Artist:Pink Martini
Song:Sympathique
Album:A Retrospective
Pink Martini is a mix of jazz and several other musical styles. The 1997 single Sympathique is from their debut album and is probably their best known song. Pink Martini is from Portland, OR. Pianist Thomas Lauderdale saw the Del Rubio Triplets on Pee Wee Herman's Christmas Special and brought them to Portland to do a political fundraiser and he needed an opening act. He formed an ad hoc group and called it Pink Martini. He decided to turn it into a real band and he brought in a friend from Harvard named China Forbes to be lead singer. Those two are the main members of Pink Martini. At first Pink Martini performed at fundraisers. But Lauderdale decided to record on his own label in 1997. He uses various distributors. Sympathique charted in Europe and the album is still their biggest seller. Pink Martini performs all kinds of songs but occasionally they write their own songs like Sympathique. Pink Martini has recorded a total of seven albums. The latest was released in 2016. Because Lauderdale records for his own label, I guess Pink Martini is a cottage industry. They have had longevity because they are diverse and interesting. They have their own sound. This comp is a good intro to their music. Though they haven't recorded recently, Pink Martini still tours. They are going on a world tour in April. Here's the video for Sympathique by Pink Martini.
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