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PETE HAWKES
How often does one come across a composer with the ability to transcend several musical genres and yet stay firmly focussed within his own perceived sound? Almost never! Pete manages to turn many genres into his own, making the listener feel they are witnessing something innovative and fresh, but still familiar to the feels and traditions of the genre.
This latest double album, highlighting some of Pete's instrumental works over the last ten years is absolutely amazing! I have no doubt its going to be one of those remembered albums and I'm sure it will still be being played in years to come. On 'Double Diversity' you will find airs, reels and Celtic influenced pieces; Delta Blues (for a unique 1930's Delta interpretation of McCartney's' Yesterday') and a cleverly written neo classical piece that just oozes Russia, 'The Moscow Gypsy'. It also includes some very finely arranged and well-executed Jazz with the bossa Nova 'A whispered Scream'.
If that doesn't take your fancy then you can always listen to Pete's beautiful arrangements of some great classical guitar standards or alternatively relax with the innovative Cello compositions.
Dig ragtime? then you have the 'Belly Laugh Rag' and 'The Boisterous Border Collie!' In fact there is so much here, in this record you need to listen to it a few times to digest all the ideas and nuances on both disks.
The word 'genius' I have always reserved for the greats like Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, Richard Thompson and Louie Armstrong, but given the diversity, variation, number of musical genres, and the prolific number of high quality, original compositions of all styles of music Pete has put out on this record, and continues to produce every year, not to mention a back catalogue of finely crafted original songs (that always have something unique to say about the human condition), it's hard not to use the word for him here as well.
If he is not a genius then he is certainly one of Australia's most creative and interesting composers for acoustic music to emerge in the last decade. Listen to the record and see if you don't agree! Tony Bates `Musicologist/Reviewer' Station Librarian /Presenter 3WBC 94.1FM, BOX HILL Victoria
INFLUENCES
John Martyn, Mozart, Darryl Payten
Martin Simpson, Bert Jansch, Davey Graham
Roy Buchanan, Charles Mingus
Yo Yo Ma, Beethoven, Roy Rogers
Ry Cooder, Robert Johnson, Led Belly
Blind Blake, Hubert Sumlin, Charlie Parker
Larry Carlton, Harry Chapin, Eric Bibb
Richard Thompson, John Renbourn
Stefan Grappeli, Clannard, Jango Reinhardt
Pepino D'Agostino, Tony McManus
Bruce Cockburn, Keb Mo
ton van bergeyk, preston reed
Leo kottke, Memphis Minnie
Alex de grassi, Cris smither, Chris proctor
Dougie MacLean, Martin Taylor, David Wilcox
Gerry Douglas, JJ Cale, Johnny Winter
Stevie Ray, Alison Krauss and Union Station
David Bromberg, Muddy Waters
Richard Steele, Gypsy Dave Smith
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , Chopin, Hayden
George Gershwin. Béla Bartók
Felix Mendelssohn, Claude Debussy
Aaron Copland, Clarence Gatemouth Brown
Jac De Pru, Duanne Alman
Doc Watson, Rev Gary Davis
Norri Bucci, mansc liscomb
frank zappa, pink Floyd, Jeff Lang
Roy Bookbinder, Robert Cray
Paul geremia,Jimi Hendrix, Danny Gatton
Turlock O’Carolan, Gordon Lightfoot
Bonnie Raitt, Rory Block
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