Jazz for aficionados
Today's Listen: Erroll Garner -- CLOSEUP IN SWING & A NEW KIND OF LOVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U01FX2CG2Pc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_7CHhkiF88 They say he could not read music. He sure could play music. Cheers |
http://www4.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm/ID/31883/ASSAULT-ON-A-QUEEN/ This Ellington soundtrack has been recently released on CD. It’s been oop for a long time. I enjoy Anatomy Of A Murder more, but this is an interesting work. Forgive me if someone else has already pointed this out, I have not been following this thread in lately. |
In my mind, the most powerful film scores, are those that changed the landscape of jazz; as a matter of fact, we no longer think of them as film scores; they are: Exodus, Laura, and "On Green Dolphin Street"; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAEciccQlF0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-QtnIaG0xE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-QtnIaG0xE Now I will give you jazz versions of those excellent movie themes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II_LtoZGSVg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGVdAlxlp18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsA-krIF_ao Enjoy the music. |
It seems that I missed the film score of "On Green Dolphin Street", but it was an old movie and in my opinion was subdued, and although it's the original, you didn't miss much, but that doesn't change the fact that the composition is the original. Rok, those are fantastic cuts by Mr. Erroll Garner who could not read music. There are other jazz musicians who could really jam, but could not read music. In no way am I implying that a musician can play jazz better, if he can not read music. Reading music usually requires school, and school requires money. Not reading music isn't a brag, just a fact. Enjoy the music. |
