[Dixielandjazz] Wonderful World

[Marek Boym]

Personally, I don't especially like the song.  Certainly not the
Armstrong version.  But I have jeard some really jazzy renditions,
Frnaz Jackson's for example.
OK, so I am mouldier than many - most? - on this list, but to my ears
neither Brubeck nor Miles played jazz, and tha latter often did not
swing either.  If swing is the only criterion, then Lombardo played
jazz, because his band, even though sweet, often played with swing.
Cheers

On 10 March 2013 20:07, Robert Ringwald <rsr at ringwald.com> wrote:
> Personally I love the song “What a Wonderful World.”
>
> I know we have been through this discussion several times here on the List.
>
> I think it is a beautiful song with beautiful lyrics. Any song can be a Jazz song depending on how it is interpreted.
>
> If I hadn’t of heard Louis sing it, I may not have taken notice of it, especially if I had heard it done by the likes of Tab hunter or Eddie Fischer. But, Louis can make any song swing.
>
> I sing WAWW often and the crowd loves it. And I do a pretty good job of it, if I do say so myself.
>
> As I said, any song can be played in a Jazz style. Note the album that the World’s Greatest Jazz Band recorded with songs such as “Hey Mrs Robinson” and “Up Up And Away.” They make those songs swing.
>
> And, while I am at it, while I don’t much care for Miles Davis, I love the original Brubeck Quartet. They certainly play Jazz and certainly swing.
>
>
>
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