Jazz for aficionados
Every Time We Say Goodbye.... Chet Baker & Paul Bley duo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP02sgYrHsw Chet Baker & Caterina Valente duo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knPLl_tVgRY |
Rok, I've listened to all of Mary Lou's music that you have posted, and I found it to resonate with me in a fashion I don't quite understand; it's like a childhood memory that I can't quite recall, but it makes me feel good to try and think about it. Even her versions of the most common tunes, like "My Blue Heaven", are so uniquely different, that they become brand new. Mary Lou Williams has added much to my musical enjoyment. |
*****I don't expect Mary Lou Williams music to affect everyone else, the same as it affects me.***** It might not, nor should it. Music is private. I just finished 'conducting' 'Bolero' and '1812'. At volume. I hope no one was watching. Glad you enjoyed Mary Lou. Her history is almost as compelling as her music. Gives "Against all odds" new meaning. Cheers |
Beautiful “Every Time We Say Goodbye”, pjw. Incredibly tender playing from Chet. You know, as I think about it, it’s really not at all surprising that Chet Baker was also a singer. It has long been recognized that many of the great instrumentalist ballad players (some are better ballad players than others) listen and pay close attention to the phrasing of the great vocalists. When I hear Chet play a ballad this way I feel as if he’s singing. There is less of a disconnect between the horn and his physical being compared to other players who sometimes pay more attention to the mechanics of playing the horn. Simple, direct and with vocal like inflections and timing. Quite beautiful. Thanks for that. This is one of my very favorite vocal renditions of that beautiful song from one of my desert island recordings: https://youtu.be/qkXYqUB-9NM |
