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Ken Nordine
How Are Things In Your Town?

Compil. US 1971 on Blue Thumb Records label
Jazz and Spoken Word (Spoken Word, Cool Jazz)

This collection is assembled from four Ken Nordine albums that were recorded annually from 1957 to 1960. Only a limited number of copies were finally pressed when the label ran into financial troubles. "What Time Is It", "The Vidiot", "Roger", "Hunger Is From", "Looks Like Rain" & "Flibberty Jib" are from Word Jazz (Dot DLP 3075) recorded in the spring of 1957. "Miss Cone", "Outer Space", "Down The Drain", "Anytime, Anytime" & "Lemming" are from Son Of Word Jazz (Dot stereo DLP 25096) recorded in the spring of 1958. "Mr. Big", "Smerd", "Bury-It Yourself Time Capsule", "Manned Space Capsule" & "The Whistler" are from Next Word Jazz (Dot DLP 3196) recorded in the spring of 1959. "Reaching Into In", "Fireflies", "Confessions of 349-18-5171", "You're Getting Better" & "Original Sin" are from Word Jazz Volume Two (Dot DLP 3301) recorded in the spring of 1960. "Pacing" is also from this session, but has never before been released. Nordine's poem Terrible parable is reproduced on sleeve. Packaged in a gatefold sleeve.

Musicians

	Ken Nordine voc, *1920 US written by, voice, album by
	Emmett Frazier , US bass
	Harold Gaylor b, vc, 1929-2015 CA bass
	Jimmy Bond b, 1933-2012 US bass
	John Frigo b, vn, 1916-2007 US bass
	Bob Frazier dr, US drums
	Forest Horn drums
	Jerome Slosberg perc, drums
	Red Holt dr, *1932 US drums
	John Gray g, US guitar
	John Pisano g, *1931 US guitar
	Dick Marx p, 1924-1997 US leader, piano
	Fred Katz vc, *1962 US leader, cello
	Richard Campbell dr, leader, piano, vibraphone
	Victor Vallenari , reeds
	Ken Soderblom fl, as, woodwind
	Paul Horn fl, 1930-2014 US woodwind

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