Recently I mentioned that I ran across and ordered a CD
collaboration of Ian Rankin and Jackie Leven entitled Jackie
Leven Said. I listened to it today. Ian Rankin reads his
short story of that title and Jackie Leven and his band
interject a few songs, one of which explicitly figures in the
story, and provide a few small bits of background music. The
story's not hardboiled or noir, just about a son coming home
to his mother's funeral, but it's quite good. Rankin tells
his story very well, and the music complements it nicely. I
haven't t listened to the song about John Rebus on the second
disc.
The liner notes are also interesting particularly Leven's
which tell of his amazement at running across his name while
reading Rankin's Ressurection Man on a plane. He was an
artist Rebus liked. This eventually led to Leven's getting in
touch with Rankin, which led to a series of
collaborations.
Mark
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