While Sequestered

While Sequestered

by

Kitty Allen

Available on Spotify, Pandora Plus &  in most digital music stores.

Original spoken word & instrumental smooth jazz tune composed & performed by Kitty Allen on pedal harp, flutes, melodica, midi-keyboard, analog synthesizer, & laptop.

What to do while sequestered. Possibilities on safely & pleasantly passing time through a pandemic.

Photo taken in Basque Country - San Sebastian, Spain near a hazardous rock ledge on an Atlantic Ocean beach (2019). 

© - Kitty Allen  2020

Back Bay Beauty

Back Bay Beauty

by

Kitty Allen

Available on Spotify, Pandora Plus & in most digital music stores.

A smooth jazz instrumental tune composed & arranged by Kitty Allen for harp, flutes, & band. Performed by Kitty Allen on pedal harp & flutes, Keith Richards on electric bass, Guy Dedell on percussion, & Ed Lange on drums.

Originally recorded at Star Castle Recording Studio in New Fairfield, CT. Engineered by Rob Batesole. Mixed by Kitty Allen & Rob Batesole. Recently resurrected, remixed, & renamed.

Inspired by a recent Boston adventure to re-visit memories of graduate school and of running a women's dormitory for Boston University (shown above.) Great times & a fantastic educational experience!

© - Kitty Allen

Padded Cell 248

Padded Cell 248

by

Kitty Allen

Available on Spotify, Pandora Plus & in most digital music stores.

A medium tempo instrumental jazz tune composed & arranged by Kitty Allen for harp, flutes, & band. Performed by Kitty Allen on pedal harp & flutes, Tim DeHuff on guitar, Roger Kaplan on keyboard, Keith Richards on electric bass, Guy Dedell on percussion, & Eric Halvorson on drums.

Originally recorded at Star Castle Recording Studio in New Fairfield, CT. Engineered by Rob Batesole. Mixed by Kitty Allen & Rob Batesole.

Resurrected, remixed, & renamed. Inspired by a scolding experienced at the local gym.

© - Kitty Allen  

Carcass

Carcass

by

Kitty Allen

Available on Spotify, Pandora Plus & in most digital music stores.

An uptempo instrumental jazz electronica tune composed & performed by Kitty Allen on pedal harp, flutes, midi-keyboard, laptop, & melodica.

Inspired by a viewing of "The Yellow Buick" (photo above) at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Created by French sculptor & experimental artist, César Baldaccini, this piece was assembled in 1961. It consists of a car body crushed by a hydraulic press into a dense package. César developed an international reputation based on a series of these sculptures, which he called Compressions. He later worked with plastics and in 1967, as a counterpart to his Compressions, he began constructing Expansions. For this genre, he often created his artwork in public locations, using plastics that expanded rapidly & quickly solidified.

More information on César Baldaccini can be found at these website links. 

www.MOMA.org

en.m.wikipedia.org

César Baldaccini Car Compression Sculpture
All four sides of "The Yellow Buick"

© - Kitty Allen  2020

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

by

Kitty Allen

Available on Spotify, Pandora Plus & in most digital music stores.

A melodic instrumental duet version of the Christian hymn first published in 1779.

Arranged & performed by Kitty Allen on acoustic pedal harp & C flute.

The photo above provides a ceiling view to the central interior of Barcelona's La Sagrada Familia Basilica by Antonio Gaudi. More photos of the Basilica's interior & exterior are shown below. A link to the official website is also included. 

Sagrada Familia

© - Kitty Allen

The Dead Department Store

The Dead Department Store

by

Kitty Allen

Available on Spotify, Pandora Plus & in most digital music stores.

An instrumental contemporary jazz tune composed & performed by Kitty Allen on pedal harp, flutes, midi-keyboard, laptop, analog synthesizer, & melodica. Largely performed in a minor key, this tune expresses my reaction to the recent closure of yet another legendary retail business.

© - Kitty Allen  2019

Scintillas

SCINTILLAS 

by

Kitty Allen

 Available on Spotify, Pandora Plus & in most digital music stores.

A loosely styled instrumental swing tune composed & performed by Kitty Allen on pedal harp (with effects) & flutes. Instrumental accompaniment performed on midi-keyboard, laptop, & analog synthesizer.

Photo offers an interior view of the Shakespeare Globe Theatre in London. Photograph taken during a visit to the theater in July, 2019.

To learn more, please visit the website at:

http://www.shakespearesglobe.com

© - Kitty Allen  2019