tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post3966514335252922625..comments2024-02-20T07:06:18.516-05:00Comments on Brilliant Corners: Jazz Makes a StandardSteve Provizerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-33104850768252659972012-03-28T11:27:54.637-04:002012-03-28T11:27:54.637-04:00For another wrinkle in the All the Things/jazz fab...For another wrinkle in the All the Things/jazz fabric, check out Brew's post: http://brewlitesjazztales.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/dizzy-gillespie-johnny-richards-the-lost-jerome-kern-memorial-album-hollywood-1946/Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-46982192516466269052012-03-24T11:02:35.433-04:002012-03-24T11:02:35.433-04:00Addendum to the Addendum: Dr. Chalfen has located ...Addendum to the Addendum: Dr. Chalfen has located the intro-with slight variation-on a 1944 Billy Eckstein recording, "Good Jelly Blues," arranged by Diz. I still feel like that's jumping from Zinjanthropus man to Cro-Magnon man-there's a link missing. The song is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqLVb9dYQOkSteve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-35292690487845927202012-03-22T12:14:41.906-04:002012-03-22T12:14:41.906-04:00Bruno, I suppose I show my prejudice there, althou...Bruno, I suppose I show my prejudice there, although my case is that jazz showed that a tune could be conceived of much differently than the original and therefore opened up a world of new possibilities. To me, that was a very new idea in the world of composed music, which had served up till then as a pretty strict template for reproduction.<br /><br />As far as Trane's "My Favorite Things," I don't really see that as more of a bend than what the boppers did to the tunes of their day.Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-48237362762682179282012-03-22T12:10:31.191-04:002012-03-22T12:10:31.191-04:00Bruno Vasil comments: I think your comment of &quo...Bruno Vasil comments: I think your comment of "musical entity that transcended its initial conception" implies that the original has been bettered.. <br />the original may fit the composers concept far better than the more contemporary versions.. <br /><br />Although not a "jazz standard", things really started to bend when Coltrane recorded "My Favorite Things" in 1961... but they did not break ... that period for me was a paradigm shift in jazz and music in general ..Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.com