[Dixielandjazz] Softly as in a Morning Sunrise

[John Blegen]

Clarinetist Chuck Hedges often played it and recorded an up tempo version
on his "Swingtet Live at Andy's" CD.

John Blegen
Clarinet
Kansas City, MO, USA



On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 9:39 AM, Ken Gates <kwg915 at gmail.com> wrote:

> ​In the last 30 years I've attended many "trad" oriented festivals.  I
> don't
> recall hearing "Softly as in a Morning Sunrise".    Composed in 1928, it
> is now pretty much "owned" by the modernist jazz players.   A look around
> youtube will confirm that.   But I did find a Benny Goodman trio version
> there and also a June Cristy clip with sounds of the pre-modern  era.
>
> I find the melody and construction to be well suited for ballad playing
> ala Ben Webster and such, and ensemble style of small group styles of
> the 20s and 30s.   Wondering how many on the list have this  Romberg
> and Hammerstein composition in your playbook.
>
> Ken Gates
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