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A return at long last! Better late than never as they say lol. I've been moving/adjusting to being a student again and this week I've been really sick so I've had a week off from classes to get my digital life back in order so to speak lol. Anyways, figured there's no better place to start again than back where it all began, so here's a little Benny Goodman, swingin over a tune titled, "Avalon".
Figured i'd start off this week with a slight change of pace, slow things down a bit, and I've also been listening to this particular number for about a week now so it's time for this to make an appearance. This version of, "I Cover The Waterfront" is another selection from the soundtrack of Ken Burns: Jazz, documentary and it's one of the only versions of the tune (from this era) that I've heard without Louis Armstrong singing. Billie Holiday, as always, covers this old standard beautifully. Enjoy!
Louis playing a classic. What more can I say?
Changing things up today with "Perdido" by the Dave Brubeck Quartet from the Ken Burns Jazz series soundtrack. I believe this arrangement of the classic Ellington standard was performed live, and features Brubeck's lead Alto Saxophonist, Paul Desmond in a big way. Desmond is usually know for his quiet, almost hushed style of playing from recordings like "Take Five" but here he really shows his virtuosity and depth playing quite the solo over nearly half the song.
Today I'm in a pretty good mood after posting my first reader response on my other blog The Quiet Scholar so I figured I would post a few extra things for your listening pleasure. This rendition of "I Feel Pretty" is another one from the Ken Burns series soundtrack, specifically the CD that features recordings from the great Sarah Vaughan. Sarah Vaughan is definitely my second favorite jazz singer behind Billie Holiday because of the way she incorporates unconventional harmonic intervals in her singing. She routinely uses "odd" chord voicing which is a concept I've come to embrace listening to folks like Freddie Hubbard or Charles Mingus. Here she does a short rendition of the famous tune from West Side Story and the breakdown into swing from the waltz grooves very hard. Enjoy!
