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The first album by Portland, Oregon's tongue in cheek lounge pop orchestra Pink Martini, SYMPATHIQUE, was originally released in 1997 on the band's own Heinz label. Although the album contains two originals by singer China Forbes and pianist Thomas Lauderdale, the title track and "Lullaby," the bulk of the album's 12 songs consists of new arrangements of loungy favorites like "Never On Sunday," "Que Sera Sera," "Brazil," and "Song of the Black Lizard," taken from the soundtrack of a Japanese cult film. Unlike contemporaries such as Combustible Edison, Pink Martini had the musical chops and heartfelt love of the style to keep the album from descending into snarky kitsch. In 2009, Heinz Records released the first ever vinyl edition of the album.
Recorded at Stiles Recording Studio, Portland, Oregon, from December 1996 to April 1997.
Pink Martini: China Forbes, Thomas Lauderdale.
Personnel: China Forbes (vocals); Dan Faehnle (guitar); Aaron Meyer (violin); David Eby (cello); Gavin Bondy (trumpet); Robert Taylor (trombone); Thomas Lauderdale (piano); Doug Smith (vibraphone, percussion); Richard Rothfus (drums, bongos, percussion); Brian Davis (congas, timbales, percussion).
Audio Mixer: Dave Friedlander.
Recording information: Stiles Recording Studio, Portland, OR (12/1996-04/1997).
Pink Martini: China Forbes, Pepe Raphael (vocals); Dan Faehnle (guitar); Aaron Meyer (violin); David Eby (cello); Maureen Love (harp); Gavin Bondy (trumpet); Robert Taylor (trombone); Thomas M. Lauderdale (piano); Doug Smith (vibraphone, percussion); John Wager (bass); Richard Rothfus (bongos, drums, percussion); Brian Davis (congas, timbales, percussion); Derek Rieth (percussion)
Sympathique Music | List Price | $18.98 (You save $5.09) | | Category | World Albums, Jazz CDs, Pop, Easy Listening, Alternative, Big Band, Exotica, Rock/Pop, Rock | | Label | Heinz | | Orig Year | 1997 | | All Time Sales Rank |  1328  | | CD Universe Part number | 1242082 | | Catalog number | 1 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Nov 18, 1997 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Engineer | Clark Stiles; Pete Plympton; Dave Friedlander | | Recording Time | 53 minutes | | Personnel | China Forbes - vocals
Thomas Lauderdale - piano
Maureen Love - harp
Dan Faehnle - guitar
Derek Rieth - percussion
Gavin Bondy - trumpet
Doug Smith - vibraphone, percussion
Brian Davis - congas, timbales, percussion
Robert Taylor - trombone
John Wager - bass
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Pink Martini Sympathique Songs Sympathique Music Review Average Rating: (4.2 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews THOROUGHLY ENJOYED ENTIRE ALBUM!!
ORIGINALLY BOUGHT THE ALBUM FOR THE ONE SONG "AMADO MIO" BUT AFTER LISTENING TO THE ENTIRE ALBUM I BECAME HOOKED AND LISTEN TO IT AT LEAST ONCE EVERYDAY -- YES IT'S THAT GOOD. IT HAS A FIFTIES SORT OF BEAT WITH LOTS OF RYTHYM TO EITHER DANCE TO OR JUST SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE MUSIC. THIS MUSIC GROUP HAS ALOT OF TALENT AND I HOPE TO HEAR MORE FROM THEM IN THE FUTURE.
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 Lidia on Pink Martini
Well, at first I thought it was an instrumental CD, then I realized it was not, but loved it all through.
Especially: NO HAY PROBLEMA
Submitted by LPadro2001 (East Haven, CT)
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A band ready for a major breakthrough
These guys had rehearsal space across the street from my office and shared an AMTRAK ride with me back from the Bumbershoot fest a few years ago of which one reviewer commented. Fabulous interpretations with a Latin/classical feel, the opening cut is a killer.Somehow though it all left one wanting more and I think, the band is ready to kick it up a notch and breakthrough on a national scale. I think much more lurks within Lauderdale & Co then we've presently heard.
Submitted by Lee (Portland Oregon)
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Having bought this CD for the French songs which I thought it had ,I was pleasantly surprised by the high quality of the Latin Jazz numbers it held, sung in Spanish - really good. The French song ( the ONLY one on the CD in spite of the CD title implying that there would be a predominance of French material on it!) is brilliant.
Submitted by anniejarrold (Hook, Goole, East Yorkshire, England)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Average type band
I have to admit I have never heard of these guys and just happenned to hear them at the experience music project in Seattle. They have some good songs on this cd but there were some cuts I thought shouldn't be on there.
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