American Bandstand (album)

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American Bandstand
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Studio album by
Released2000
RecordedJuly 19 & 20, 1999
Genre Jazz
Length53:24
Label Songlines
Producer Wayne Horvitz
Wayne Horvitz chronology
Upper Egypt
(1999)
American Bandstand
(2000)
From a Window
(2000)

American Bandstand is an album by American keyboardist and composer Wayne Horvitz recorded in 1999 and released on the Canadian Songlines label. [1] The album was later released under the title Forever after Dick Clark objected to the original title. [2]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Tim Sheridan awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Working with his band Zony Mash in an acoustic setting, Horvitz creates an album that is rich with flavor". [3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by Wayne Horvitz
  1. "Ben's Music" - 4:36
  2. "Prepaid Funeral" - 5:45
  3. "Love, Love, Love" - 4:43
  4. "Capricious Midnight" - 3:18
  5. "9 To 4" - 4:44
  6. "In the Ballroom" - 5:19
  7. "Forever" - 5:16
  8. "Disingenuous Firefight" - 5:13
  9. "Tired" - 5:26
  10. "Little Man" - 3:35
  11. "American Bandstand" - 5:08

Personnel

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References

  1. Wayne Horvitz discography Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine accessed January 3, 2012
  2. Sheridan, T. Allmusic Forever Review accessed January 3, 2012
  3. 1 2 Sheridan, T. Allmusic Review accessed January 3, 2012