Lee Feldman, Piano and Vocals
Byron Isaacs, Bass
Bill Dobrow, Drums
Influences
Beatles, Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Cecil Taylor, Thelonious Monk, Robert Wyatt, Theodore Bikel, Leonard Bernstein, Richard Rogers, Beethoven, Morton Feldman, Al Green, Burt Bacharach, Sly & The Family Stone, Lenny Bruce, Freud, G_d, Philip Roth, Saul Bellow, John Updike, NY Review of Books, Bill Evans, Bob Dorough, Mose Allison, Elliott Smith, Liz Phair, Joni Mitchell, Glenn Gould, Kurt Weil, Ornette Coleman, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Fats Waller, Robert Johnson, Tiny Tim, The Monkees, Carl Orff, Charles Ives, Paul Bley, Jimmy Reed, Leonard Cohen, Dr. John, Ray Charles, Ramsey Lewis, Loudon Wainwright III, Steely Dan, The Band, Jefferson Airplane, Rolling Stones, Ahmad Jamal, Bach, Roland Hanna, Cat Stevens, Fred Fox, John Ogdon, Carl Strommen, George Faulkner, Mozart, Kinky Friedman, Woody Allen, Astro Boy, Officer Joe Bolton, Sonny Fox, etc.
To see "Lee Feldman, Lee Feldman," a documentary about Lee, go to
http://www.vimeo.com/630248
"Lee Feldman's "I've Forgotten Everything" is unlike anything else in cotemporary pop. If you have a passion for good songwriting, you need this album. - Stereophile
"Lee Feldman uses a Tin Pan Alley bounce to make twisted or troubled situations sound like parlor songs." - NY Times
"Chances are his finely tuned records will continue to be discovered by discerning listeners years down the road." - Chicago Tribune
"Reviving a bit of Brill Building artistry, this New York piano man makes you think and swoon and hum all at once." - Village Voice
"Lee Feldman plays the piano in just the dry, subtle, understated manner that his dry, subtle, understatedly hilarious songs call for." - Atlantic Monthly
"Lee Feldman brings to mind the classic early work of Randy Newman both in terms of timeless songcrafting and ambitious arranging. The often haunting Living It All Wrong gets most everything right." - Rolling Stone
"Feldman's poignant and occasionally disquieting vignettes mine complex truths, finding romance and heartbreak in the mundane details and rituals of daily life. . . . A winner in any year." - Time Out, New York
" Keep in mind how long it took for people to figure out the greatness of
Tom Waits and Randy Newman, and keep your eye on Lee." - CMJ Online
Thanks for trusting me with your social security number. I promise I will not use it harmfully. But I am considering doing a cover version of that song.
BRIAN BENDER & THE WORLD BEATNIKS - "Urban Jungle" Original Reggae, Funk, Afrobeat, Calypso, Samba, Second Line compositions.
With special guests: Eric Krasno (Soulive, Lettuce) Adam Deitch (John Scofield, Lettuce) Charles Neville (Neville Brothers) Jose Gonzalez (Bando Criollo) Backa Niang (Gokhi-Bi System)
BRIAN BENDER & LITTLE SHOP OF HORAS- "Eyn Velt" Original and traditional Jewish melodies blended with Latin, Caribbean, African and Middle Eastern rhythms.
With special guests: Frank London (Klezmatics, Hasidic New Wave) Alicia Svigals (Klezmatics, Mikveh) Stuart Brotman (Brave Old World) Charles Neville (Neville Brothers) Grant Smith (Klezmer Conservatory Band) Raquy Danziger (Raquy & The Cavemen)
Hi Lee: I just wanted you to know that I love how 'Morning Train' gears me up for my daily 7am subway commute. Also, 'Me and My Sara...' is beautiful...sorta reminds me of the 'Living it All Wrong' era. Take Care.
BRIAN BENDER & THE WORLD BEATNIKS - "Urban Jungle" Original Reggae, Funk, Afrobeat, Calypso, Samba, Second Line compositions.
With special guests: Eric Krasno (Soulive, Lettuce) Adam Deitch (John Scofield, Lettuce) Charles Neville (Neville Brothers) Jose Gonzalez (Bando Criollo) Backa Niang (Gokhi-Bi System)
BRIAN BENDER & LITTLE SHOP OF HORAS- "Eyn Velt" Original and traditional Jewish melodies blended with Latin, Caribbean, African and Middle Eastern rhythms.
With special guests: Frank London (Klezmatics, Hasidic New Wave) Alicia Svigals (Klezmatics, Mikveh) Stuart Brotman (Brave Old World) Charles Neville (Neville Brothers) Grant Smith (Klezmer Conservatory Band) Raquy Danziger (Raquy & The Cavemen)
Hey Lee - I hope you're enjoying the holidays. May the new year bring you good health, happiness, true peace and all you wish for. Drop by anytime and catch some soul! All the best from Israel, Nomi
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