[Dixielandjazz] "Giant Steps" (was Obscure Songs - What the Audience relates to, or not.)

[Marek Boym]

Hello, Bill,
You have surprised me!  you should have known better than even trying
the original!  Not being a spring chicken you should have known what
to expect.  I  had the misfortune to have heard the original, and am
afraid to even call it noise for fear that noise might sue for libel!
Cheers

On 20/05/07, Bill Haesler <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> > A couple of folks have send me AJB's "Giant steps". Sounds like it
> > might
> > be a worthy tune, but as far as I know I've never heard the original.
> > Gotta listen a few more times...
>
> Dear Sheik,
> Many, many years ago when I first acquired the Anachronic Jazz Band LP
> with "Giant Steps" I was completely knocked out by the King Oliver
> Creole Jazz Band-inspired rendition of Coltrane's composition.
> I have since bought the CD set and still love and play the "Giant
> Steps" track for its driving cheekiness and enthusiasm.
> Like you, I had never heard the original, so borrowed the 1959 Atlantic
> LP from my mate, clarinetist John McCarthy, and almost immediately
> returned it.
> What a let down (for me). Very uninspiring to my mouldy ole ears.
> Definitely not MKOM
> Kind regards,
> Bill.
> PS: Our little band (thanks to the Anachronic mob) has for some years
> played Parker's "Yardbird Suite".
> Now there's a great OKOM tune!
>
>
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