Gaillard/ Jazzbeaux/ Mantilla/ Allen - Steve Allen's Hip FablesIn 1983 under the watchful eye of original producer Bob Thele, Jazzbeaux and Allen were brought together once again. This time joined by ace percussionist Ray Mantilla (here referred to as "Watermelon Face" due to a swollen jaw), and one of the original hipsters, Slim Gaillard, to create an updated bilingual take on the cult favorite. In addition to the latin percussion Mantilla brought to the party, Gaillard shadowed Jazzbeaux to translate the

and easily overlooked when leaving the lyric sheet and credits on the dining room table

Nathan Eat (bass) and Harvey Mason (drums) together to form a supergroup

during multiple stays far from the world

which takes it's theme from a French folk melody after a Swiss critic had taken aim at the Sonata as merely a display piece for Segovia

Includes "Don't Forget Who You Are

who continues to serve up varied platters of funk

The North Texas Wind Symphony

Here in a special double album edition are baroque carols from the choir of La Maîtrise de Radio France

she realizes that being Queen will require more work - and more sacrifice - than she ever imagined

An added extra of the production is Doris Meeresbüchner

acoustically refined space-sound music was created there

Colin Devlin