[Dixielandjazz] A Charlie Chaplin composition

Ken Gates kwg915 at gmail.com
Thu May 19 12:53:50 EDT 2016


​A question for those who play for dances or audiences.
Do you ever play "Smile" --- the Charlie Chaplin composition
for his movie "Modern Times"?  Lyrics were added later and
recorded by vocalists at a slow tempo.  I hear it as a very
pretty melody played as an instrumental with swing
phrasing at medium tempo.  Anyone play it that way?

This link will give an idea of the tune for those who don't
know it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1awi1NDThMM

Ken Gates
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