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Way'er Out West
“A cult masterpiece. Those who have heard it agree, this is a monster of a record.” - Voted Top Ten Record of the Year by the Oakland Tribune's Music Critic, Larry Kelp
This crazy CD features an all star 13 piece Bay Area ensemble performing demented versions of your favorite Cowboy songs in styles ranging from cajun funk to hip-hop and cool jazz! It's like nothing you've ever heard before and its a great party album as well as a treat for those with eclectic tastes!
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I'm an Old Cowhand PLAY MP3 SAMPLE
Ringo PLAY MP3 SAMPLE
Mule Train PLAY MP3 SAMPLE
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Frankie Maximum
“A wildly diverse CD which offers everything from lush ballads to bar band blues to novelty numbers, positions Macchia as a sort of Kip Hanrahan with a sense of humor.” - Steve Solder of BAM Magazine
A collection of 15 pieces for a wide variety of musical genres and instrumentations, ranging from big band blues, grunge new wave, Zappa-esque dittys, to contemporary classical compositions. It features John Hoy and Eric Jensen on guitars, Kevin Porter on trombone, Jim Helman, Mike Hyman and Robert Freeburg on drums, Karen Drucker, Bud E. Luv, and Leslie Delahanty on vocals, plus many more! Available in very limited quantities so get your copy online today!
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Exercise in Terror PLAY MP3 SAMPLE
Jumpin at the BarnyardPLAY MP3 SAMPLE
Let it Rip Tonight PLAY MP3 SAMPLE
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Frankie Macchia's Booga-Booga
“This was Frank's fusion band in Boston circa 1980-1981 in their first studio album, now remastered to CD. A true collector's item!”
This special commemorative CD features the band that played all of Frank's crazy polyrhythmic, polytonal music from 1980-1981. Featuring Frank on woodwinds, Mike Peipman and Rob Waterfield on trumpets, Rick Walsh on trombone, Rick Myers on guitar, Mike Hatfield on vibes, mallets and percussion, Tom Lockett on bass and Rodney Smith on drums, this 8 piece group made a pretty big sound! This features all the music previously released on the 1981 vinyl album "Booga-Booga" as well as 3 previously unreleased studio cuts. The CD features Scott Getchell's original artwork. The CD contains over 70 minutes of music, which has been digitally remastered. This is a special custom release CD.
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Number 50 (track #6) PLAY MP3 SAMPLE
The Best of the Frankie Maximum Band 1990-1991
“Dance and party with the great Bay Area R&B/Cajun/Jazz band with that Macchia twist.”
Dance and party with the great Bay Area R&B/Cajun/Jazz band with that Macchia twist. This band performed around San Francisco in the early 1990's and was getting quite a reputation as a great party/dance band with great arrangements of cover tunes as well as playing original tunes by Macchia. Featuring Frank Macchia on saxes and vocals, Alex Murzyn on tenor sax, Johnny Bamont on bari sax, Rick Walsh on trombone, John Rosenberg on keyboards and vocals, Eric Jensen and John Hoy on guitars, John Hettel on upright bass, Mike Hyman on drums, Larry Walker on vocals and percussion, and Karen Drucker on vocals, these 20 songs were recorded during the bands life span of 1990-1991 and feature some great playing and fun arrangements. This CD was digitally remastered and contains over 70 minutes of music.
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Since You've Gone PLAY MP3 SAMPLE
Gimme Some o'Dat Puddin' PLAY MP3 SAMPLE
Witch Doctor PLAY MP3 SAMPLE
discontinued- contact Frank for mp3s
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Frankie Macchia - Orchestral Music
“Dance and party with the great Bay Area R&B/Cajun/Jazz band with that Macchia twist.”
This CD features the 92 piece Moscow Symphony Orchestra performing music that Frank composed for his award winning audio horror stories "Little Evil Things". This CD features just the music without the narrative, in all its musical splendor!! If you'd like to check out the stories and music, please visit www.littleevilthings.com. The music on this CD actually ranges through a broad spectrum of intense dissonant orchestral music to lush, lyrical melodic music, with lots of color and intensity. Conducted by the amazing Konstantin Krimets, the orchestra really delivers a powerful experience. If you like Frank's use of color and orchestration on his other projects, you'll really love this CD! This CD was digitally remastered and contains over 56 minutes of music. This is a special custom release CD.
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Little Evil Things Overture (track #1) PLAY MP3 SAMPLE
discontinued- contact Frank for mp3s
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