Robert Drasnin Voodoo Vinyl Record
Towards the end of robert drasnin s life he set out to work on the third and final volume of voodoo which he left unfinished.
Robert drasnin voodoo vinyl record. Having spent the most of his career as a composer for film and television drasnin has only two albums of non film related music to his name voodoo 1959 and voodoo ii 2007. Originally released as percussion exotique tops records l 1694 as well as voodoo tops records l 1679. Vinyl lp limited edition stereo country. In 1960 robert drasnin released the now exotica classic voodoo a record which proceeded to be ignored by the mainstream for years until its eventual re issue on the dionysus label in the late 90s when it had become a coveted collectors item.
The new record was recorded with a small combo in february of 2007. In 2005 drasnin performed a live show and was overwhelmed by the praise and interest in his work so the long standing idea to record voodoo ii. Vinyl to digital transfer. Drasnin had requeseted skip heller to complete his works and turn them into a releasable album.
Robert drasnin voodoo iii limited edition cd available now. In the process robert was inspired to compose songs for voodoo ii. Space age robert drasnin voodoo iii 2017 vinyl discogs explore. By richard markowitz robert drasnin dave grusin richard shores harry geller walter scharf jack pleis fred steiner and dimitri tiomkin 5 0 out of 5 stars 2 audio cd.
Dionysus records id1233167 1 format. He attended franklin avenue grammar school in east hollywood and then. And like the voodoo reissue the cover art for voodoo ii was created by artist shag. Barcode and other identifiers barcode text.
At an early age drasnin was interested in the clarinet so he took lessons but when his family moved to los angeles he wasn t able to start until 1938. Robert drasnin november 17 1927 may 13 2015 was an american composer and clarinet player. An elegant encouragement is the 7 limited edition release by robert drasnin pictured above. In music from u c l a in los angeles.
Robert drasnin was born on november 17 1927 in charleston west virginia at an early age drasnin was interested in the clarinet so he took lessons but when his family moved to los angeles he wasn t able to start until 1938. In 1959 robert drasnin received his m a. He attended franklin avenue grammar school in east hollywood and then. That same year while working at the budget record label tops records drasnin was approached by david pell the head of the label to create an exotica album.
11 songs plus one bonus were completed by heller and voodoo iii was finished and rushed out just in time. Robert drasnin november 17 1927 may 13 2015 was an american composer and clarinet player. Usa canada genre.