More Like Us, by Blake Tartare

More Like Us

by Blake Tartare

supported by

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$10 USD or more

1.	Hush feat. Maria Laurette Friis and Jane Scarpantoni 04:54	info	buy track
2.	The Meadows 06:56	info	buy track
3.	Happy Old Yoy feat. Steven Bernstein 09:36	info	buy track
4.	To Whom It May Concern feat. Maria Laurette Friis 04:05	lyrics	buy track
Music and Lyrics by Maria Laurette Friis
5.	Maria feat. Maria Laurette Friis 04:57	info	buy track
6.	Something in the Water 08:01	info	buy track
7.	Africa Used To Be Home 03:51	info	buy track
8.	Interlude with Soren 02:08	info	buy track
9.	Paddy Pie Face 04:39	info	buy track
10.	Johnny Too Bad feat. Teddy Kumpel 05:30	info	buy track

about

This is the second album by Michael Blake's electro-acoustic band Blake Tartare (2002 - 2010). A wealth of Danish talent is featured through out this album including multi faceted singer/songwriter Maria Laurette Friis who also wrote one of the tunes. After a few years of activity on the road Michael grabbed the first chance he could get to record in the bands hometown of Copenhagen and they tear through this ambitious program of new music. Despite having a cold Blake didn't let that deter his energy. For a lark he even sang a tune at the end of the session, Johnny Too Bad by The Slickers.

Blake heard Friis with her group Tys Tys at the CPH Jazz Fest and immediately promised to have her sing with the band. In 2004 guitarist Teddy Kumpel joined Blake Tartare at The Berlin Jazz Festival for one of their most exciting shows. He contributes a lot here as well, playing guitars, mixing and co-engineering. Blake had always wanted to record John Lurie's Happy Old Yoy and on this tasty Scott Harding mix he's joined by his fellow Lizard horn man Steven Bernstein.

Blake Tartare covers a lot of ground on these two albums. Everyone plays with heart and you can hear the joy the musicians are having making music together. Their third album, 2009's The World Awakes, A Tribute to Eli 'Lucky' Thompson was the last time the band recorded in the studio.

credits

released June 1, 2006

Michael Blake - Tenor and Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet (1), Bass Clarinet (6), Flute (6), Vocals (10)
Soren Kjaergaard - Piano, Wurlitzer and Effects
Jonas Westergaard - Acoustic Bass
Kresten Osgood - Drums

Special Guests:
Maria Laurette Friis - Vocals (1,4,5)
Steven Bernstein - Slide Trumpet (3)
Jane Scarpantoni - Cello (1)
Jeppe Kjellberg - Electric Guitar (3)
Teddy Kumpel - Electric Guitar (10) and Baritone Guitar (6)

Produced by Michael Blake
All Compositions and Arrangements by Michael Blake (Baby Tank Music, SESAC) except...
Happy Old Yoy (John Lurie, Lagarto Music)
To Whom It May Concern (Music and Lyrics by Maria Laurette Friis, Loretta Rec)
Maria (Coleman Hawkins)
Interlude With Soren (Soren Kjaergaard)
Johnny Too Bad (The Slickers)

Recorded at Studio Menudio in Copenhagen on October 31st and November 1st, 2004 by Thomas Vang
Tracks 2,3,4,5 & 8 Mixed by Scott Harding (aka Scotty Hard)
Tracks 1,6,7,9 &10 Mixed by Teddy Kumpel
Mastered by Mike Fossenkemper

Photos by Daniel Blaufuks
Design by Paul Wilson

license

about

Michael Blake New York, New York

The Canadian born tenor and soprano saxophonist Michael Blake has been a mainstay in the New York scene for over 30 years and has put out over a dozen albums under his name. Among the many artists he has performed with are The Lounge Lizards, Steven Bernstein, Charlie Hunter and Ben Allison. ... more

michaelblake.net

contact / help

Contact Michael Blake

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like More Like Us, you may also like:

In Common 2
by In Common: Walter Smith III & Matthew Stevens

supported by 5 fans who also own “More Like Us”

I saw then play a lot of this album at Newport Jazz Fest '19 and loved the tunes and the vibe. Mr. Smith is one funny guy as well... Jim Coyne
go to album
Flatbed Buggy
by Rudy Royston

supported by 5 fans who also own “More Like Us”

So much fun and joy and swing, and the instrumentation allows for some super-fresh sounds as well as some old-timey goodness. And simply great tunes too! Giles
go to album
Voyage
by Daniel Herskedal

supported by 5 fans who also own “More Like Us”

Such a thing of beauty. The sounds are airy and I so so so truly means when I say i truly feel the album cover picture in my bones. This is a beautiful album. Its jazz and classical distilled with a lot of soul oozing through it. I will get all of Daniel's work. Thank you. Som Bhattacharyya
go to album
Eagle's Point
by Chris Potter

Featuring names like Brad Mehldau, John Patitucci and Brian Blade, the latest from Chris Potter is a jazz triumph. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 8, 2024
go to album
Northern Flame
by Emma Johnson's Gravy Boat

A surging suite built around themes of female empowerment from the UK jazz quintet, led by saxophonist and composer Emma Johnson. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 29, 2023
go to album
Worry Not
by Emma Johnson's Gravy Boat

Written after a house flood and on the brink of the pandemic, “Worry Not” is a jazz record focused on finding calm in a storm. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 7, 2021
go to album
To The Earth
by Dinosaur

supported by 5 fans who also own “More Like Us”

I simply love Laura's resonant tp tones and the eloquence of the fellows supporting her ideas. Or has it been the other way round? freejazzy
go to album