Duets with Ghosts
Duets with Ghosts began as an exploration of Daniel’s personal history through a recording of his great-grandfather, Paddy Livingston at the age of 97, singing a Tin Pan Alley tune to his beloved wife. Moved by the discovery of this family sound document, Daniel accompanied this recording on the piano. His growing interest in other “found sounds”, such as the chain gang chants from the south recorded by Alan Lomax in the 1940’s, became the impetus for furthering his cinematic compositions. In addition to the Lomax recordings, the myriad of sound effects and found sound documents, Duets features the voices of Dada poets and writers James Joyce, Francois Dufrene and Marcel Duchamp.

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World
Daniel Kelly’s CD World encompasses the broad range of influences that add up to his “world” of music. Afro-Cuban and Brazilian rhythms explode out of “Havana de Janeiro.” “Sixth Sense” exhibits Daniel’s love of film music and effects sounding like a surrealistic impression of a suspense movie. “Into the Fire” is like a tribal incantation. One can picture ecstatic dancing around a huge bonfire. The soaring Wayne Shorter-inspired melody of “Fatiyah” floats over an Afro-Cuban 6/8 rhythm and conveys a powerful and mature musical statement. The CD continues in this way, leading the listener through a unique and multi-faceted sonic journey.

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