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Steve Swallow/Ohad Talmor Sextet

L'Histoire du Clochard (The Bum's Tale)

By Steve Swallow/Ohad Talmor Sextet

Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Making Ends Meet; Sweeping Up; Chelsea Bells; Some Echoes; Ladies in Mercedes; Hullo Bolinas; I'm Your Pal.

Steve Swallow/Ohad Talmor Sextet: L'Histoire du Clochard (The Bum's Tale)

by Jim Santella
October 13, 2004

Using Igor Stravinsky's “Soldier's Tale" as its model, L'Histoire du Clochard (The Bum's Tale) combines the depth of Ohad Talmor's symphonic orchestration with the lyricism of Steve Swallow's writing. Composed by Swallow and arranged by Talmor, the seven pieces tell a story. Their innovative sextet takes its audience on a journey through natural landscapes. Dark, ancient ...

Steve Swallow/Ohad Talmor Sextet: L'Histoire du Clochard (The Bum's Tale)

by Ty Cumbie
August 23, 2004

Steve Swallow's music for the new L'Histoire du Clochard is mostly soft watercolor, ranging from subtle pastels to more complex, light shades, but nothing much stronger. Writing for brass, reeds and strings, Swallow shows off his mastery of harmony here, but doesn't try to leave us with any infectious melodies. He's more interested in putting us ...