Planet Squeezebox
Accordion Music from Around the World
Program:
Artist(s)/song title/ instrument
Total Time: 3 hours 4:27
Released in 1995
Label: Ellipsis Arts
20 Lumber Road
Roslyn, NY 11576
Phone: 516-621-272
FAX: 516-621-2750
elliarts@aol.com
Review by Henry Doktorski:
Planet Squeezebox, which comprises over three hours of incredibly diverse and varied music, is the most comprehensive anthology of accordion music I have ever heard. Without reservation, I believe that this three-disc set deserves to be in the record collection of every lover of free-reed instruments.
Listening to "Planet Squeezebox" was a revelation for me; my eyes and ears were opened to beauty and excitement and joyfulness and sadness and a dozen other emotions which were portrayed in sound by the fifty-two distinguished artists represented on this album. My mind was amazed and my heart was touched by many of the selections on this album, which, because of it's diverse cross-cultural nature, may be unfamiliar to most listeners. Let me assure you, this album will delight and amaze the open-minded listener.
Producer Michal Shapiro, who also wrote the liner notes, deserves credit for assembling together in one package some of the very best free-reed artists in the world.
Dozens of musical styles are represented; from classical to avant-garde, from jazz to rhythm & blues, from new-age to punk, plus an incredible assortment of traditional styles originating from (in order of appearance):
Western Europe: France, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, England, Scotland and Ireland
North America: Quebec, the United States (represented by Cajun, Zydeco, Creole, Cleveland style Slovenian Polka, Chicago style Polish Polka and Tex-Mex), Mexico & the Dominican Republic
South America: Columbia, Argentina & Brazil
Africa: Cape Verde Islands, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, South Africa, the Zulu people, Madagascar, Sudan & Egypt
Eastern Europe: Bulgaria, Russia & the Jewish people
Asia: China and Northern Sumantra
In addition to the three CDs, "Planet Squeezebox" comes with a beautiful 56 page book which includes detailed liner notes on each track, three dozen photographs (many in color and many historical), and interesting articles by experts entitled: A Brief His tory of How the Accordion Conquered the World, The Celtic, Canadian, Cajun & Creole Connection, The Polka Tradition in America, Accordion Music in Latin America, The Bandoneon & the Tango, South Africa- Sotho and Zulu Squeezebox, Accordion ABCs- Arab & B altic Communities, and a glossary which explains the various types of accordions & concertinas and bass accompaniment systems.
In my opinion, if you are serious about the accordion, you should run (not
walk) to your computer and order "Planet Squeezebox" right now!
From: ELLIARTS@aol.com
Hello,
The title is out of print...you may try half.com or www.ellipsisarts.com.
There is a very limited supply available.
From: FDeffner@aol.com
Dear Henry,
I noticed your review of Planet Squeezebox. I do not think that Ellipsis
Arts
is selling it
anymore. Our firm bought the balance of their stock and we are now
offering
the $45
3-CD package for $25 plus postage from Ernest
Deffner
Publications and our email address is fdeffner@aol.com
Thought you might like to correct this information.
Faithe Deffner
Planet Squeezebox Producer
Subject: Re: Planet Squeezebox
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 14:15:44 EDT
Subject: Misc Items
Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2001 15:19:13 EDT
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