[Dixielandjazz] Fwd: Fw: Fw: Singin' the Blues

[Marek Boym]

Hi Ken,
Below is a comment by an Israeli jazz reeds player (originally a Mancunian)
on your arrangement.
Cheers



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*From:* Merton Cahm <merton.cahm at gmail.com>

<mnboym at 012.net.il>
*Sent:* Saturday, August 15, 2015 1:31 PM
*Subject:* Re: Fw: [Dixielandjazz] Singin' the Blues

Hi Marek,

Now thats what I call great wrting  !!   Thanks..        Merton

On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 9:12 PM, marek  wrote:

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> From: Ken Mathieson
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> Hi Marek,
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> The audio is on Youtube UK and maybe isn't available in Israel, so I've
> attached mp3s of *Singin' the Blues* and *In a Mist *from our 2008 CD *CJO
> Salutes the Kings of Jazz.* I hope you enjoy them. Thanks for letting me
> know.
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> Regards,
> Ken
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> On 13/08/2015 15:17, Marek Boym wrote:
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> Hi Ken,
> The CD version triggers "this video is not available."
> I'm nevertheless forwarding your email to my jazz friends.
> Slainte
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> I'll chip in while this is an active thread: I've always heard the melody
>> of Singin' the Blues as a natural for trombone lead - it sits in a very
>> mellow part of the trombone's range and it's easy-going phrasing lends
>> itself to smears and the general "playing around with pitch" that comes so
>> easily to the trombone. Then there's Bix's classic solo which has almost
>> become part of the piece, so I put the two together, voiced the solo up for
>> 5 horns and left most of the rest to our fine trombonist Phil O'Malley in
>> an arrangement which typifies my Classic Jazz Orch's approach to early jazz
>> material: plenty of space for soloists to express themselves and plenty of
>> cross-references to iconic recordings - entirely recognisable but not quite
>> as you heard them on your treasured records.
>> There's also a studio recording (audio only) from one of our  CDs at:
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