Album Review
Kostis, A. – “Jail’s a Fine School, The” – [Mississippi Records]
Cousin Mary 12/30/2015 12-inch, A Library
Greek music from the tough harbor area of Athens – with themes of crime, jails, and hashish dens – was recorded in the 1930’s for voice and guitar. The booklet details how they figured out recordings by A. (and K.) Kostis had been performed by Constantinos Bezos. Very clean sound, wonderful guitar work, and appealing vocals remove any barriers that odd-to-Western-ears meters and harmonies might cause – there is much more on music theory in the LP’s documentation. A few instrumental-only tracks, very enjoyable, highly recommended.
you heard it 33 times on kfjc! most recently:
- 708 days ago, Pete Dixon rebroadcast played Dertlidhikos Horos
- 2171 days ago, Surfer Rosa played You Were Barefoot
- 2201 days ago, Droll played Troumba
- 2323 days ago, Fox Populi played Yannis The Hash Smoker
- 2330 days ago, Hemroid the Leader played Yannis The Hash Smoker
12345 S. El Monte Road Los Altos Hills, California 94022
Public Inspection File
add comment