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There are three ways to order Mother of Pearl CDs
A) The Mother of Pearl Box Set
You can purchase the MOP Box Set for $35...that's 3 CD's for the price of 2!
B) All of our CD's are available individually at CD Baby or at finer record stores
C) email us directly and we'll send you a CD. This way, the band makes the most money. $20 CAD includes shipping and handling in Canada. Elsewhere, shipping/handling is extra. Payment is by cheque only.
bbkeys@telus.net
You Gotta Love Life
In 2006, Mother of Pearl, now restructured as a quartet with Karen Graves singing lead vocals, celebrated its 10th anniversary. It also released its third recording, You Gotta Love Life. Every member of the band contributes compositions- seven of eleven tracks are band  originals with another written by Canadian composer, Candace Carnie. The remaining three ‘standards’ on the album are clever, original arrangements that owe as much to the band’s creativity as to their original creators. With four distinct takes on life, it is no surprise that the original tunes range from samba to blues, bebop to ballads. These are songs that represent the life experience of the creators, and each piece reflects something very personal about the writer. Karen, freshly back from a vacation in Mexico, brings home with her a Latin instrumental, Samba de Cedro, inspired by a child she met. Brenda recently lost her father and sums up that experience in Owed to Billy. Lauri turned a drive in the desert into The Road to Utah, while Wendy drew upon her love of a wacky jive and wrote Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda. What especially makes this music great is that the personal experience of each composer is picked up, amplified and explored by the other ensemble members. That’s what playing together for a decade brings to the mix!
“This is one hot band.” John P. McLaughlin, The Province
“ As for their newest album, You Gotta Love Life, it is just that: a brilliantly written celebration of life- its joys and sorrows. It’s a must-have CD for jazz lovers…” Lori Pappajohn, The Burnaby NOW
The tunes . . .
You Gotta Love Life Listen
Samba de Cedro Listen
Owed to Billy Listen
That Old Black Magic Listen
Words from the Heart Listen
This Can’t Be Love Listen
Reconciliation Listen
I’ve Had It Jones Listen
The Road to Utah Listen
Woulda Coulda Shoulda Listen
Tea for Two Seven Listen
sheBOP a Century of Jazz compositions by Canadian Women
 In 2001 Mother of Pearl began work on sheBOP! A Century of Jazz compositions by Canadian Women. The project’s aim was deceptively simple--find Canadian jazz written by women. The result was the better part of a year of intensive research by the group, their friends and total strangers across the country that got the bug. Archives, libraries, used record stores, dusty piles of decades-old sheet music, the minds of Canada’s most erudite jazz players, writers and collectors were all ransacked to find tunes. The results were often surprising.
Who wrote Frank Sinatra’s first big hit?
Who wrote the Hockey Night in Canada theme?
Who wrote the first Canadian song to sell a million copies?
Canadian women, that’s who!
Some of the composers who made the sheBOP! cut were household names (Joni Mitchell). Others were obscure when they lived and long forgotten (Hootin’ Lil Marcus). Others had regional followings (Vera Guilaroff-“Canada’s Melody Maid”). Some were never regarded as jazz composers (La Bolduc) until Mother of Pearl got hold of their work. Bringing it all together became a labour of love. sheBOP! is more than a CD—it is a celebration of the often unknown contribution women have made to jazz in Canada.
The tunes . . .
Hockey Night in Canada
If You Only Knew
Les Policemen
I'll Never Smile Again
Train of Progress/Union Man Listen
There's a Bluebird on My Windowsill
Tryin' to Keep Her 88's Straight Listen
Lucky Duck
Blue Motel Room
Guidone Listen
Look Ma, No Hands Listen
Punishment of Baghdad
Mother of Pearl
 Their first CD helmed by noted Vancouver producer Bill Buckingham reflects Mother of Pearl’s eclectic tastes and talents. Among the selections are the historic hit Jump Children originally recorded by one of the most acclaimed all-women’s big bands of the 40’s, the International Sweethearts of Rhythm. Tracks include several original compositions such as Pizz off, Funk up, a high-spirited multi-metre frolic and Caruise, a slinky seduction by saxophone. Rounding out the CD are well-known standards such as Love Me or Leave Me and Fever to which Mother of Pearl adds its creative touch.
The tunes . . .
Love me or Leave Me Listen
Pizz Off, Funk Up
Amunra
Periodicity
Caruise
Fools Rush In
What a Difference a Day Makes
Fever Listen
Jump, Children
Yes Listen
Silver Nickel Listen
There are three ways to order Mother of Pearl CDs
A) The Mother of Pearl Box Set
You can purchase the MOP Box Set for $35...that's 3 CD's for the price of 2!
B) All of our CD's are available individually at CD Baby or at finer record stores
C) email us directly and we'll send you a CD. This way, the band makes the most money. $20 CAD includes shipping and handling in Canada. Elsewhere, shipping/handling is extra. Payment is by cheque only.
bbkeys@telus.net
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