Recordings
“with Encounters he proves that even in his late 80’s he’s still very much relevant in the area of jazz and chamber ideas.”
-Take Effect
“Each track shines in its own light while touching on the universal themes of the human experience”
Take Effect
Lock & Key Vol. 2
Release Date: February 12, 2021
Record Label: Navona Records NV6335
Performers: Belfiato Quintet
The pieces all revel exuberantly: in the natural beauty of Iceland, the nostalgia evoked by a distantly familiar melody, the random augury of a deck of tarot cards, late 19th Century anthems adapted for woodwind quintet, or the kinetic energy of musical gestures.
TRACK LISTING:
07 Iceland Invention 5:14
“This album is stunning.”
Take Effect
Encounters
Release Date: January 22, 2021
Record Label: Ravello Records RR8049
Performers:The American Chamber Ensemble
ENCOUNTERS is the result of Deutsch’s focus on composing for chamber ensembles over the past two decades. The program, which features a serious and somber jazz piece that breaks forth in moments of raucous exuberance, contemporary pieces featuring solo soprano and flute, and a fanciful and animated piece for piano and electric violin, includes works dedicated to Deutsch’s wife, pianist Nancy Deutsch, who performs on the album.
TRACK LISTING:
01 Measured in Miles 8:34
02 Woman in Darkness (Live) 10:38
03 Memories of “D” (Live) 10:38
04 A Piece for Denise (Live) 4:27
05 Encounters 5:19
06 For Everett 5:31
07 Iceland Invention 5:14
08 All That Tread the Globe 5:11
09 Romantic Conversations (Live) 8:12
10 When to Visit Donna 4:16
Mind & Machine
Release Date: August 10, 2018
Record Label: Ravello Records RR7994
Performers: Patricia Spenser, piccolo; Grace Anderson, messo-soprano
MIND & MACHINE explores the incredible range of works that can be categorized as electro-acoustic, a music in which styles are dictated by the technology that is at the heart of its performance.
TRACK LISTING:
04 Abyss 7:01
Vanguards 2
Release Date: January 13, 2015
Record Label: Ravello Records RR7902
Performers: Herb Deutsch
ENCOUNTERS is the result of Deutsch’s focus on composing for chamber ensembles over the past two decades. The program, which features a serious and somber jazz piece that breaks forth in moments of raucous exuberance, contemporary pieces featuring solo soprano and flute, and a fanciful and animated piece for piano and electric violin, includes works dedicated to Deutsch’s wife, pianist Nancy Deutsch, who performs on the album.
TRACK LISTING:
05 Jazz Images (A Worksong and Blues) 9:58
From Moog To Mac
Release Date: October 30, 2012
Record Label: Ravello Records RR7846
Performers: Various Artists
FROM MOOG TO MAC is a collection of Deutsch’s compositions for and performances on the Moog synthesizer spanning the last 30 years, from works written using the original “portable electronic music studio” to those written on the modern variations.
TRACK LISTING:
01 A Christmas Carol 6:24
02 The Abominatron 6:32
03 Jazz Images, A Worksong and Blues 9:58
04 A Little Night Music, The Ithaca Journal, August 6, 1965 3:43
05 Prologue to King Richard III 3:18
06 Sleight of Hand (Mr. Magic Man) 6:03
07 Abyss 7:13
08 Fantasy on “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child” 11:06
09 2 Songs Without Words: No. 1. Longing 3:40
10 2 Songs Without Words: No. 2. Circling (You Did Not Know) 3:52
Woman in Darkness
Release Date: 1999
Record Label: 4Tay (CD 4012)
Performers:The American Chamber Ensemble, Grace Anderson & Nancy Deutsch
TRACK LISTING:
01 Prelude and Mazurka 3:20
02 Woman in Darkness 11:38
03 Measure for Measure Fantasy: No. 1, Prelude 3:07
04 Measure for Measure Fantasy: No. 2, Claudio and Juliet’s Love Song 1:24
05 Measure for Measure Fantasy: No. 3, Interlude 0:37
06 Measure for Measure Fantasy: No. 4, Isabella’s Plea 0:34
07 Measure for Measure Fantasy: No. 5, Angelo’s Keystone Kops 0:32
08 Measure for Measure Fantasy: No. 6, Claudio’s Death Sentence 2:00
09 Measure for Measure Fantasy: No. 7, At the Nunnery 1:33
10 Measure for Measure Fantasy: No. 8, Finale 1:13
11 Three Songs from the Vision of Isaiah: No. 1 1:08
12 Three Songs from the Vision of Isaiah: No. 2 2:09
13 Three Songs from the Vision of Isaiah: No. 3 2:29
14 Abyss 6:41
15 Sunbeam’s Soliloquy from the Opera Dorian 6:53
16 A Birthday Gift 4:23
17 Sleight of Hand 5:54
Synthesis
Release Date: 1976
Record Label: Alfred Publishers
Performers: Herb Deutsch
TRACK LISTING:
01 Tape Study #1 (Speed Change)
02 Tape Study #1 (Tape Reversal)
03 Tape Study #2
04 Tape Study #2
05 Tape Study #3
06 Tape Study #4
07 Tape Study #6 (“A Branch Of My Anguish”)
08 Tape Study #6 (“Circe”)
09 Synthesizer Study #1
10 Synthesizer Study #2
11 Synthesizer Study #3
Ain’t It Right
Record Label: Alfred Publishers
Performers: Herb Deutsch
TRACK LISTING:
01 Take Up The Hammer Of Hope 3:11
02 What’s The Use In Prayin’ 3:26
03 Shooting Star 4:10
04 Keeper Of The Castle 3:25
05 Don’t Let The Good Life Pass You By 2:44
06 Saturday’s Child 3:12
07 Walk On Water 2:47
08 Have A Good Day 2:44
09 Nobody Calls Me Prophet 4:58
10 Time Is My Friend 3:09
11 Senses 2:52