[Dixielandjazz] Check out my band playing Ellington's Awful Sad!

[Marek Boym]

Personnel.
I know nothing about arrangements, but I've never heard the Ellington band
without a piano.  Not that it matters, as long as it sounds good.
Take care,
Marek

On Mon, 3 Feb 2020 at 15:44, Madison T <maditayl at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Marek! To be completely honest i never really had any interest in
> playing Ellington tunes. This one jumped out at me, likely since it's so
> different from his normal compositions. One big difference being that the
> original doesnt include any piano either! What do you mean by lineup? The
> musicians or the songs to be on the album?
>
> -Madison
>
> On Mon, Feb 3, 2020, 6:34 AM Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Very nice indeed.  Playing Ellington without a piano seems a bit strange,
>> but, as his highness the Duke said: "If it sounds good, it is good."
>> Would you disclose the lineup, Madison?  It's interesting, with the Gypsy
>> guitar instead of a piano.
>> And keep the good work going!
>> I'm forwarding your video to my jazz friends.
>> Cheers,
>> Marek
>>
>> On Mon, 3 Feb 2020 at 01:16, Madison T <maditayl at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> We're about to start recording our first album. I've been sifting
>>> through more obscure selections of trad. I fell in love with Awful Sad as
>>> soon as  I heard it. It is pretty different from most Ellington tunes
>>> I've and I really enjoy all those spooky harmonies. We're obviously
>>> arranging it for a much smaller ensemble than ellington intended but I
>>> think it came out well. Let me know what ya'll think!
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk5K_mflp2I&feature=youtu.be
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