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Musical
Brilliance
Don is a tremendously talented singer, songwriter and instrumentalist
creating jazz, Native and children's music. We are working up a
chronological discography of his music. In the meantime, we offer
a few links to CDs now available on-line below.
FALL 2002 - Don's most recent CD "Jazzsong"
is on the cusp of post-production. While we do not have a release
date at this time, we will be making the CD available for sale on-line.
Feel free to email your inquires for purchase to jazzsong@donfrancks.com
"Jazzsong"
is a careful reworking of lyrics, melodies, harmony, bass parts
and rhythms. Don vocal performances are framed by Steve Hunter on
piano and David Trevis on bass. Loved standards like Lulu's Back
in Town, Gershwin's Blah Blah Blah, My Favourite Things and Honeysuckle
Rose are wrought in fresh, original arrangements. Jazzsong, which
has been sitting pretty awaiting release, will be available for
purchase this Spring at donfrancks.com. In the meantime, Don is
currently working on a collection of his original music, which promises
to be a must have for all his music fans! A complete track listing
is available below!
It was important to Don that we immediately post a link to Lenny
Breau information on the web. In 1962, in Toronto, Lenny formed
the group, Three, with singer Don and bass player Ian Henstridge.
Lenny was a dear friend and rare talent. Visit guitararchives.com
for Lenny Breau recordings and a page dedicated to Lenny at http://www.guitarchives.com/lenny.htm.
As a point of interest, here is a complete
index of Lenny's discography put together by Paul Kohler.
If
you are interested in purchasing Don's CDs "The Insanity of
One Man" and "Mesa: The Four Directions", please
email your request!
The
track listing for JAZZSONG
(Demo only - 2002):
1.
Always Rain Or Shine
(A wonderful weaving of Berlin's "Always" with
the Arlen/Mercer jewel, "Come Rain Or Come Shine")
2. Lulu's Back
(The Dubin/Warren classic)
3. BlahBlahBlah
(A George & Ira Gershwin charmer)
4. Things Foolish & Favorite
(Rodgers & Hammerstein meet Marvell & Strachey...stir
gently)
5. Lemon Drop
(Cahn)
6. Windin' Boy
(Morton...Jelly Roll Morton)
7. Paper Moon Chant
(Arlen...prefaced by an exquisite Indian chant by Don)
8. Decisions
("Undecided" by Robin meets "Is You Is Or
Is You Ain't Ma' Baby" by Austin/Jordan)
9. Honeyscrapple Rose
(Parker mixed liberally with Waller)
10. I Heard
(Mills/Redman)
(Served neat)
11. Taxman - Smugglin' Man
(Harrison/)
12. From Heaven
(Burke/Johnson...and Fogerty)
("Pennies From Heaven" with an environmental twist
by Don, topped by a Clearwater moment)
13. Lullaby In Rhythm
(Goodman)
(Taps by the incomparable Lili Francks)
14. Old Devil Moon
(Harburg/Lane)
15. Bye Bye Blackbird
(Dixon/Henderson)
16. Mister Hulot's Holiday
(from the film)
Track
list provided by Soose! Thank you.
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The
Insanity of One Man - $19.99
Don
offers this collection of all-new original material; poetry,
short stories, satire, music and more!
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Mesa:
The Four Directions - $13.99
"Before
my pianist left to go 'on the road' a few years ago, he expressed
the desire to involve himself in a project. I immediately
gave him two books of Native American music that had been
collected by anthropologists over one hundred years ago. Amazingly,
these people brought with them musicians who were able to
notate these songs as sung by the elder men and women who
had learned them from their ancestors from the distant past.
On completion, I produced this tape and participated further
by playing a few of my own compositions on homemade bamboo
flutes and added a spoken introductory poem. This is a rare
opportunity to listen to many lost and hitherto unknown songs
from the majestic history of some tribes here in North America.
Enjoy." ~ Don Francks
Further
links to Native Amercian flute music, art, folklore and history
can be found at http://www.native-american-flutes.com/resources.htm
an index resource created by the folks at Cedar Spirit Native
American Flutes.
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Discography
Index
Lost...and
Alone KAPP Records
1. Nobody
Knows You When You're Down and Out (Cox) - 2:48
2. Someone to Watch over Me (Gershwin/Gershwin) - 3:07
3. What's Good About Goodbye? - 2:47
4. What'll I Do - 2:21
5. All We Thought Was Love - 2:18
6. Don't Explain (Herzog/Holiday) - 2:13
7. How Come You Do Me Like You Do? - 2:45
8. What! No Mickey Mouse?
9. Sonny Boy - 2:17
10. God Bless the Child - 3:40
11. All Alone - 2:48
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Don
Francks (Three)
"No One In This World Is Like Don Francks!" 1963
1. Things
(4:46)
2. Jazz Whot Is! (3:39)
3. My Hometown (3:48)
4. I'm Going To Love You Like Nobody's Loved You (4:13)
5. Children's Hours (6:31)
6. Loneliness Is A Lady (4:09)
7. Dear Brother (3:45)
8. The Turn Of The Century (6:31)
Lenny
Breau: Guitar (This was Lenny's first appearance on record!!)
Don Francks: Vocals
Ian Henstridge: Bass
Released
in 1963 on Kapp Records. Catalog Number: KRL-4501
More
discography info to come soon!
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