[Dixielandjazz] Jazz Standards

[Dingo]

Hi Bob,
Methinks I did not explain my thoughts well. What I meant to say was the 
playback speed of the recording is, to my ears, just that bit too fast. I 
first heard this track on BBC radio back in the late 1970's and pianist Mel 
Powell's solo was enough to make me buy the LP just for that one track. Over 
the years this track from the LP was well played so I like to *think* I know 
what Mel's piano sounded like which is why, when I first listened to this 
Youtube copy, alarm bells rang and I thought ....... "that ain't right".

Although I still have my LP copy, it's not accessible at this time but I do 
have a copy of the SGB track on my PVR and will put a stopwatch on it and 
compare with the Youtube offering.

Here's another track you may like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP8pM4krRGc

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Robert Ringwald

Its a gas. Not too fast at all cause the guys can handle that tempo. It is 
terrific.

-Bob Ringwald



From: Dingo
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 2:40 PM
To: Bob Ringwald
Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Jazz Standards


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Stan Brager

I've often wondered why some tunes seemed to be interpreted and played by
legions of jazz groups from early jazz to modern jazz. Case in point: "Sweet
Georgia Brown". It was written in 1922 or 1923 by Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard
and Kenneth Casey. Bernie and his band made at least 3 recordings between
1923 and 1925. It sounds like a typical '20s pop tune. Yet, it was also
recorded by J. J. Johnson, Bud Powell, Count Basie, Andre Previn (with a
jazz trio), Anita O'Day and many others. Lord's Jazz Discography shows 1308
recordings of "Sweet Georgia Brown" which ignores the jazz versions which
have other names such as, "Sweet Georgia Gillespie", "Sweet Clifford", and
so on.

What is it that attracts jazz musicians to these tunes?

Thanks;
Stan
=============
Haven't a clue, Stan, but one of my favourite versions can be found @:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSZNlfISNvU

It's fast and bubbling over with adrenalin but, to my ear, and from memory
of my LP copy, this presentation of it is too fast.
~~
John D


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