Agony Pipes and Misery Sticks, by Clarinet Thing

Agony Pipes and Misery Sticks

by Clarinet Thing

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1.	Echoes of Harlem 03:57	buy track
2.	Vou Vivendo 02:22	buy track
3.	Akeem the Dream 03:03	buy track
4.	Sweeping Staircase 03:19	buy track
5.	Fired Manager Blues 04:30	buy track
6.	Touchy 03:23	buy track
7.	Sticks and Stones 02:41	buy track
8.	Memories of You 03:16	buy track
9.	Das Lied von den braunen Inseln 01:25	buy track
10.	Oberek Krakowski 01:11	buy track
11.	Song of the Unsung 04:26	buy track
12.	The Lips That Kissed the Paper 04:27	buy track
13.	Primitive Southern Brass Band Piece 02:21	buy track
14.	Family Heap 03:18	buy track
15.	Mountains of the Moon 03:15	buy track
16.	The Mooch 04:56	buy track
17.	Misery Talks 00:18

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A collection of live recordings from the clarinet quintet’s 15 years of Bay Area performances. Agony Pipes and Misery Sticks features Ben Goldberg, Ralph Carney, Sheldon Brown, Peter Josheff, and Beth Custer on Eb, Bb, and bass clarinets.

There is nothing like blowing a horn. It oxygenates the body, clears the mind, and causes mood responses from meditative to giddy, ecstatic, to contemplative. I come from a long tradition of groups of horns blowing together in harmony and dissonance, both in and out of tune! All this blowing led me to form Clarinet Thing. In 1990 I sought out four of my favorite Bay Area clarinetists, Ben Goldberg, Ralph Carney, Sheldon Brown, and Peter Josheff, for their unique sound and approach to the clarinet, for their musicality, friendship, and sense of humor. It was essential to me that the group have a lot of variety in compositional styles. Each member is a composer, ensemble leader, and multi-instrumentalist and has their own unique approach to the clarinet. Enjoy! And blow your horn.

© 2005 BC Records

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released February 5, 2021

Cover design – Lucija Kordić

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Beth Custer San Francisco, California

Beth Custer is a San Francisco based performer, composer & band leader.
She composes for film, TV, dance, concert stage, and theatre productions. Sign up on her mailing list at www.bethcuster.com

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