Spiked!: The Music of Spike Jones

by Jones,Spike

Overview

Spike Jones & His City Slickers were accomplished musicians who could incorporate sneezes, belches, and all kinds of oddball percussion such as gunshots and bells into their arrangements of all kinds of music; "Dark Eyes" and "Holiday for Strings" with its cackle chorus are two of the best examples within this anthology. The musical comedy duo Homer & Jethro sing a zany lyric to the opera Pagliacci, retitled "Pal-YatChee," while Paul Frees (the man of a thousand voices, best known as the original voice of the Pillsbury Doughboy) spoofs the popular baritones of the 1940s in "Dark Eyes." Two previously unreleased tracks from 1961, including Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse" and the rumba "Frantic Freeway," sound over-produced to the point where they would have been difficult to perform on-stage, unlike most of the material that Spike Jones recorded earlier in his career. Since a lot of this material is extremely hard to find elsewhere, this compilation is highly recommended. ~ Ken Dryden

Product Details

Release Date:	04/12/1994
Label:	Catalyst
UPC:	0090266198221
Rank:	120663

Tracks

1. Hotcha Cornia (Black Eyes)
2. Pal-Yat-Chee
3. Serenade to a Jerk
4. Knock, Knock (Who's There?)
5. Holiday for Strings
6. Laura
7. I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight
8. Baby Buggie Boogie
9. Red Wing
10. Minka
11. Deep Purple
12. The Man on the Flying Trapeze
13. I Dream of Brownie With the Light Blue Jeans
14. Our Hour (The Puppy Love Song)
15. I'm Getting Sentimental over You
16. Powerhouse
17. Frantic Freeway
18. Nutcracker Suite

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Spike Jones   Primary Artist,Drums,Cowbell,Bandleader,Sound Effects
Homer & Jethro   Guest Artist,Vocals
Jimmy Cassidy   Vocals
Betsy Mills   Harp
Beauregard Lee   Drums
Mary Jane Barton   Harp
Eddie Metcalfe   Clarinet,Saxophone
Frank Leithner   Piano
Charlotte Tinsley   Harp
Candy Hall   Bass
Doodles Weaver   Vocals
Joe Colvin   Trombone
Jack Marsh   Bassoon
Stanley Wrightsman   Piano
Freddie Morgan   Banjo,Vocals
Chick Dougherty   Trombone
Paul Judson   Vocals
Fourfifths   Vocals
Jerry Houser   Vocals (Background)
Merle Howard   Clarinet,Saxophone
Herschell Ratliff   Tuba
Herman Crone   Piano
Arthur Rando   Clarinet,Saxophone
Jack Golly   Clarinet,Saxophone
Luther Roundtree   Banjo
Emilio Malione   Clarinet,Saxophone
Don Anderson   Trumpet
Dick Morgan   Banjo,Guitar,Vocals
Joe Siracusa   Drums
Bruce Hudson   Trumpet
Mickey Katz   Clarinet
Red Ingle   Vocals,Clarinet
Bob Poland   Saxophone
Bill DePew   Clarinet,Saxophone
Hank Stern   Tuba
George Rock   Vocals,Trumpet
John Cyr   Drums
The Rhythmaires   Vocals
Zep Meissner   Clarinet,Saxophone
King Jackson   Trombone
Phillip Shuken   Flute
Louis Adrian   Conductor
Country Washburne   Bass,Tuba
Roger Donley   Bass,Tuba
Susan Scott   Vocals
Art Most   Trombone
Del Porter   Vocals,Ocarina,Clarinet,Saxophone
Tailwaggers   Vocals
Sir Frederick Gas   Vocals
Dick Gardner   Violin
Judie Manners   Vocals
Luella Howard   Flute
Paul Leu   Piano
Paul Frees   Vocals
Carl Grayson   Violin,Vocals
Perry Botkin   Banjo
Lou Singer   Xylophone

Technical Credits

Thomas Pynchon   Liner Notes
Doodles Weaver   Arranger
Dr. Horatio Q. Birdbath   Vocal Effect
Jerry Hausner   Vocal Effect
Art Spiegelman   Cover Art,Art Direction
Foster Carling   Arranger,Composer
Scott Johnson   Art Direction
Bill Lacy   Remastering,Audio Restoration
Paul Williams   Producer
Ned Washington   Composer
Mickey Katz   Vocal Effect
Red Ingle   Vocal Effect
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Gus Kahn   Composer
David Rose   Composer
George Rock   Vocal Effect
Spike Jones   Arranger,Composer
David Raksin   Composer
Peter DeRose   Composer
Jerry Livingston   Composer
Raymond Scott   Composer
Al Hoffman   Composer
Bill Davies   Composer
Tim Page   Liner Notes,Executive Producer,Project Coordinator
Louis Adrian   Arranger
Country Washburne   Arranger,Composer
J.J. Stelmach   Art Direction
Del Porter   Arranger,Composer
George Leybourne   Composer
Eddie Maxwell   Composer
Thurland Chattaway   Composer
Spike Jones & His City Slickers   Composer
Stephen Foster   Composer
George Bassman   Composer
Vincent Lopez   Composer
Carl Grayson   Vocal Effect
Mack David   Composer
Walter Donaldson   Composer
Wayne Hoefle   Composer
Johnny Morris   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Sammy Gallop   Composer