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Remembering the Work of Maurice Jarre (1924-2009)
In art, there is a discernible difference between what is sufficient and what is sublime.
“Did the projector bulb burn out or something?” was my very first reaction to hearing a score by Maurice Jarre, the composer behind some of the finest movie music ever, who died on March 29th.
Karsh Kale (And His Cats)
Karsh Kale’s New Work Is A New Soundtrack For An Old Favorite: “Enter The Dragon”
“Bruce Lee?”
“Yeah…”, he said.
“That’s awesome.”
That’s a pretty close approximation to one of my first conversations with Karsh Kale: drummer, tabla master, producer, composer, and — at the time — my new neighbor who was introducing me to his cat. Karsh has since decamped to what I hope for his sake is a less shady building, but I still see him in the ‘hood from time to time. A few months ago, I bumped into him on the street and asked him what he was up to.
“I’m actually working on a thing for Celebrate Brooklyn — it’s a new score for Enter the Dragon and we’re going to play it along with the movie”, Karsh said.
“Bruce Lee?”, I said.
“Yeah…”
“That’s awesome.”
Via MusicThing — Raymond Scott documentary: ‘On to something’