Yvette Mimieux & Ustad Ali Akbar Khan – Baudelaire’s Flowers Of Evil (Les Fleurs Du Mal)
an album of a unique collaborative work
in 1968, the connoisseur society released an lp entitled "baudelaire's flowers of evil (les fleurs du mal)" as the "first of a series of recordings featuring the brilliant american actress, yvette mimieux, in collaboration with ustad ali akbar khan, greatest living musician of india." the genesis for the lp was a meeting between miss mimieux, alan silver (the record's producer), and ali akbar khan. miss mimieux said that she had always wanted to record baudelaire, and ali akbar khan said, "if you tell me the mood and meaning of each poem... i can produce a raga that fits the mood of each poem. noted jazz critic nat hentoff said in the liner notes that "it is like no other recording of poetry that has ever been released.”
bend your mind accordingly to this one!
in 1968, the connoisseur society released an lp entitled "baudelaire's flowers of evil (les fleurs du mal)" as the "first of a series of recordings featuring the brilliant american actress, yvette mimieux, in collaboration with ustad ali akbar khan, greatest living musician of india." the genesis for the lp was a meeting between miss mimieux, alan silver (the record's producer), and ali akbar khan. miss mimieux said that she had always wanted to record baudelaire, and ali akbar khan said, "if you tell me the mood and meaning of each poem... i can produce a raga that fits the mood of each poem. noted jazz critic nat hentoff said in the liner notes that "it is like no other recording of poetry that has ever been released.”
bend your mind accordingly to this one!
posted by howlin' mold at December 09, 2018
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