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The City is a Chinese Vase by Ted Gioia
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fave it Modern Folk | Jazz Vocals
12 tracks | 44 minutes
Released Jan 2001
on Ted Gioia
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:00 Song for a Runaway Princess lyrics BUY MP3 03:00 Song for a Runaway Princess lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:00 Song for a Runaway Princess
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:28 The City is a Chinese Vase lyrics BUY MP3 04:28 The City is a Chinese Vase lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:28 The City is a Chinese Vase
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:26 The Saga of Harrison Crabfeathers lyrics BUY MP3 04:26 The Saga of Harrison Crabfeathers lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:26 The Saga of Harrison Crabfeathers
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:00 I'm Not the Same lyrics BUY MP3 04:00 I'm Not the Same lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:00 I'm Not the Same
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:50 The Cinema lyrics BUY MP3 02:50 The Cinema lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:50 The Cinema
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:50 The Sound of Three Hands Clapping lyrics BUY MP3 04:50 The Sound of Three Hands Clapping lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:50 The Sound of Three Hands Clapping
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:24 At the Dance lyrics FREE 04:24 At the Dance lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:24 At the Dance
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:12 The View from the 48th Floor Office lyrics BUY MP3 03:12 The View from the 48th Floor Office lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:12 The View from the 48th Floor Office
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:58 Nature Boy lyrics BUY MP3 01:58 Nature Boy lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:58 Nature Boy
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:04 Hand Me Downs lyrics BUY MP3 05:04 Hand Me Downs lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:04 Hand Me Downs
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:54 A Provincial's Love Song lyrics BUY MP3 02:54 A Provincial's Love Song lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:54 A Provincial's Love Song
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:04 The Chinese Vase lyrics BUY MP3 03:04 The Chinese Vase lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:04 The Chinese Vase
"The City is a Chinese Vase" represents a blending of jazz, popular music and art song.
Bio / Background
Ted Gioia is a pianist, composer and one of the founders of Stanford University's jazz studies program. He is the author of several acclaimed books on jazz, including West Coast Jazz. His book The History of Jazz was selected as one of the 20 best books of the year by The Washington Post, was honored as a notable book of the year by The New York Times and was chosen as best non-fiction book of the year by the Bay Area Book Reviewers' Association. His book The Imperfect Art was a recipient of the ASCAP / Deems Taylor Award, and was named a Jazz Book of the Century by the Jazz Educators’ Journal. His most recent books are Work Songs and Healing Songs, both published by Duke University Press.
Gioia is a successful pianist and composer whose recordings include The End of the Open Road and Tango Cool. He has also produced recordings featuring Bobby Hutcherson, John Handy, Buddy Montgomery and others.
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