Take No.1
November 22, 2007 at 12:51 pm
“Elegant. Take No. 1”
01. Joe Henderson - Black Narcissus
Power to the People (1969)
02. Nina Simone - Wild Is The Wind
Wild Is The Wind (1966)
03. Blossom Dearie - Our Love Is Here to Stay
Once Upon a Summertime (1958)
04. Fats Waller - Honeysuckle Rose
Honeysuckle Rose [single] (Victor, 1937)
05. Charlie Parker - Ko Ko
A Studio Chronicle 1945-47 (JSP Records, 2003)
06. Jimmy Smith - For Everyone Under The Sun
Root Down (1972)
07. Sarah Vaughan - More Than You Know
How Long Has This Been Going On? (1978)
Note: Happy Thanksgiving everybody. Been listening to jazz all morning. So a jazz quickie entry before I am going full bore hardcore. It’s a little loose, but hey, it’s too cold for a real list. I am shivering … (Did somebody complain MdM is getting too sappy? heh.) I also updated the contact page a little. We are a bit overwhelmed at this moment, trying to catch up with email.
I was going to post this super cool Nina simone song. But I can’t find a clean d/l.
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Fat Waller
He was born in New York City on 10th Avenue[2] to a Baptist minister father. In 1888, when the Waller family migrated from Virginia to New York City they chose Waverly Place in Greenwich Village in order to belong to the Abyssinian Baptist Church. When the church moved uptown to Harlem the family followed and settled eventually at 107 West 134th street.[3][2] Fats’s grandfather, Adolph Waller, was an accomplished violinist.
Waller started his musical career at an early age. He studied classical piano and organ as a child, taught largely by the music director of his Baptist church, who insisted he also learn the organ works of J. S. Bach. As a young adult, Waller learned the latest piano style from following a player piano recording of James P. Johnson’s “Carolina Shout”. Subsequently Waller took regular piano lessons from legendary Harlem stride pianist James P. Johnson, a genius and pivotal jazz artist and joined him making piano rolls for the QRS Music Roll Company. He also benefitted from legendary stride pianist Willie “The Lion” Smith, who gave Fats the nickname “Filthy”.[3] The Lion’s love for 19th Century impressionistic composers helped extend Waller’s use of classical pianistic devices.
Johnson introduced Waller to the world of rent parties (parties with a piano player, designed to help pay the rent by charging the guests), and obtained his first piano roll assignments and recordings for Okeh Records when Waller was only 18.
On December 15, 1943, Waller died of pneumonia while stopped at the railroad station in Kansas City.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fats_Waller
while we are in thanksgiving mood. Something funny
Thanksgiving Photoshop Contest
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/perverted-history/thanksgiving-photoshop-contest-gallery-of-champions-325492.php
Happy thanksgiving as well guys, thanks for the lovely mp3s :D
I’ve been going around commenting at various blogs that I think more jazz singers should be covering Bowie, and that Nina Simone track is a beautiful example of what I had in mind, kinda sorta.
I was wondering what rock/popular song that the jazz version makes it into the chart as well. (I can’t think of any. .. my musical experience is too short for that…
google to the rescue …)
long forum thread discussing jazz name covering rock song. (I only know one, Charlie hunter covering nirvana)
http://forums.allaboutjazz.com/showthread.php?s=af70829277e226f2c432e98ee8e6f93c&t=2452&page=3
The only group that I really like doing “cover” material is Nouvelle Vague, the french group. Their bossa nova interpretation of classic rock is sensational. The songs really stick in my head. (teenage kicks, and guns of Brixton)
For me the best jazzy cover material are from the movie. James Bond, MASH, the whole Shaft/funk stuff… I like them a lot.
…hmmm, I should do cover post maybe (I really never do ‘cover’ post. I hate them. heh)
also random note: I am not sure why jazz musican doesn’t cover more “Indie rock” tune, I bet it cost a lot less paying royalty than current top 40. And the web crowd loves it.
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Wild is the wind
“Wild Is the Wind” is a song written by Dimitri Tiompkin and Ned Washington. The track was originally recorded by Johnny Mathis for the 1956 film Wild Is the Wind, and later covered by Nina Simone on the album Wild Is The Wind (1966). David Bowie recorded a version of it in 1976 for his album Station to Station. Bowie was an admirer of Simone’s style, and after meeting her in Los Angeles was inspired to record the song for his album.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Is_the_Wind_%28song%29
The original music soundtrack (Amazon clip. very bland, compare to Nina Simone’s interpretation)
http://www.amazon.com/Alamo-Essential-Film-Music-Collection/dp/samples/B00022MBNK/ref=dp_tracks_all_1#disc_1
Bowie - wild is the wind - Station to Station (1976)
[Java player]
http://www.twango.com/media/adicta.public/adicta.10020
Well, live and learn. I’d figured Bowie’d written that tune. I don’t have that album, even though everybody says it’s one of his best.