyman grabó una muestra de lo que este nuevo instrumento podía hacer, y en el proceso hizo un álbum agradable.

Tracklist:
1. Topless Dancers Of Corfu
2. The Legend Of Johnny Pot
3. The Moog And Me
4. Tap Dance In The Memory Banks
5. Four Duets In Odd Meter
6. The Minotaur
7. Total Bells And Tony
8. Improvisation In Fourths
9. Evening Thoughts
10. Give It Up Or Turn It Loose
11. Kolumbo
12. Time Is Tight


Credits:
Chet Amsterdam - Fender Jazz Bass
Jay Berliner - Guitar
Dick Hyman - Echoplex, Leader, Moog Synthesizer, Organ, Piano, Producer, Rhythm Machine
Art Ryerson - Guitar
Buddy Salzman     - Drums
Walter E. Sear - Programming, Synthesizer

Label: Command ‎– COM 938-S, Command ‎– 938-S
Released: 1969
Genre: Electronic
Style: Leftfield, Experimental

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