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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
All physical items will be signed and dated by the artist (me).
In addition, a custom inscription card is included.
Signed/Dated Books and CDS are $25 per item
Plus $5 shipping per order (US only)
Items can be found in other places unsigned for less cost
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$9 Downloads and streaming also available
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Symphonic Blues No. 6 • Songs for Truth and Harmony • Chamber Blues MORE Different Voices • Chamber Blues Different Voices
There will be free listening to all digital recordings that I own as I build that page.
Why? I figured the music industry has gotten so good at almost giving away the artist’s music that I’d rather just give it away myself. LOL!
FREE SO FAR
In the meantime, I’ve freed the digital version of the album; Songs for Truth and Harmony out of its monetary cage. And also Symphonic. Blues No. 6 (Digital released Oct 1, 2024 - Physical release Nov 29, 2024)
NOTE: some earlier pricing might remain till I have had a chance to update, same goes for the free listening page and etc.
• Three 2022 Albums •
9/23/22 RELEASE: A timely, passionate, psycho-political collection of all originals, invoking the energies of Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Dalai Lama, my personal teachers, social psychologists, and Dr. L. Subramaniam who encouraged me; “It’s hard to change people’s minds with words, but you can get to their hearts with song.” 1ST PRESS QUOTE: The genuine love flowing out of these Corky and Holly Siegel songs will fill you with gratitude that you stayed alive long enough to feel this young again. … I want to live in this album. I know it will live in me. - Terry Abrahamson, Blues Music Magazine • Full of soulful songs to the brightest and beautifulest parts of the human spirit. - Terry Abrahamson, In the Belly of the Blues, WNUR Chicago // Listen Free • Purchase a signed/dated CD to have and to hold • Download • Streaming
MORE Different Voices received Downbeat Magazine’s BEST ALBUMS OF 2022
9/23/22 RELEASE: SEPTEMBER REVIEWS "…mind-blowing mightiness of Corky Siegel’s latest extravaganza. This man just won’t stand still...His new release crosses all kinds of ear-expanding boundaries...there isn’t much else to say except 'Wow!' And then 'More!’" AMERICANA HIGHWAYS - Bentley’s Bandstand. “Corky Siegel is a musical visionary … genius for writing, playing conducting, and arranging” - LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE by Henry L Carrigan Jr. “FIVE STARS! … Masterful,… compelling… don’t miss.” - ROOTS MUSIC REPORT - Duane Verh. “They sound great. Tell Tchaikovsky the news.”- ASSOCIATED PRESS - Steven Wine. “…welter of musical relationships … High artfulness of the exploratory sort” FOUR STARS - DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE by Frank-John Hadley “… simply a thing of beauty.” - MAKING A SCENE by Jim Hynes. This album Features Ernie Watts, Toronzo Cannon, Marcella Detroit, Frank Orrall, Tracy Nelson, Cantor Pavel Roytman, Lynne Jordan and all the Chamber Blues players. More reviews
Listen Free (coming soon) • Purchase a signed/dated CD to have and to hold • Download • Streaming
ALBUMS BY CATEGORY
• Chamber Blues •
“National Treasure” - Downbeat Magazine Editors Pick
All Chamber Blues recordings are highly recommended if for no other reason than they will take you places you’ve never been before. Truly, get them all.
SEPTEMBER REVIEWS "…mind-blowing mightiness of Corky Siegel’s latest extravaganza. This man just won’t stand still...His new release crosses all kinds of ear-expanding boundaries...there isn’t much else to say except 'Wow!' And then 'More!’" AMERICANA HIGHWAYS - Bentley’s Bandstand. “Corky Siegel is a musical visionary … genius for writing, playing conducting, and arranging” - LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE by Henry L Carrigan Jr. “FIVE STARS! … Masterful,… compelling… don’t miss.” - ROOTS MUSIC REPORT - Duane Verh. “They sound great. Tell Tchaikovsky the news.”- ASSOCIATED PRESS - Steven Wine. “…welter of musical relationships … High artfulness of the exploratory sort” FOUR STARS - DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE by Frank-John Hadley “… simply a thing of beauty.” - MAKING A SCENE by Jim Hynes. This album Features Ernie Watts, Toronzo Cannon, Marcella Detroit, Frank Orrall, Tracy Nelson, Cantor Pavel Roytman, Lynne Jordan and all the Chamber Blues players. More reviews
Listen Free (coming soon) • Purchase a signed/dated CD to have and to hold • Download • Streaming
This is a live album of concerts from Chautauqua in NY to the Jazz Showcase in Chicago. Don’t miss Rollo Radford’s “TRAIN” or any of the other tunes :-). Purchase a signed/dated CD to have and to hold (Owned by Alligator Records)
*****NEW DIGITAL RE-MASTERED RELEASE for 2022. The album includes the classic Aunt Lila’s Suite with Opus 14, 15, 16, and 17 which was written for Lila Wallace who awarded me a national composers award. Listen Free (coming soon) • Purchase a signed/dated CD to have and to hold • Download • Streaming
The very first Chamber Blues album includes Opus 12 (Filisko’s Dream) which won a national award for composition as well as the custom composed Unfinished Jump written for Alligator Records. This exclusively blues label had the courage to release this and also “Traveling …” and receives the Chamby Award for “fearlessness” in A&R. - Thank you Bruce Iglaeur and the Alligator Records team. Purchase a signed/dated CD to have and to hold (Owned by Alligator Records)
• Siegel-Schwall •
“They knock everybody flat.” - Rolling Stone Magazine
Recommended. This is a historical look at The Siegel-Schwall Band’s first recording right out offers exposure to the blues and right out their residency with the blues masters at Pepper’s in 1965. Purchase a signed/dated CD to have and to hold
Recommended - a new phase with Rollo Radford and Shelly Plotkin - All the RCA/Wooden Nickel albums are also highly recommended
Includes the classical Hush Hush (with crazy harmonica solo), Rollo Radford’s Corrina
Free download of the crazy harmonica solo intro to Hush Hush from this album
Recommended. This is the first recording with Sam Lay and the first performance by Siegel-Schwall in 14 years. It was taped for a WXRT “Unconcert” at the Vic Theater in Chicago. It includes Sam lay‘s favorite version of “Got my Mojo Working”
This historically significant album is the last recording of Siegel-Schwall. More importantly, it features Sam Lay and 4 of his songs - one where he plays guitar.
• Corky Siegel Solo •
9/23/22 RELEASE: A timely, passionate, psycho-political collection of all originals, invoking the energies of Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Dalai Lama, my personal teachers, social psychologists, and Dr. L. Subramaniam who encouraged me; “It’s hard to change people’s minds with words, but you can get to their hearts with song.”
Listen Free • Purchase a signed/dated CD to have and to hold • Download • Streaming
• and more •
It was Seiji Ozawa with William Russo’s help that started my whole world of juxtaposing blues and classical. Deutsche Grammophon calls these pieces “An American Classic.”
For anyone interested in digging deep into the world of music expression especially teachers, students and performing artists. Also for those that just want to get into Corky Siegel’s head.
Some beautiful and some really silly Video greetings
6 tunes but 3 of my favorite Christmas tunes that I’ve put a little twist upon. Call them Twistmas songs.
That’s all for now