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  • I always thought that this vingette was very cool.

  • This scared the shit out of me when I was Little

  • thats trippy

    

  • wow i forgot this one in my childhood now i remember

  • Love it!!  I remember it so well from my childhood.

  • 0:23 is very sweet

  • Lol, yes, it has that Brubeck sound, I always wondered who the musicians were on this piece. That's really interesting.

    I remember seeing a film called "Dance Squares" in grade school, but have no idea when it was made (probably in the late 60s) but haven't been able to find it on youtube, YET!

  • Hi. I am the artist who created this at the NFB, in 1977, if memory serves. (I don't know who Art Phillips is but that's okay). To record the track I brought in a bassist and percussionist. I indicated I wanted a piece in eleven-four (with a tip of the hat to Paul Desmond) and built on a minor ninth harmonis structure. They began to improvise and we shaped it from there. The session took a couple of hours. Pleased to answer any other questions.

  • Hi there, thanks for the post - I could've sworn I dug up that name on the NFBofC's own website, at the time I posted it LOL. Looks like I confused it with " Canada Vignettes: Land of the Maple Leaf". Did you get together for any other work?

  • @Danux01

    In the vignettes series, I did "Faces" just prior to this one, on a freelance basis after having been at the NFB full-time for several years. It was a great privilege to work there; Canada was enlightened in its support of the arts. Amazing that the work still has a life after so many decades. Thanks very much for your interest.

  • Just wanted to say -- I don't really remember this one, but the "Faces" one is emblazoned in my brain forever -- fondly. :) The use of Bach for the soundtrack makes it perfect.

  • @wellkept Wow!!! Your art has been imprinted on my brain! Thank you

  • wow nice

  • Love that jazzy track. Who recorded it...?

  • Artist's name is Art Phillips, looks like he was in the employ of the NFBofC at the time, is mentioned in some other work. Wish I knew the track's name, I'm also really diggin' on it.

  • very good

  • BAM!! Another kick in the memory! This is a great suite of videos

  • Incredible.

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