ROCK MUSIC

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ROCK MUSIC

JAZZ ROCK

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RK-JR1 United States 1999

BLUE GROTTO

RK ? Jazz-Rock ? Vocal & Instrumental

Mus: (?) Lyr: Terry SWOPE

Perf: BOKO MARU

Todd Wilkinson (vocal & sax) Terry Swope (guitar) Joe Miquelon (keyboards) James Albright (bass) Keith Mallory (drums) Prod. Co: FunPro Productions Rec. Co: Airbourne Audio Productions; Lenexa, KS Time: 5:26 A. American CD: DREAMLAND

FunPro Productions 1099 (Tk 11) B. German CD: DREAMLAND (2000)

Funfundvierzig 1099 (Tk 11) Notes: The members of this Kansas City quintet are all principally jazz musicians, but this is a rock album. The 30-second audio clip had a bluesy music-hall feeling in the jazz-rock tradition of Steely Dan, with a vocal where the word "grotto" was not heard. Ref: Auwarter, Doug, JAM Magazine, Oct. 1999, For the Record Boko Maru, Bio, artistdirect Bokomaru, Blue Grotto, (5:27), YouTube (COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE) Boko Maru, Dreamland CD, Amazon Boko Maru, Dreamland CD CDUniverse

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RK-JR2 United Kingdom 1975

CAVES

RK ? Progressive ? Jazz-Rock ? Instrumental

Comp: Jon FIELD & Tony DUHIG Rts: (US) Ackee Music Inc. (ASCAP)

Perf: JADE WARRIOR

Jon Field (piano, alto flute, concert flute, & (?) gloc bell tree)

Tony Duhig (12-string echo guitar) Maggie Thomas (alto recorder) Prod: Jon Field & Tony Duhig Rec. Co: The Manor & The Argonaut Studios

Time: A. British releases:

1. LP: WAVES Island ILPS 9318 (stereo) 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 ? Bd 5)

2. Reissue LP: (Origin & Date unknown) Antilles 7048 12" 33rpm

B. Australian LP: WAVES Island L 35826 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 ? Bd 5)

Notes: This album is a modern tone poem dedicated to the sea, the waves, the sea breezes, and the whale. In Waves ? Part 1 the section entitled "Caves" consists of a simple melodic phrase repeated in overlapping rounds played consecutively on piano, alto & concert flute, and then on alto recorder. The rhythm is supplied by a 12-string echo guitar and the gloc bell tree. The melody here is extremely reminiscent of the all-too-familiar theme music of "Born Free" composed by John Barry. With its sweeping, breezy sounds of broad spaces the tune could easily suggest open sea but it hardly suggests anything to do with caves be they sea caves or undersea caves. The album received a 4-star rating from the Down Beat critic who feels that it "is likely their finest effort to date, an amalgam of beguiling, tame jazz and classical images which successfully avoids the confused attempts at grim posturing that spoiled their previous work." He classes the Jade Warrior's music with the groups belonging to "the grand school of soporifics" such as Pink Floyd, Mike Oldfield, and Terje Rypdal. (Gilmore 1976) Ref: Gilmore, Down Beat, v. 43, n. 7, Apr. 8, 1976, p. 26-27 Jade Warrior (band), Bio, Wikipedia Jade Warrior, Waves LP, Discogs Jade Warrior, Waves LP, progarchives

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RK-JR3 United States 1976

THE CAVES OF ALTAMIRA *

RK ? Jazz-Rock ? Big Band ? Vocal & Instrumental

Comp: Walter BECKER & Donald FAGEN (LY-RK)

Rts: American Broadcasting Music Inc.& Red Giant Inc. (ASCAP)

Perf: STEELY DAN

Donald Fagen (vocal)

John Klemmer (tenor sax)

Chuck & Bob Findley, Slyde Hyde, Jim Horn, Plas Johnson (horns)

Donald Fagen, Victor Feldman, Paul Griffin, Don Grolnick (keyboards)

Walter Becker, Larry Carlton, Dennis Dias, Dean Parks, Elliot Randa (guitars)

Walter Becker, Chuck Rainey (bass)

Rick Marotta, Bernard Purdie (drums)

Gary Coleman, Victor Feldman

(percussions)

Prod: Gary Katz

Prod. Co: ABC Records Inc.; New York, NY

Rec. Co: ABC Studios; Los Angeles,

CA & A & R Studios; New York, NY

Liner Notes: (Lyrics on inner LP sleeve)

Time: 3:33

A. American Releases:

1. LP: THE ROYAL SCAM

ABC ABCD-931 (stereo)

12" 33rpm (Sd 1 ? Bd 2)

W. BECKER

D. FAGEN

2. Reissue LP: THE ROYAL SCAM (1980) MCA MCA-1595

3. Reissue LP: THE ROYAL SCAM (1980) MCA MCA-37044

4. Reissue LP: THE KATY LEID/ ROYAL SCAM MCA 6920 (2XLPs) (Disc 2 ? Sd 1 ? Bd 3)

5. Reissue CD: THE KATY LEID/ ROYAL SCAM (1983) MCA MCAC2-6920 (Tk 3)

6. Reissue on CD: THE ROYAL SCAM (1985) MCA MCAD-31193 (Tk 2)

7. Reissue in Compilation Boxed Set CDs: CITIZEN STEELY DAN (1993)

MCA 10981 (4XCDs) (Tk 42 of 66Tks) 8. Reissue CD: THE ROYAL SCAM (1999)

MCA 088 112 051-2 (Tk 2) 9. Reissue CD: THE ROYAL SCAM (2000)

MCA International 10076 B. Canadian Releases:

1. LP: THE ROYAL SCAM ABC 9022-931 (black, gold or orange vinyl)

2. LP: THE ROYAL SCAM MCA MAB-931 (1976)

3. Reissue LP: THE ROYAL SCAM (1980) MCA MCA-37044 (1980)

C. British Releases: 1. LP: THE ROYAL SCAM ABC ABCL 5161 2. Reissue LP: THE ROYAL SCAM (1982) MCA MCL 1708 3. Reissue on CD: THE ROYAL SCAM (1991) MCA MCL 1708 (Tk 2)

D. Dutch LP: THE ROYAL SCAM ABC 27 552 XOT

E. German Releases: 1. LP: THE ROYAL SCAM ABC 27 552 XOT 2. Reissue LP: THE ROYAL SCAM (1979) MCA 201 433-320 3. Reissue on CD: THE ROYAL SCAM (1994) MCA MCD 01708 (Tk 2)

F. Swiss Reissue on Compilation CD: CAVES OF ALTAMIRA (1993) Atlas RK 455 (Tk 15)

G. Spanish Releases: 1. LP: THE ROYAL SCAM ABC H-201433 2. Reissue LP: THE ROYAL SCAM (1981) MCA H-201433 3. Reissue LP: THE ROYAL SCAM (1984) MCA 25 0505-1

H. Portuguese LP: THE ROYAL SCAM (1977) ABC MP-6040

I. Italian LP: THE ROYAL SCAM ABC ABC 421

J. Yugoslavian LP: THE ROYAL SCAM ABC ABCD-931

K. South African LP: THE ROYAL SCAM ABC ABCL 313

L. Indian LP: THE ROYAL SCAM

ABC ABCD 931 M. Japanese Releases:

1. LP: THE ROYAL SCAM ABC YX-8028-AB

2. Reissue LP: THE ROYAL SCAM (1980) MCA VIM 4040

3. Reissue on CD: THE ROYAL SCAM (1988) MCA 20P2-2115 (Tk 2)

4. Reissue on CD: THE ROYAL SCAM (2000) MCA UICY-3025 (Tk 2)

N. Australian Releases: 1. LP: THE ROYAL SCAM ABC ABCD 931 2. Reissue LP: THE ROYAL SCAM (1979) MCA 1708-1

O. New Zealand LP: THE ROYAL SCAM ABC ABCD 931

P. Mexican LP: THE ROYAL SCAM (Titled: Cuevas de Altamira) Musart 60279

Q. Argentina LP: THE ROYAL SCAM ABC 50-14.256

Spec: (All LPs) 12" 33rpm (Sd 1 ? Bd 2) Notes: The allegorical lyrics speak of the silent message conveyed to modern man by the animal art of Paleolithic man in the Altamira Cave in Spain. The three stanzas and chorus are punctuated with short theme statements by a lively brass ensemble. Speaking in the first person, the verses tell how a youth rejects the busy world and goes with a candle to "hide inside a hall of rock and sand." There an "ancient hand" had brought to life on the stone wonders "often told but never seen." Then "...every man and beast appeared a friend as real as I." The third stanza ends on a contemplative note ?

Nothing here but history Can you see what has been done Memory rush over me Now I step into the sun The chorus itself is most interesting ? Before the fall When they wrote it on the wall When there wasn't even any Hollywood They heard the call And they wrote it on the wall For you and me we understood. For the full lyrics see under Rock Song Lyrics or at songmeanings. "The Steely Dan tradition of using sidemen whom they feel are more suited to a piece... dates back to the first LP... By the time of the 4th LP [Katy Lied ? 1975] the `group' ceased to exist, and from this point Steely Dan is basically Becker and Fagen & friends. They'd much rather spend the time and energy in the studio than go out on the road churning out attempts of the song that often take them months to manufacture." (Ray 1981) The 1976 Down Beat Reader's Poll voted Steely Dan as the second-best rock-blues group and this album won the fifth place in the rock-blues album category. Shown above is the Caves of Altamira T-shirt, which roughly reproduces some of Paleolithic paintings on the Altamira ceiling. One audio-video sample followed the lyrics and used two shots of the ceiling in the Altamira Cave plus many of the paintings in Lascaux Cave in France and a potpourri of many totally unrelated cave paintings of the Valltorta Gorge in eastern Spain, also of the Tassili n'Ajjer in the Sahara Desert of Algeria, and even those in South Africa. The video does manage to finish with a shot of the original gated entrance of the Altamira Cave. For another version of this song see under Jazz Music ? Smooth. For other music inspired by the Cueva de Altamira see also the Zsolt Durk?'s composition under Contemporary Art Music ? Modern ? Orchestral and the IBIO rock songs about the Altamira Cave under Progressive Rock.

Ref: Anon., Down Beat, v. 43, n. 21, Dec. 16, 1976, p. 18 Altamira Cave Paintings, Encyclopedia of Stone Age Art, visual-arts-cork Cave of Altamira, History, Wikipedia Cueva de Altamira, Data (in Spanish), cuevasturisticas.es Mordoh, David S. 1981, Steely Dan ? De camino hacia el extasis, Vibraciones, n. 80, A?o 9, Mayo 1981, Barcelona,

p. 17-20 Muller, Herve, Rock et Folk, n. 122, Mars 1677, Paris, p. 136 Ray, Larry 1981, Steely Dan, Goldmine, n. 62, July 1981, Fraser, MI, p. 164-165 Steely Dan, Bio, Wikipedia Steely Dan, Caves of Altamira, Lyrics, songmeanings Steely Dan, Caves of Altamira, (3:37), with Lyrics, YouTube (COMPLETE AUDIO-VIDEO SAMPLE) Steely Dan, Royal Scam, Allmusic (AUDIO SAMPLE) Steely Dan, Royal Scam LP, Discogs Steely Dan, Royal Scam, Various Releases, Discogs Steely Dan, Royal Scam, Wikipedia

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RK-JR4 United Kingdom 1985

(THE) CAVES OF ALTAMIRA *

RK ? Jazz-Rock ? Vocal

Comp: Walter BECKER & Donald FAGEN (LY-RK)

Rts: American Broadcasting Music Inc. & Red Giant Inc. (ASCAP)

Perf: STEELY DAN

Donald Fagen (lead vocal & piano)

Walter Becker (harmony vocal & bass)

Prod. Co: Castle Communications Ltd.; London

Rec. Date: 1968 ? 1971

Time: 3:15

A. British Releases:

pilation LP: SUN MOUNTAIN

W. BECKER D. FAGEN

Showcase SHLP 128 (stereo)

12" 33rpm (Sd 1 ? Bd 8)

2. Reissue Compilation CD: CATALYST: THE ORIGINAL RECORDINGS 1968-1971 (1994)

Thunderbolt 503 (2XCDs) (Disc 1 ? Tk 4)

3. Reissue Compilation CD: SUN MOUNTAIN (1996)

Thunderbolt 139 (Tk 9)

4. Reissue Bootleg Compilation CD: ANDROID WAREHOUSE (1999)

Age of Panik AOP 65 (2XCDs) (Disc 1 ? Tk 8)

5. Reissue Compilation CD: THE STEELY DAN COLLECTION (2000)

Dressed to Kill TOPAK 524 (2XCDs) (Disc 1 ? Tk 8)

6. Reissue on Compilation CD: COMIC FORCES (The Original Recordings 1968-1971) (2001)

Thunderbolt CDTB 222 (Tk 4)

B. American Releases:

1. Reissue on Compilation CD: SUN MOUNTAIN (1986)

Magnum CDTB 139 (Tk 9)

2. Reissue on Compilation CD: THE ROOT OF STEELY DAN (1999)

[Entitled: The Caves of Altamira (1st Version)]

Hallmark 306152 (Tk 15)

3. Reissue on Compilation CD: BROOKLYN (2003)

Delta 47203 (Tk 15)

Notes: "Steely Dan recorded a large number of demos between 1968-

1971 that have since become the fodder for an equally large number of

bootleg collections." A few of these "piano and vocal demos of middling

sonic quality" were completed and released. (McCombs, n.d.)

This is a straightforward duo rendition of the song that Becker and Fagen would later perform with full rock orchestra in 1976. This time Fagen sings just with piano accompaniment and Becker joins him on the chorus. The first verse of the chorus becomes ?

Was before the fall A new stanza is sung after the first chorus ?

Many years have come an' gone And many miles between Through it all I've found my way By the light of what I've seen. On the road as I return Was a green an' yellow sign Sayin' see the way it used to be An' I took my place in line. The word "Altamira" on the jacket and on the label of the original LP got misspelled as "Altramira." There were other albums, also entitled "Sun Mountain," released by Steely Dan that do not include "Caves of Altamira." The Altamira bison postcard shows the 2015 commemorative 2 Euros coin that was issued in the Spanish Patrimonio Mundial series. Two other pieces used this music: a soul music rendition by Perri in 1988 (see below) and a house special mix by E-Man in 2001 (see below). Ref: McCombs, Joseph n.d., Review, (No longer online), Allmusic The Root of Steely Dan CD, Discogs Steely Dan, Catalyst: The Original Recordings CD, Allmusic (AUDIO SAMPLE) Steely Dan, Sun Mountain CD, Allmusic (AUDIO SAMPLE) Steely Dan, Sun Mountain LP, Discogs Walter Becker & Donald Fagen, Brooklyn CD, Discogs

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RK-JR5 United States 1988

THE CAVES OF ALTAMIRA *

Soul ? Vocal & Instrumental

Comp: Walter BECKER & Donald FAGEN (LY-RK)

Arr: Perri & Jon Baker

Rts: American Broadcasting Music Inc. & Red Giant Inc. (ASCAP)

Perf: PERRI

Lori, Darlene, Sharon, & Carol Perry (vocals)

Sam Riney (soprano sax)

James Harrah (guitar)

Alan Steinberger (keyboards)

Jon Baker (bass)

Art Rodriguez (drums)

Mike Fisher (percussion)

Prod: Jeffrey Weber

Prod. Co: Weberworks

Rec. Co: Baby 'O Recorders; Los Angeles,CA

Liner Notes: Anita Baker

Time: 4:15 & 4:18

A. American Releases:

1. Original LP: THE FLIGHT

Zebra ZEB-42017

Carol

Sharon

Darlene

Lori

12" 33rpm (Sd 2 ? Bd 4)

2. Original CD: THE FLIGHT (1988)

Zebra ZEBD-42017 (Tk 9)

3. Reissue on CD: FALL INTO WINTER JAZZ ? SAMPLER ' 88

MCA MCAD-25233 (Tk 2)

B. British Releases: 1. Original LP: THE FLIGHT (1988) MCA MCF 3434 12" 33rpm (Sd 2 ? Bd 4) 2. Reissue on CD: ANTHOLOGY (2004) Expansion CD EXCL 8 (Tk 3)

Notes: The four Perri sisters from California give Fagen and Becker's original lyrics a soul treatment and for the chorus the endverse words "Hollywood" and "understood" are repeated, bringing a decidedly gospel feel to the song. Unfortunately, the mix is very poor and the drums and bass tend to overpower the voices. Ref: Perri, Bio, soulwalking.co.uk & musicrareobscure.blogspot.fr Perri, The Caves of Altamira, (4:23), YouTube (COMPLETE

AUDIO SAMPLE) Perri, The Flight LP & CD, Allmusic Perri, The Flight LP & CD, Discogs

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RK-JR6 United States 2001

CAVES OF ALTIMIRA (Sic) *

RK ? House ? Dance ? Vocal & Instrumental Selections: Side A1 ? CAVES OF ALTIMIRA (sic) (Michael Moog Club Mix) ? 10:36 Side B1 ? CAVES OF ALTIMIRA (sic) (Michael Moog Dub) ? 6:17/ B2. CAVES OF ALTIMIRA (sic) (Michael Moog Radio Edit) ? 4:04

Comp: Walter BECKER & Donald FAGEN (Steely Dan) (LY-RK) Mix: Michael MOOG Rts: Red Giant Inc. (ASCAP)

Perf: E- MAN [aka. Eric L. Clark]

(vocal, keyboards, brass, percussions, etc.) Prod: Darren Brandon, Michael Moog, & Bill Lee Prod. Co: Nervous Records; New York, NY Rec. Co: Pleasantville Studios Time: (See above) & (No. A3 & A4) 3:32; (No. A5) 6:38;

& (Nos. B1 & B2) 8:38 A. American Releases:

1. 12" Maxi Single 33: CAVES OF ALTIMIRA (sic) Nervous NE 20497 (Sides 1 & 2)

2. 12" Maxi Single 45: Nervous NE 20497 (Sides 1 & 2)

3. Compilation CD: UNITED DJs OF AMERICA ? VOL. 18 (2001) Razor & Tie 85510 (Tk 6)

4. Compilation CD: UNITED DJs OF AMERICA ? VOL. 18 (2002) DMC Mixer 7930185510-2 (Tk 6)

5. Reissue on Compilation LP & CD: THE SOULFUL HOUSE EXPERIENCE (2002)

Nervous 20515 (Tk 9) B. British Releases:

1. Reissue on Compilation LP: D?J? VU: THOSE NERVOUS TRACKS 1991-2003 (2002)

Susu SuALBLP 3 (2XLPs) 2X12" 33rpm (Disc 2 ? Sd 2 ? Bd 1) 2. Reissue on Compilation CD: D?J? VU: THOSE NERVOUS

TRACKS 1991-2003 (2004) Susu SuALBCD 3 (2XCDs) (Disc 1 ? Tk 11) Notes: A New York house/dance version of the Steely Dan rock song. The word "Altamira" was misspelled as "Altimira" on all these cuts.

MICHAEL MOOG CLUB MIX ? there is a long drum machine intro, then a voice sings ? "For you an' me... It's time to say..." followed by a guitar solo of the theme. Stanzas 1, 2, and 4 are sung with the chorus repeated twice (see Rock Song Lyrics) and a brass ensemble bridge before and after stanza 4. Then the voice comes back with ? `I remember when I was small/ The writing was on the wall/ For you and me we understood." The chorus is again repeated twice and the verse ? "For you and me we understood" sung three times. A long guitar solo together with an organ repeating three chords over and over blends into the incessant drum tracks with electronic bibs to the fade. MICHAEL MOOG DUB ? Has the same insistent drum machine tracks with the three repeated chords on organ. Finally, halfway through the guitar does the theme then it's back to the same old rhythm track until the fade. MICHAEL MOOG RADIO EDIT ? The melody on keyboards with the rhythm track. Stanzas 1, 2, and 4 are sung with the chorus repeated twice and a brass ensemble bridge before and after stanza 4. The verse ? "For you and me we understood" sung three times followed by the guitar solo to the fade. Two shorter selections of the Michael Moog Club Remix were released: a 6:38 version on the American compilation, The Soulful House Experience, and an 8:38 version on the British compilation, D?j? vu ? Those Nervous Tracks. A much-abbreviated selection of one of these cuts (3:32) was provided on the United DJs of America CD compilations ? a 30-second audio clip of this (no longer online) provided the chorus of the song and the bridge where a brass ensemble performs the theme. Ref: E-Man [aka. Eric Clark], Bio, runbklyntraxcompany E-Man, Caves of Altimira (sic), Discogs E-Man, Caves of Altimira (Michael Moog Club Remix), 2001, (9:33), YouTube (COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE) E-Man, Caves of Altimira (Michael Moog Club Remix), 2002, (6:37), YouTube (COMPLETE AUDIO SAMPLE) D?j? Vu: Those Nervious Tracks CD, Allmusic (AUDIO SAMPLE) D?j? Vu: Those Nervious Tracks LP & CD, Discogs The Soulful House Experience CD, Allmusic (AUDIO SAMPLE)

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RK-JR8 United States 2002

DELTA CAVEMAN

RK ? Jazz-Rock ? Hip-Hop ? Instrumental

Comp: (?)

Perf: CAVEMAN

John Lee (guitar) Brian Marsella (keyboards) John Buck (bass) Tim Keiper (drums) Matt Brundett (percussion) Prod. Co: (?) Time: 3:31 CD: BEFORE THE WORLD

Caveman (?) (Tk 6) Notes: One critic said ? "Caveman is Raw, High Energy, Mystical Instrumental Earth Music that is going to make you so happy you will never want to return from the ice jeweled cave." (Anon 1 n.d.) Talking about the group another critic said ? "Caveman combines elements of interplanetary rock, psycho blues, and kamikaze jazz with tribal music of Africa, India, Ireland, Brazil, and the Middle East." (Anon.2 n.d.) That's quite a mouthful of nonsense. This critic seems to have bitten off more than he can chew. This jazz-rock hop-hop group is from Washington, D.C. A 30-second audio clip just had a bit of this and that on guitar. Ref: Anon.1 n.d., Caveman, Before the World CD, CDBaby (AUDIO SAMPLE) Anon. 2 n.d., Caveman, Totem CD, Album Notes, CDBaby Caveman, Before the World CD, homegrownmusic Reed, Stuart 2002, Review, Seen and Heard, July-August 2002, (No longer online), cavemanlove

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RK-JR9 West Germany 1981

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