Palm desert / a book by Rudy VanderLans based on lyrics and music by Van Dyke Parks ; [essays by Brian Schorn and Kenneth FitzGerald].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

VanderLans, Rudy, 1955-

Contributor:

Schorn, Brian, 1961-

FitzGerald, Kenneth, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parks, Van Dyke.

Landscape photography.

Photography, Artistic.

Palm Desert (Calif.)--Pictorial works.

Palm Desert (Calif.).

Parks, Van Dyke. Palm desert.

Parks, Van Dyke--Influence.

Genre:

Sound recordings.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

96 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm + 1 audio disc (digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.)

4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

Sacramento, Calif. : Emigre, Inc., [1999]

System Details:

1.4 m/s

stereo

digital recording

Summary:

This book grew out of a simple packaging design for an audio CD. It is a tribute to a near mythical figure in the world of American music, Van Dyke Parks, whose prolific career produced six solo albums, numerous movie scores, children's books and uncounted credits as a session musician, lyricist, producer and arranger.

In 1998 Rudy VanderLans took a trip to Palm Desert where Van Dyke Parks is said to have written most of the material for his legendary 1968 album, Song Cycle. The trip resulted in hundreds of photographs which Rudy VanderLans says were inspired as much by this remarkable musician's lyrics as by his own impressions. The 68 images published strive to echo Van Dyke's creative approach of blending classical, historical, vernacular, experimental, political and experiential themes.

Contents:

Sound disc contents: Palm desert / original version performed by Van Dyke Parks

[Adaptation, track 2] / Itchy Pet

[Adaptation, track 3] / Honey Barbara

[Adaptation, track 4] / Elliott Peter Earls.

Notes:

Accompanied by compact disc containing four loose adaptations of Van Dyke Parks' musical composition, "Palm desert", which was a cut from his album "Song cycle."

Contains:

Parks, Van Dyke. Palm desert.

ISBN:

0966940903

OCLC:

43367902