Re: Wedding repertoire
From the Ducks Deluxe "Musician Jokes" website:
Dear Bandleader thank you for your letter. I really do think you have an attitude problem, and do want a few requests played if you don't mind. What me and my wife were thinking was:
-Any Keith Jarrett composition from his solo series. Please arrange for full ensemble and nothing in 4/4 please.
-Mahavishnu Orchestra, Dance of the Maya and please have the guitar player play John McLaughlin's solo from the live performance Nov. 16, 1972 at Chrysler Arena. My wife and I were at that show and particularly liked his use of polyrhythmics. If you find it too difficult you can leave out the feedback. Your choice.
-John Coltrane's duets with Pharaoh Sanders. I understand that their use of atonality is not everyone's cup of tea, but my guests are usually fond of high register tenor saxes.
-We thought a little Stravinsky would be nice. We particularly like the Rite of Spring. If you want to use the sheet music it's OK. My husband likes it about 1/4 note = 93 beats per minute.
-Then for the candle lighting ceremony, please learn Frank Zappa's The Great Wazoo. If you want to play it in the original B flat, that would be OK. And yes, cousin Jeannie does want to sing the baritone sax solo. Please don't say no, it would hurt her feelings so.
-Finally, we have built our own musical instruments (It's kind of a hobby with us) and we would appreciate if you would use our instruments. None of them are based upon a 12 tone scale or on common harmonics, but our 5-year-old son tells us it's not really that hard to transpose once you understand the physics.
We would be happy to pay each member an extra $25 for any inconvenience. Thank you and don't be late!
Does that help?
Allen Hopkins
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