Any fans of 40's Big Band type tunes?

[claire]

Yep, it IS all good. String of Pearls is one of my favorites too.

[mojobone]

[yammer107]

I downloaded a bunch of Glenn Miller & Benny Goodmin a few years ago and became a fan..... I just love how "organic" and analogy the recordings sound..... even after being digitized.... the trumpets practically spit on you... "Sentimental Journey" was another I liked... I have no idea who did it , some 'vampy' sounding female vocalist of the day... Chris

[mazz]

Frank Sinatra with the Count Basie Orchestra doing "Fly Me To The Moon". I think the arrangement was by Quincy Jones but I could be wrong."Fly Me To The Moon" was originally a waltz but I don't think anyone plays it that way anymore. I've never done it as a waltz. It was a stroke of genius to change it to 4/4.Mazz

[suzdoyle]

Jul 10, 2009, 12:00pm, yammer107 wrote: I downloaded a bunch of Glenn Miller & Benny Goodmin a few years ago and became a fan..... I just love how "organic" and analogy the recordings sound..... even after being digitized.... the trumpets practically spit on you... "Sentimental Journey" was another I liked... I have no idea who did it , some 'vampy' sounding female vocalist of the day... Chris Doris Day was one of the people who made Sentimental Journey popular:This version has a long instrumental intro before the singing begins (as was typical in the big band era) . . . Sentimental Journey also has a wonderful intro verse that's not included in this video. ,Suz

[suzdoyle]

Jul 10, 2009, 3:12pm, mazz wrote:Frank Sinatra with the Count Basie Orchestra doing "Fly Me To The Moon". I think the arrangement was by Quincy Jones but I could be wrong."Fly Me To The Moon" was originally a waltz but I don't think anyone plays it that way anymore. I've never done it as a waltz. It was a stroke of genius to change it to 4/4.MazzHear, Hear! I tried playing in it 3/4 once and it just felt plain wonky. 4/4 just feels right! Suz

[brindabella]

Woops! I remember another good one now...Count Basie doing " April in Paris"...loved when he said One Mo time and off they went again..

[ernstinen]

Hey! I love that music! Here's a personal story:My Dad got drafted during WWII, and since he was such a fine musician and doubled on piano and brass, he was chosen to be amongst the best musicians in the U.S. to play in an Army band out of Ft. Sheridan, IL. Alot of these guys played with Dorsey, Goodman etc., so dear ol' Dad was a lucky guy! Their mission: To make recordings for the troops in Europe. These discs were HUGE, and I believe played at 16-2/3 rpm. --- Since the guys HAD to double, Dad played piano on the jazz stuff and baritone horn on the marches. There was also some propaganda thrown in for good measure. The ensemble also had the BEST lead vocalists, some you may or may not know of, but they were as good as Sinatra or Ella. Seriously! The recordings were mono, with one mic in the sweet spot of the room for the band, and one for the vocalist.The Ft. Sheridan band was in a competition with the other Army bands (judged by famous big band leaders) and was voted best band in the military.A few years ago, Dad took the recordings to a digital studio in Chicago and had them cleaned up and remastered. Wow, do they sound fantastic! --- I'll post some for y'all to check out when I get to my studio next week.A proud son,Ern

[hookjawbrown]

We still do "in the Mood", electric blues with sax. If you can't dance to that one - you can't dance! We also like to play Louie Jordan, who was just a bit after WWII.Side note.In the Mood was written by a sax player and it was rejected by Artie Shaw. It was picked up by Glen Miller for his 'String of Pearls' album and was a big hit.le Hook

[ernstinen]

OOPS! I forgot to dig up my dad's Army recordings! My bad ---I'll check 'em out soon and post some good ones!Best Regards,Ern