His freeform, streamofconsciousness poems were a kind of spoken jazz, delivered in a. Ken nordine, 91, honored at chicago film fest wbez chicago. Ken nordine colors a sensuous listening experience 1967. Oct 11, 2011 if youre ken nordine and youve spent a lifetime producing iconic tv commercials, writing poetry, publishing books, creating art, inventing word jazz broadcast sundays at midnight on wbez and. Son of word jazz passion in the desert the shifting whispering sands cd. Unfollow nordine ken to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Colors by ken nordine, henrik drescher, hardcover barnes. Jan 20, 2003 originally intended as a ninepart series of commercials for a paint company, ken nordines 1967 classic is still a brilliant and, um colorful trip through the big crayon box. Rereleased with ten new 90 second shades, colors the american spelling, thank you. Ken nordine pennys poetry pages wiki fandom powered. Aug 23, 2001 for this alone, nordine deserves a place in the history books. Dec 20, 2015 there arent many artists who could get away with creating an album of short eclectic odes to the various relatives and extended kinfolk of roy g. Ken nordine john peel wiki fandom powered by wikia. Colors by ken nordine meet your next favorite book. If you do not know who ken nordine is you might need to open your horizons a little bit. Ken nordines 1966 album colors is the perfect marriage of the beat poetic impulse and good ol regular american advertising.
Colors 1968, featuring two dozen 90second impressionistic monologues on such shades of the rainbow as lavender, russet, azure, and ecru. Nordine reworked the ads and took out the sponsor for his album colors, which included thirtyfour riffs. Feb 22, 2019 ken nordine, surreal poet with a jazz beat, is dead at 98 ken nordine in his home studio in the late 1970s. Ken nordines word jazz gives voice to color and henrik dreschers irrepressible image jazz completes the pictureand lets you in on the many quirks of colors. I also have an episode of now nordine episode 214, magenta and other things, not a copy of colors. There was this guy who was a regular guy who lived a regular life got up 7. By the sixties, nordine became a beat poet playing with word jazz.
I havent done a comparison of 10 1211 to buggy 10 and buggy 11. If you do not know who ken nordine is you might need to. Noted voiceover man ken nordine recorded this in the 1960s big surprise there, and it is ostensibly a commentary on social injustices, particularly racism. Ken nordine, surreal poet with a jazz beat, is dead at 98 ken nordine in his home studio in the late 1970s. Nordine did 10 commercials, each playfully extolling one of the colors in the spectrumactually it was 9. As much as his onetime contemporaries jack kerouac, lenny bruce. Colors is a word jazz album by voiceover and recording artist ken nordine. But then again, there are few if any like wordjazz architect ken nordine. Originally intended as a ninepart series of commercials for a paint company, ken nordines 1967 classic is still a brilliant and, um colorful trip through the big crayon box. Yorgos lanthimos teaming with fox searchlight to direct the tv series the man in the rockefeller suit. His deep, resonant voice has also been featured in many commercial advertisements and movie trailers. Stare with your ears, transparent mask, triple talk, youre getting better. Nordine notably collaborated with laurie anderson, sonny rollins, tom waits and jerry garcia. Seusslike exploration of the meanings of different colors.
Nordines text began its life as a series of radio commercials for paint, and the poems here, along with others, were featured on a spokenword recording, also called colors, first released in 1967 and recently. Get all the lyrics to songs on colors and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. In fact, one might read these poems and hear nordines own familiar npr broadcast voice. In the midsixties, ken nordine recorded ten radio commercials that ran thirteen weeks for fuller paint, each spot taking on a different color. Jun 01, 2011 ken nordine colors is a word jazz album by voiceover and recording artist ken nordine. Word jazz sounds in space love words concert in the sky cd three classic albums, vol. Though often associated with the beat generation, ken nordine operated on his own wavelength, part absurdist humor, part poetry, part jazz. If youre ken nordine and youve spent a lifetime producing iconic tv commercials, writing poetry, publishing books, creating art, inventing word jazz broadcast sundays at midnight on wbez and. Nordine s text began its life as a series of radio commercials for paint, and the poems here, along with others, were featured on a spokenword recording, also called colors, first released in 1967 and recently.
Ken nordine was asked to produce a series of radio spots for the fuller paint company, and how the heck do you promote color on the radio anyway. Various artists sounds in space rca victor sp33 1958. Ken nordine, yea i know that guy, i heard his voice times, hes the guy in the hits station that says go ahead ill keep an eye on your stuff for you, and you see him the next day walking around town wearing your clothes. Ken nordine april, 1920 february 16, 2019 was an american voiceover and recording artist best known for his series of word jazz albums, featuring spoken word poetry over a jazz backdrop. Ken nordine born april, 1920 is an american voiceover and recording artist, best known for his series of word jazz albums. Ken nordine born april, 1920 is an american voiceover and recording artist best known for his series of word jazz albums. Smooth as an ice sculpture and ringing with the voice of our sponsor, nordine has personified authority since the 1960s. There arent many artists who could get away with creating an album of short eclectic odes to the various relatives and extended kinfolk of roy g. His work on colors, written by ken nordine, consists almost wholly of doublepaged spreads that accompany nordine s poetry about odd colors. In the book, as on the cd, ken goes through colors in the spectrum, giving each a persona with humorous quirks. His real gift was that mellifluous voice, heard on a weekly radio program for more than 40 years, on albums of his selfcreated word jazz, and in collaborations with laurie anderson, tom waits and the grateful dead. One critic wrote that you may not know ken nordine by name or face, but youll almost certainly recognize his voice. Peel seems to have become aware of the work of ken nordine in 1979, when a listener from manchester sent. If notability cannot be established, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted.
One of the most ubiquitous voices of his time, ken nordine. What you will discover is the oneandonly voice of ken nordine, one of the few people in the history of radio to. I have episodes 77, 83, and 84, clean mp3s, as well as 10 12 and 11. Published march 6th 2000 by hmh books for young readers. Ages 5 to 9 this wiggy collection of beatstyle poetic riffs and mixedmedia collages assigns unpredictable personalities to. For this alone, nordine deserves a place in the history books. Well, all the ken nordine that i have, straight and not, for a 3 hour wander wondering excursion complete with receptacle dwellers, stuff from his early 90s npr series, and most of his records which began appearing in 1957 and have not stopped yet. Ken nordine, surreal poet with a jazz beat, is dead at 98. From the scribble of colors on the cover to the very last page, they extend the jazzy character of the poems, wrote marianne saccardi in school library journal. Balzacs passion in the desert, read by ken nordine version 10. Ken nordine bachman crimson and olive dunwich usa d123.
Sep 09, 2009 blue by ken nordine kinetic type duration. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Colors sings of the beautiful burgeoning of burgundy, the sorrow of olive, the story of the green that is green with envy. Opening medley im getting wet and i dont care at all, circus, maroon, pinocchio medley do you see the noses growing. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Its disorienting at first to hear the way nordine lets go on this record with a beatinspired, mellifluoussounding, dr. His work on colors, written by ken nordine, consists almost wholly of doublepaged spreads that accompany nordines poetry about odd colors. Ken nordines word jazz gives voice to color and henrik dreschers. Ken nordine pennys poetry pages wiki fandom powered by wikia. Nordine did 10 commercials, each playfully extolling one of the colors in the spectrumactually it was 9 colors and an.
Ken nordine, fred katz word jazz vinyl lp amoeba music. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Adult childrensbook collectors will love this book, but many children just wont get it. The voiceover man from a thousand commercials, ken nordine registers in your subconscious instantly. Ken nordine april, 1920 february 16, 2019 was an american voiceover and recording artist, best known for his series of word jazz albums. Really now, how many words actually do rhyme with puce. As much as his onetime contemporaries jack kerouac, lenny bruce, and ernie kovacs, nordine is an american original. Green can be envious of course, orange is the silliest color and is by far the most fun, burgundy is fat and drowsy, while purple is all about dignity. Ken nordines descriptive text deserves to be read out loud while listeners pore over henrik dreschers fascinating collages. Mar 06, 2000 colors divulges the silliness of orange, the pomp of purple, the offwhiteness of whiterevealing the many subtle personalities of color. Ken nordine was an american voiceover and recording artist, best known for his series of word jazz albums. Listen free to ken nordine colors olive, lavender and more. It really is free form blank verse poetry about colors set to inoffensive smooth jazz. Colors divulges the silliness of orange, the pomp of purple, the offwhiteness of whiterevealing the many subtle personalities of color.