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ARTIST
BRYAN AND THE HAGGARDS (FEAT. DR. EUGENE CHADBOURNE)
TITLE
Merles Just Wanna Have Fun
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
FEEDING TUBE RECORDS
CATALOG #
FTR 135LP
FTR 135LP
GENRE
JAZZ
RELEASE DATE
12/10/2013
It's hard to know exactly what was going through saxophonist
Bryan Murray
's head when he first conceived of
Bryan And The Haggards
, an avant-garde jazz ensemble dedicated to playing instrumental covers of tunes by
Merle Haggard
. Haggard is, of course, the author of such C&W classics as "Okie from Muskogee," "Fightin' Side of Me," "Mama Tried," and other blasts of Bakersfield baroque. Regardless, the Haggards' first two albums were well-received, making
Wire
's Top Ten list and being lauded in places like the
Village Voice
. Now, for their third effort, Murray has enlisted the genius of
Dr. Eugene Chadbourne
-- singer, banjo player, diehard C&W fan (see such previous efforts as
LSD C&W
for evidence). So this album has vocals, weird plucking and a great variety of the special madness Eugene brings to any project. The basic arrangements remain jazzoid, in our opinion the presence of vocals lifts the music to a whole new level. It's a disarming combination, but the more you listen to it, the more you start to understand that this isn't some odd novelty record, but is actually an ecstatic celebration of the proletarian at its most lyrically feverish. Whether or not you give a shit about C&W, this album is guaranteed to paste a big grin on your mug. Enjoy yourself, pard. Edition of 300.
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