[Dixielandjazz] A Charlie Chaplin composition

[Robert Ringwald]

Ken Gates Wrote:

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


The recording you give above is much too commercial and hooky for me. I play it much slower, as a beautiful ballad. If I’m playing for dancers, I would play it just a little faster, but certainly not at the speed at which this recording was made.

-Bob Ringwald

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