[Dixielandjazz] gloomy sunday

[Stan Brager]

Besides the Artie Shaw recording of "Gloomy Sunday", Billie Holiday had a
version which ended with the singer waking up from a bad dream, Acker Bilk
did it also which was OK and valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer's Orchestra
recorded the tune in November, 1961. The arrangement was done by Eddie
Sauter.

I would rank them as follows. Your taste may be different.

1) Artie Shaw for mood
2) Bob Brookmeyer for creativity
3) Billie Holiday because of the cheap ending (probably not her doing).
4) Acker Bilk even with a bad ending, it's hard to beat Billie.

Stan
Stan Brager
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob & Carla Henneveld - Jazz Connection" <info at jazzconnection.nl>
To: "'PATRICK LADD'" <pj.ladd at btinternet.com>;
<dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 2:47 AM
Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] gloomy sunday


> Hi Pat,
>
> Many years ago on the Dixieland Mailinglist they told me it was an suicide
> song from East Europe and originally from S.Rezso, J. Laszlo and S.M.
Lewis.
> Jazz Connection recorded the song in 1998 in a special arrangement. I
don't
> have the chords and melody here right now for you, but I will have a
> look....
>
> Regards,
> Rob Henneveld
> www.jazzconnection.nl
>
>
>
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: PATRICK LADD [mailto:pj.ladd at btinternet.com]
> Verzonden: zaterdag 6 augustus 2005 16:49
> Aan: jazz
> Onderwerp: [Dixielandjazz] gloomy sunday
>
> Hi  there,
> can anyone point me to a source for the music, melody line and chords, of
> Gloomy Sunday, made famous by Artie Shaw.
>
> Much obliged
>
> Cheers
>
> Pat
>
>
>
>