CALLIOPE SWINGS –
Jazz, Rags and Blues
Calliope
Xylophone, Hand Drums, Recorders, Sackbutts, Crumhorns, Viols & Schwams! Hot Picks of the Month 1. "Calliope Dances. A Renaissance Revel" – Playboy Magazine
"The superb ensemble Calliope consists of four musicians who sing and play their hearts out..." – San Francisco Chronicle
Ben Harm's amazes with his hand drumming virtuosity and unique stylings of captivating solo xylophone with Renaissance Band arrangements of George Hamilton Green's Log Cabin Blues, Jovial Jasper, Cross Corners, and Rainbow Ripples.
| Calliope consists of: |
| Lucy Bardo (vielle, viols) |
| Lawrence Benz (sackbut, recorders) |
| Allan Dean (cornetto, gemshorns, recorders) |
| Ben Harms (percussion, viol, recorders) |
| Also featured on this recording is Frederic Hand (lute, vihuela) |
| TRACKS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jovial Jasper (George Hamilton Green arr. Calliope) | 2:49 | |
| 2 | Ich far dohin (Anonymous 15th C. German arr. Allan Dean) | 6:10 | |
| 3 | L'homme arme 1979 (Anonymous 15th C. Burgundian arr. Calliope) | 5:30 | |
| 4 | Recercada Primera (Diego Ortiz publ 1553 arr. Calliope) | 3:19 | |
| 5 | Calliope Rag (James Scott arr. Calliope) | 3:20 | |
| 6 | Cross Corners (George Hamilton Green arr. Calliope) | 2:59 | |
| 7 | Forsooth Blues (Kevin Dean arr. Allan Dean) | 6:14 | |
| 8 | Fantasy for Bass Viol (Frederic Hand 1995) | 5:56 | |
| 9 | Mit ganczen Willen (Conrad Paumann arr. Calliope) | 6:56 | |
| 10 | Passomezo d'italye (Pierre Phalese publ. 1571 arr. Allan Dean) | 2:55 | |
| 11 | La rocque Gaillarde (Pierre Phalese arr. Allan Dean) | 3:04 | |
| 12 | Rainbow Ripples (George Hamilton Green arr. Calliope) | 2:21 | |
| 13 | Pavan (Tielman Susato publ. 1551 arr. Allan Dean) | 3:58 | |
| 14 | L'homme arme 1989 (Anonymous 15th C. Burgundian arr. Calliope) | 5:58 | |
| 15 | Log Cabin Blues (George Hamilton Green arr. Calliope) | 2:18 | |
| Total Playing Time | 64:13 | ||
