North Sea Jazz July 8, 2004 - ' May Flame Burns Blue' show
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North Sea Jazz July 8, 2004 - ' May Flame Burns Blue' show
Just got back from The Hague.
What must I say: the Metropole Orchestra is a fantastic Jazz Orchestra. They have a vital sound with a lot of finesse.
About 80% of the people were older business people with their wives, dressed in 'gala-dresses', problably unknown to any EC song and having an alcoholsmell from the businessdiner.
These songs were played:
Upon a Veil of Midnight Blue
Clubland (salsa version)
Punishing Kiss
Forbidden Playthings
Dust (EC took his guitar for a great riff)
The Favourite Hour (great)
Almost Ideal Eyes (Fantastic - The orchestra copies the arrangement from the record)
Still
Can You be true
My flame burns blue - New lyrics ??
That' s how you got killed before (swinging)
Deep Dark Truthfull Mirror
Watching the Detectives (also great)
God give me strength
Life is wonderfull??? (a Charles Mingus one)
The order isn't correct and I might have forgotten one or two, but it was a great evening.
What must I say: the Metropole Orchestra is a fantastic Jazz Orchestra. They have a vital sound with a lot of finesse.
About 80% of the people were older business people with their wives, dressed in 'gala-dresses', problably unknown to any EC song and having an alcoholsmell from the businessdiner.
These songs were played:
Upon a Veil of Midnight Blue
Clubland (salsa version)
Punishing Kiss
Forbidden Playthings
Dust (EC took his guitar for a great riff)
The Favourite Hour (great)
Almost Ideal Eyes (Fantastic - The orchestra copies the arrangement from the record)
Still
Can You be true
My flame burns blue - New lyrics ??
That' s how you got killed before (swinging)
Deep Dark Truthfull Mirror
Watching the Detectives (also great)
God give me strength
Life is wonderfull??? (a Charles Mingus one)
The order isn't correct and I might have forgotten one or two, but it was a great evening.
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Re: North Sea Jazz July 8th
Clubland (salsa version) sounds interesting.
It nearly took a mircacle to get you to stay
It only took my little finger to blow you away.
It only took my little finger to blow you away.
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Sounds like a really great night, nice selection of EC favourites (would have loved to hear Almost Ideal Eyes with orchestra) and I enjoy Belgium a lot. Looking forward to playing a punk festival there myself (no orchestra) in two months.
He plays Put Away Forbidden Playthings a lot when there's sheet music around, but he's never officially released it himself, has he?
He plays Put Away Forbidden Playthings a lot when there's sheet music around, but he's never officially released it himself, has he?
What this world needs is more silly men.
I think this photo is from last nights show - translation anyone?
http://www.planet.nl/planet/show/id=747 ... /sc=dc2fd9
Costello als opmaat tot North Sea
Gepubliceerd op donderdag 08 juli 2004
DEN HAAG (ANP) - In het Congresgebouw in Den Haag is donderdagavond de opmaat tot het North Sea Jazz Festival begonnen met het zogenoemde Midsummer Jazz Gala. Elvis Costello en het Metropole Orkest beklommen er het podium van de Prins Willem-Alexanderzaal.
Costello en het Metropole treden ook vrijdag op het echte North Sea Jazz Festival op. Het Metropole Orkest is door het prestigieuze Lincoln Center Festival (New York) uitgenodigd nòg een concert met Costello te verzorgen op 13 juli in de Avery Fisher Hall in The Big Apple.
http://www.planet.nl/planet/show/id=747 ... /sc=dc2fd9
Costello als opmaat tot North Sea
Gepubliceerd op donderdag 08 juli 2004
DEN HAAG (ANP) - In het Congresgebouw in Den Haag is donderdagavond de opmaat tot het North Sea Jazz Festival begonnen met het zogenoemde Midsummer Jazz Gala. Elvis Costello en het Metropole Orkest beklommen er het podium van de Prins Willem-Alexanderzaal.
Costello en het Metropole treden ook vrijdag op het echte North Sea Jazz Festival op. Het Metropole Orkest is door het prestigieuze Lincoln Center Festival (New York) uitgenodigd nòg een concert met Costello te verzorgen op 13 juli in de Avery Fisher Hall in The Big Apple.
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Costello as an upbeat to North Sea Jazzjohnfoyle wrote:I think this photo is from last nights show - translation anyone?
http://www.planet.nl/planet/show/id=747 ... /sc=dc2fd9
Costello als opmaat tot North Sea
Gepubliceerd op donderdag 08 juli 2004
DEN HAAG (ANP) - In het Congresgebouw in Den Haag is donderdagavond de opmaat tot het North Sea Jazz Festival begonnen met het zogenoemde Midsummer Jazz Gala. Elvis Costello en het Metropole Orkest beklommen er het podium van de Prins Willem-Alexanderzaal.
Costello en het Metropole treden ook vrijdag op het echte North Sea Jazz Festival op. Het Metropole Orkest is door het prestigieuze Lincoln Center Festival (New York) uitgenodigd nòg een concert met Costello te verzorgen op 13 juli in de Avery Fisher Hall in The Big Apple.
THE HAGUE - Thursday evening the Congresgebouw in The Hague was the scene of the Midsummer Jazz Gala, the upbeat to the North Sea Jazz Festival. Elvis Costello and the Metropole Orchestra performed in the Prins Willem-Alexander Hall.
Costello and the Metropole Orchestra also play on friday on the real NSJF. The prestigeous Lincoln Center Festival (NY) has invited the Metropole Orchestra to do another concert with Costello on the 13 of july in the Avery Fisher Hall in the Big Apple.
"A WONDERFUL WOODEN REASON"
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I saw a great coverage of the show on the TV (ned. 3) last night. We saw Elvis perform 3 songs live (almost ideal eyes, speak darkly my angel - unknown to me- and episode of blonde), we saw him during a rehearsal with the metropole orchestra (almost ideal eyes) an there was also an interview.
Tonight I'm going to the Cactus festival in Brugge (Belgium) where he will be headlining. For me, it's a bit special, my 10th Costello show in my live. The first was in Brussels, 1979.
Greetings,
Tonight I'm going to the Cactus festival in Brugge (Belgium) where he will be headlining. For me, it's a bit special, my 10th Costello show in my live. The first was in Brussels, 1979.
Greetings,
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North Sea Jazz Festival: July 9
Another pair of terrific shows. The orchestra was again in top form -
swinging away. Soloists were great especially the trombonist. A few
surprises as well. I got setlists for last night as well as the first
night. Interesting on the first set list there's also listed at the bottom
'Brooklyn Philharmonic Concert (second half)'. I won't leak anything but it
looks like you'll get a couple of sweet surprises . I'll scan and post
some stuff at some point for those who care.
Here's the setlists from July 9:
First set:
Instrumental (Barcelona)
Upon A Veil of Midnight blue
Clubland
Someone Took The Words Away
Still (Lee Konitz joins Elvis)
Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
Put Away Forbidden Playthings
Dust
My Flame Burns Blue (Blood Count)
Hora Decubitus
Encore: God Give Me Strength
Second set:
Instrumental
Favourite Hour
That's How You Got Killed Before
When Did I Stop Dreaming?
Can You Be True?
Almost Ideal Eyes
Speak Darkly, My Angel
When Green Eyes Turn Blue
Watching The Detectives
Episode of Blonde
Encore: Almost Blue
A few notes
Speak Darkly, My Angel had a little story about a widow considering pushing her gigolo out the window and Elvis said is was the first time he's ever performed it. Funny song. Episode of Blonde -- I love love love this one.
At one point the entire violin section was giggling like crazy. I didn't
notice if it was the lyrics or Elvis spit on someone . Still wearing the
pendant necklace and sparkly shoes. Almost Ideal Eyes is wonderful anyway but this arrangement is terrific. Clubland has yet another new life with time changes and what not. Nicely done. Funny to watch the orchestra on some of EC's numbers like Blonde and Dust. Some got it and some didn't .
Again, this is one hot orchestra. They do big band fabulous and also the
straight orchestral arrangements. Almost Blue: EC stated that a beautiful
blond stole it from him but he borrowed it back for one night.
.
Highlights overall: Hora Decubitus, God Give Me Strength (always), That's
How You Got Killed Before (that little Elvis video got stuck in my head
however ), Almost Ideal Eyes, Episode of Blonde, Clubland, Speak Darkly, My Angel.
http://listserv.aol.com/archives/costello-l.html
North Sea Jazz Festival: July 9
Another pair of terrific shows. The orchestra was again in top form -
swinging away. Soloists were great especially the trombonist. A few
surprises as well. I got setlists for last night as well as the first
night. Interesting on the first set list there's also listed at the bottom
'Brooklyn Philharmonic Concert (second half)'. I won't leak anything but it
looks like you'll get a couple of sweet surprises . I'll scan and post
some stuff at some point for those who care.
Here's the setlists from July 9:
First set:
Instrumental (Barcelona)
Upon A Veil of Midnight blue
Clubland
Someone Took The Words Away
Still (Lee Konitz joins Elvis)
Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
Put Away Forbidden Playthings
Dust
My Flame Burns Blue (Blood Count)
Hora Decubitus
Encore: God Give Me Strength
Second set:
Instrumental
Favourite Hour
That's How You Got Killed Before
When Did I Stop Dreaming?
Can You Be True?
Almost Ideal Eyes
Speak Darkly, My Angel
When Green Eyes Turn Blue
Watching The Detectives
Episode of Blonde
Encore: Almost Blue
A few notes
Speak Darkly, My Angel had a little story about a widow considering pushing her gigolo out the window and Elvis said is was the first time he's ever performed it. Funny song. Episode of Blonde -- I love love love this one.
At one point the entire violin section was giggling like crazy. I didn't
notice if it was the lyrics or Elvis spit on someone . Still wearing the
pendant necklace and sparkly shoes. Almost Ideal Eyes is wonderful anyway but this arrangement is terrific. Clubland has yet another new life with time changes and what not. Nicely done. Funny to watch the orchestra on some of EC's numbers like Blonde and Dust. Some got it and some didn't .
Again, this is one hot orchestra. They do big band fabulous and also the
straight orchestral arrangements. Almost Blue: EC stated that a beautiful
blond stole it from him but he borrowed it back for one night.
.
Highlights overall: Hora Decubitus, God Give Me Strength (always), That's
How You Got Killed Before (that little Elvis video got stuck in my head
however ), Almost Ideal Eyes, Episode of Blonde, Clubland, Speak Darkly, My Angel.
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Re: North Sea Jazz July 8th
Less enthusiastic review of one of the shows on July 9th, extracted from a longer article posted by Jacques Los on 16 July 2004, from a good-looking Dutch Jazz blog called "Turn Your Ears" (Draai om je oren):
The article is helpfully archived here.
"Vrijdagavond was het al stevig doorbijten. Het valse gekraai, de onbenullige presentatie en de kinderlijke, musicalachtige liedjes van Elvis Costello waren tenenkrommend, Santana speelde vriendelijk en gelikte popmuziek, de altijd makkelijke en goed te verkopen blues met daaraan gekoppeld de eeuwenoude bluesmuzikant, in dit geval Buddy Guy, ontbrak natuurlijk ook niet, een glimp nog van de Jaco Pastorius Big Band en dat was de eerste avond met rechtstreekse verslagen van het North Sea – let wel - JAZZ Festival. "
Or in "English" via Google translate:
"Friday night it was already firmly bite. The false-crowing, the trivial presentation and childlike, musical-like songs of Elvis Costello were toe-curling, Santana played friendly and slick pop music, the blues always easy and good to sell, coupled with the age-old blues musician, in this case, Buddy Guy, of course lacked even not even a glimpse of the Jaco Pastorius Big Band and that was the first evening with direct reports from the North Sea - please note - JAZZ Festival. "
MOOT
The article is helpfully archived here.
"Vrijdagavond was het al stevig doorbijten. Het valse gekraai, de onbenullige presentatie en de kinderlijke, musicalachtige liedjes van Elvis Costello waren tenenkrommend, Santana speelde vriendelijk en gelikte popmuziek, de altijd makkelijke en goed te verkopen blues met daaraan gekoppeld de eeuwenoude bluesmuzikant, in dit geval Buddy Guy, ontbrak natuurlijk ook niet, een glimp nog van de Jaco Pastorius Big Band en dat was de eerste avond met rechtstreekse verslagen van het North Sea – let wel - JAZZ Festival. "
Or in "English" via Google translate:
"Friday night it was already firmly bite. The false-crowing, the trivial presentation and childlike, musical-like songs of Elvis Costello were toe-curling, Santana played friendly and slick pop music, the blues always easy and good to sell, coupled with the age-old blues musician, in this case, Buddy Guy, of course lacked even not even a glimpse of the Jaco Pastorius Big Band and that was the first evening with direct reports from the North Sea - please note - JAZZ Festival. "
MOOT
Re: North Sea Jazz July 8, 2004
Reviews of the show that became My Flame Burns Blue .
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Re: North Sea Jazz July 8, 2004 - ' May Flame Burns Blue' show
Rebroadcast on Dutch TV on Wednesday, March 2:
https://www.gids.tv/tv-gids/uitzending/ ... zz/6440781
Back to North Sea Jazz
Muziek, Overig
NPO 2 Extra
Woensdag 2 maart om 23:15 uur
Aflevering 3 van 20 - Elvis Costello & Het Metropole Orkest - NTR
Van Elvis Costello verscheen begin 2022 zijn 32ste studio-album The Boy Named If. Reden genoeg om terug te gaan naar de bijzondere samenwerking van Costello met ons Metropole Orkest op North Sea Jazz 2004. De dirigent is Vince Mendoza en Costello heeft ook zijn vaste pianist Steve Nieve meegenomen.
https://www.gids.tv/tv-gids/uitzending/ ... zz/6440781
Back to North Sea Jazz
Muziek, Overig
NPO 2 Extra
Woensdag 2 maart om 23:15 uur
Aflevering 3 van 20 - Elvis Costello & Het Metropole Orkest - NTR
Van Elvis Costello verscheen begin 2022 zijn 32ste studio-album The Boy Named If. Reden genoeg om terug te gaan naar de bijzondere samenwerking van Costello met ons Metropole Orkest op North Sea Jazz 2004. De dirigent is Vince Mendoza en Costello heeft ook zijn vaste pianist Steve Nieve meegenomen.
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Re: North Sea Jazz July 8, 2004 - ' May Flame Burns Blue' show
How long is the TV broadcast, Sweetest ?
This is a term of endearment by the way !!
This is a term of endearment by the way !!
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Re: North Sea Jazz July 8, 2004 - ' May Flame Burns Blue' show
You’re welcome, Sulky!
The rebroadcast is on this channel: https://www.npostart.nl/live/npo-2-extra
Problably only viewable for those who live in The Netherlands.
The schedule isn’t available yet.
The rebroadcast is on this channel: https://www.npostart.nl/live/npo-2-extra
Problably only viewable for those who live in The Netherlands.
The schedule isn’t available yet.
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Re: North Sea Jazz July 8, 2004 - ' May Flame Burns Blue' show
Thanks very much ! Porbably won't be able to make it to Utrecht to watch it !sweetest punch wrote:You’re welcome, Sulky!
The rebroadcast is on this channel: https://www.npostart.nl/live/npo-2-extra
Problably only viewable for those who live in The Netherlands.
The schedule isn’t available yet.
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Re: North Sea Jazz July 8, 2004 - ' May Flame Burns Blue' show
The rebroadcast can be seen here: https://www.npostart.nl/back-to-north-s ... R_16827800
It’s available in Belgium. So hopefully it’s available everywhere!
It’s available in Belgium. So hopefully it’s available everywhere!
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Re: North Sea Jazz July 8, 2004 - ' May Flame Burns Blue' show
Confirm that it is to be watched in Sweden! Thanks for the link.