Director: Clayton Jacobson
Writers: Clayton & Shane Jacobson
Genre: Comedy
Country: Australia
Certification: 15+
Language: English
Released: 21st January, 2008 (DVD)
MAIN CAST:
Shane Jacobson (Kenny Smyth)
Jesse Jacobson (Son)
Ronald Jacobson (Father)
Vicki Musso (Ex Wife / Ringless Woman)
Kenny Smyth is a plumber who works for a portaloo company based in Australia. He is your average, down-to-earth, nice guy with an abundance of patience and a sensible and astute outlook on life. He works with 'shit', literally, likes to talk about it, much to the general public's disgust, and although other people tend to look down on him he feels no shame. As he puts it; "It takes a certain kind of person to do what I do. No-one's ever impressed; no-one's ever fascinated. If you're a fireman, all the kids will want to ...
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Kenny (DVD)
Advantages: Some smooth playing. Disadvantages: Bit too smooth.
Classics in the key of G - Kenny G
Well, as promised, it is time to review some jazz, but for those detractors, I'll start with smooth, then will gradually work up to some nice hard jazz, swing and bebop.
Kenny G is a very interesting saxophonist, not least in that he does not fit the mould of a classic jazz saxophonist; in fact many jazz fans are ardently NOT Kenny G fans. He looks more like an 80's prog rock star, all long perm and casual clothes. In addition he is much too 'smooth' for many jazz fans, you are certainly more likely to hear Kenny g in the lounge of a hotel than you are Albert Ayler or Ornette Coleman.
His main instrument is soprano sax, but he does play alto and tenor as well. For those that don't know, all the key positions and spacings are pretty much the same on all types of saxophone, and as they go up ...
Advantages: Mutual society means cashback, excelletn customer care Disadvantages: Savings and mortgage rates are a bit average
Britannia is a mutual building society, with branches in most towns.
I have both a mortgage and a savings account with them and have been in several branches near where I live recently, for one reason and another, so I thought I'd tell you all about it!
THE MUTUAL BUILDING SOCIETY
What this means is that Britannia are not a PLC, and beholden to their shareholders, they are a society owned by the members. so when they make a profit, they distribute a portion of that as fairly as possible to all the members. The way they have devised is a loyalty scheme, whereby once you've been a member for two years (with either a mortgage, a savings account, a credit card etc) you get your share of the profits via a points scheme. The more points you have, the more profit you get, up to a maximum of £500 a year. You accumulate points by having ...
Product Information for "Lawn Chair Society - Kenny Werner" »
Product details
Title
Lawn Chair Society
Performer
Kenny Werner
Genre
Jazz Instrument
Sub Genre
Piano
Release Date
09/04/2007
Recomended Retail Price
16.99 GBP
Original Release Year
2007
Label / Distributor
Blue Note / EMI Operations/CEVA Logistics
Engineer
Paul Wickliffe
Producer
Lenny Picket
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
94637489628
Catalogue Number
3748962
Additional notes
Album Notes
Personnel: Kenny Werner (piano, keyboards, computer); Chris Potter (bass clarinet, tenor saxophone); Dave Douglas (trumpet, cornet); Scott Colley (double bass); Brian Blade (drums). Additional personnel: Lenny Picket (wooden flute). Recording information: Charlestown Road Studios, Hampton, New Jersey. Born in 1951, jazz piano ace Kenny Werner (who's played with Joe Henderson, Mel Lewis, and singer Betty Buckley, among others) is of a generation of players to whom the Beatles' SGT. PEPPER is as valid and vivid an influence as Miles Davis's KIND OF BLUE. Werner is inspired by the jazz tradition, but isn't limited by narrow interpretations of it. As such, LAWN CHAIR SOCIETY is an engaging, stimulating blend of acoustic post-bop jazz, electronic soundscapes, orchestral textures, and a touch of funk. Horn soloists Dave Douglas and Chris Potter shine alongside Werner's dexterous, lyrical piano.
Album Reviews
JazzTimes (p.133) - "[A] mature modern jazz that seamlessly marries acoustic and electronic aesthetics..."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Lo's Garden
2.
New Amsterdam
3.
13th Day
4.
Burble Burble Splerk
5.
Uncovered Heart
6.
Inaugural Balls
7.
West Coast Variant
8.
Lawn Chairs (And Other Foreign Policy)
9.
Loss
10.
Kothbiro
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