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About LinkBacksRob has reminded me that a piece called Georgia On My Mind exists. Just have to put it in here
teddy
Rob has reminded me that a piece called Georgia On My Mind exists. Just have to put it in here
teddy
"Naima" by McCoy Tyner.
So many that it's tough to choose. For a bit of fun I will go with some of the most used for variations.
'How High The Moon' - (Charlie Parker's 'Anthropology', Miles Davis 'Solar' are two)
'All The Things You Are'- tricky modulations, (Charlie Parker's 'Bird Of Paradise', Lee Konitz 'Thingin', Kenny Dorham's 'Prince Albert'. It's intro's and conclusions in some- Bird's- parodies Rachmaninoff's Prelude 3 and 2, and on others, the donkey's song from Ferde Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite.)
Some others, Whispering - (Bird and Diz Groovin' High -Coleman Hawkins 'Stumpy') and Indiana ( Donna Lee) and Just You Just Me (Monk's 'Evidence'- Hawkins- 'Spotlite')
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"Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit" by McCoy Tyner.
A mention for a standard song that was used so often in jazz. Body And Soul. Coleman Hawkins recorded a definitive version of this early in his career. In the fifties and into the sixties it was played by many tenorists, often to gain acclaim, sometimes as a badge of honour and also as a convincing and creative statement. (Wow! He played a Body And Soul to end all Body and Souls!!!) One story I can relate, (I''ll be as brief as is impossible! I won't name names!) While attending a jazz concert featuring a well known top tenorist whom I happened to meet up with and we imbibed in quite a few whiskey's. We got into a friendly debate as to the pronunciation of the whiskey makers name, 'Glenmorangie'. Me, being Scottish, was adamant that I was right. It was distilled here, after all!! He thought otherwise. Then off he staggered to play the last set which he concluded with...you guessed it..Body And Soul. He played it slow, mid tempo, up tempo, then unaccompanied, before concluding with a dazzling ninety bars to the minute onslaught. Deafening foot stamping applause followed. He looked over to where I was sitting and hollered out, (using his own 'Distillers' pronunciation) ..."That was a 'Glenmorangie' Body And Soul!!"
I, still clapping and foot stomping, yelled back, "I couldn't care less who composed it! That was great in any body's langauge!"
Sound like a moment to treasure Stu
teddy
jazz standards i like, killer joe,swing that music and moanin. gord
Rendezvous by McCoy Tyner
Gord. I attended a James Carter Trio concert a few weeks ago and he opened, on tenor, with a heavy hitting version of 'Killer Joe!'
stu, would like to have seen that concert, you are very lucky.
more standards i like, stolen moments, monks criss cross and giant steps. gord
One Note Samba by Jobim.
Stormy Weather - Must be almost as well covered as Round Midnight
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