Sepiatone by Chris 'Whitey' Anderson

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Weird Jazz | Ragtime

13 tracks | 46 minutes

Released Mar 2002
on Workshirt Music

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sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:19 The Old Piano Rolls lyrics BUY MP3 03:19 The Old Piano Rolls lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:19 The Old Piano Rolls

sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:48 The Red Hot Polka lyrics BUY MP3 02:48 The Red Hot Polka lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:48 The Red Hot Polka

sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:09 One More Time Around lyrics BUY MP3 03:09 One More Time Around lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:09 One More Time Around

sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:06 The I-5 Cha-Cha lyrics BUY MP3 04:06 The I-5 Cha-Cha lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:06 The I-5 Cha-Cha

sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:24 Family Snapshot lyrics BUY MP3 04:24 Family Snapshot lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:24 Family Snapshot

sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:13 Torch Song lyrics BUY MP3 03:13 Torch Song lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:13 Torch Song

sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:09 A Certain Someone lyrics BUY MP3 04:09 A Certain Someone lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:09 A Certain Someone

sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:30 Gymnopedie lyrics BUY MP3 03:30 Gymnopedie lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:30 Gymnopedie

sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:12 Looking For Fellini lyrics BUY MP3 04:12 Looking For Fellini lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:12 Looking For Fellini

sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:12 With Strings Attached lyrics BUY MP3 03:12 With Strings Attached lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:12 With Strings Attached

sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:12 For Absent Friends lyrics BUY MP3 03:12 For Absent Friends lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:12 For Absent Friends

sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:20 Dia De Los Muertos lyrics BUY MP3 03:20 Dia De Los Muertos lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:20 Dia De Los Muertos

sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:48 tequilla at low tide lyrics BUY MP3 03:48 tequilla at low tide lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:48 tequilla at low tide

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'Alternative Ragtime' deems one reviewer... 'Gypsy Lounge Jazz' says another. "Anderson borrows elements from traditional jazz and western swing as well as his own pallette of film music styles to create a sound all his own".

Editorial review

A member of the "Hollywood & Western" country swing band the Lucky Stars, Anderson is an American artist whose passions go way beyond the Western swing music he makes with that band. This release is a solo, all-instrumental effort that spans the width and depth of human experience. It is also not a country music release. But it <I>is</I> something of glowing substance that details the significance of the idea that all good music is somehow connected. Anderson is evidence of that theory. A multi-instrumentalist, Anderson is best known for his work on the ivories and his ability to squeeze the box. Still, he is quite good when he plays guitar, vibraphone or percussion. Moreover, he is a songwriter who uses music as a painter would his palette. Rolling in with an uptempo ragtime piano number, "The Old Piano Rag," Sepiatone begins on a high note. Just as good is Anderson's Herb Alpert-esque piece "The I-5 Cha-Cha," which pays homage to the rigors of driving a certain L.A. freeway. On the other hand, Anderson is capable of culling the emotional depths of despair and loss, as he does on "A Certain Someone" and "For Absent Friends." In between the highs and lows, he takes a side trip to the circus on "Looking for Fellini" and hits the bottle on "Tequila at Low Tide." Smooth and cool too, Anderson shines on the painfully real "One More Time Around." Displaying an understanding of American music of all kinds as well as classical music, Anderson swings through 13 cuts with all the character of Mancini, Basie or Ellington. While this will not appeal to those with lesser tastes, it does generate interest and awe in those who understand just how potent the power of music is. ~ Jana Pendragon, All Music Guide

Bio / Background

* "Anderson is a river of genius from which I can not see the other side" - Grammy winner Dave Alvin.

* "Multi-layered, intelligent writing - at one moment thought provoking & bittersweet, the next off beat & uniquely humorous" - film composer David Raksin

* "Broad in scope yet focused in craft, Anderson paints a series of vivid pictures: each complete of themselves, stirring & provacative as a group" - Frank Zappa pianist Tommy Marrs

* "Anderson displays the sort of musical substance you'd expect to find in the likes of a Mozart, Basie, Goodman, Ellington or Wills" - Music Connection, Jana Pendragon

Award winning film & TV composer Chris Anderson has had successes in every arena of his composing career. His 40+ film scores range from full orchestral scores to roots & swing to avant jazz and pop. Equally at home with a piano, an orchestra, a funk band or a Javanese Gamelan, Anderson is a proven musical chameleon.