Klassic Kitchener, Vol. 1

Lord Kitchener | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 12, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ice Records
• ASIN: B00004Y6M7
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #121,151 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings

1. When A Man Is Poor

2. Nora

3. Trouble In Arima

4. Tie Tongue Mopsy

5. Cricket Champions

6. Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half

7. Chinese Never Had A Vj Day

8. Steel Band Music

9. If You're Brown

10. Doctor Kitch

11. Batty Mamselle

12. Law And Order

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to Telelay, July 30, 2004

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Lawrence Waldron (Queens, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Klassic Kitchener, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

This Kitchener compilation is a gem with all the obvious reasons why Kitchener's musical compositions were always favored at Carnival by steel pan orchestras. Pannists trained on Calypso, Jazz and Tchaikovsky always choose Kitch! He seems the only composer who consistently makes songs that lend themselves to the complex arrangements of an orchestra. This is the most sophisticated side of Calypso music, but the lyrics are as loaded with innuendo and social critique as ever.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exellent early vintage calypso at its best!, February 17, 2006

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Gerald Davis "Gerald Davis" (Melbourne, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This is a marvelous album, not only are the songs fantastic but you see all the elements that made early calypso what it is as it emerged as an international art form. Take the 1st track "when a man is poor" and track 9 "if you're brown" both are scathing attacks on poverty and subtle classism respectivley, that was rampant at the time and fortunately is less prevalent (although still existent today), what is also typical of these songs and the genre of that early era was the use of established jazz idioms and popular music the two songs' melodies could easily be waltzes! "cricket champions" shows the improvisory roots where claypsonians would often have impromptu battles at cricket matches, creating lyrics and melodies on the fly with only a banjo and drums as back up! The rest of the songs are equally enjoyable "trouble in arima", "old lady walk a mile and half" like most of Kitch's songs lend themselves easily to steel band arrangments and orchestral manipulation. A cheeky, classic showing his beautiful, classy and tasteful use of double entendre (something lacking in many of today calypsonians)is found in "Doctor Kitch" The other songs e.g "Nora" have equal value and are also great for just dancing.

All in all this is fantastic album on all fronts, as a window into to the past showing Kitch's genius, the evolution of the art form and the early influences that forged calypso into what it is today and as a great way to wine the waist and dance.

Enjoy!!

4.0 out of 5 stars GOOD LORD, July 18, 2008

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Lester L. Carter "DOC FEELGOOD" (PHILA , PA) - See all my reviews
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The 'Good Lord' Kitchener is letting us have it. The least we can do is enjoy a musical feast, such as this. Sit back. Kick off your shoes. Grab a chilly one. And prepare to be thoroughly entertained.