improvisations on literature : music : film : the spiritual : the political : the ridiculous J'ai vecu comme un fou et j'ai perdu mon temps Guillaume Apollinaire
Sunday morning in deep winter . . . a cup of coffee, some French toast, the New York Times scattered about the living room . . . and some drowsy, golden-era jazz to add a little warmth . . .The Music:Barney Bigard & His Orchestra [Duke Ellington small group]: A Lull at DawnBarney Bigard & His Orchestra [Duke Ellington small group]: Lament for JavanetteBenny Goodman Sextet Featuring Charlie Christian: I Surrender, DearBenny Goodman Sextet Featuring Charlie Christian: StardustBessie Smith: Downhearted BluesBessie Smith: Empty Bed BluesBessie Smith: Nobody Knows When You're Down And OutBillie Holiday: I Can't Give You Anything But LoveBillie Holiday: The Very Thought Of YouBillie Holiday: You Let Me DownBix Beiderbecke: In a MistBix Beiderbecke: Singin' the BluesCharles Trenet: VerlaineCharlie Christian: Rose RoomColeman Hawkins & His Orchestra: Body And SoulColeman Hawkins w/ Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra: One Sweet Letter From YouColeman Hawkins & the Mound City Blue Blowers: If I Could Be With You One Hour TonightCount Basie: How Long BluesCount Basie & His Orchestra: I Want A Little GirlCount Basie & His Orchestra: Good Morning BluesDjango Reinhardt: Beyond The Sea (La Mer)Django Reinhardt: NuagesDjango Reinhardt: Time On My HandsDuke Ellington: Dear Old SouthlandDuke Ellington: SolitudeFats Waller: Honeysuckle RoseFats Waller: I Ain't Got NobodyFats Waller: Numb Fumblin'Fats Waller: Rockin' ChairFats Waller and His Rhythm: I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A LetterFats Waller and His Rhythm: You're Not the Only Oyster In the StewJack Teagarden: Basin Street BluesJack Teagarden: Nobody Knows the Trouble I've SeenJack Teagarden: The BluesJohnny Hodges & His Orchestra [Duke Ellington small group]: Day DreamHoagy Carmichael: Washboard BluesHoagy Carmichael: LazybonesHoagy Carmichael: Lazy RiverLester Young: Four O'Clock DragLester Young [Count Basie small group]: I Want A Little GirlLester Young [Count Basie small group]: Pagin' The DevilLouis Armstrong: I Surrender DearLouis Armstrong: Just a GigoloLouis Armstrong: When It’s Sleepytime Down SouthMildred Bailey: Rockin' ChairRex Stewart and His Orchestra [Duke Ellington small group]: My Sunday GalSidney Bechet: I Want You TonightSidney Bechet: Indian SummerSidney Bechet: Really the BluesWarning: those of you who like to make playlists - you can get lost on finetune.com for hours at a time!
Hi William,What a great, relaxing way to spend a Sunday morning! Thanks for the playlist. I haven't been able to get all the way through it yet, but I fully intend to.I love the Duke and the Count, and being both a guitar and a Blues fanatic, I appreciate Bessie, Django, Coleman, Charlie, Fats, and Louie very much.I appreciate your tribute to the golden era of jazz. I don't care much for bebop and free jazz, although I read with some sadness, in that post you put up about Eric Dolphy, about how he died needlessly from a diabetic shock. What a waste. I don't know why, but every time I think of Count Basie, I'm reminded of a scene in one of my favorite movies of all time, Raging Bull It's the scene where DeNiro, playing Jake Lamotta, is lamenting to his younger brother Joey, played by Joe Pesci, that he knows he's better than all of the heavyweights, but that he'll never get a chance to prove it because his hands are too small. Then, to prove how tough he is, he goads Joey into punching him repeatedly, until Joey stops in disgust, and Jake pinches him on the cheek. The whole time, One O'Clock Jump is playing on the radio in the background, and Scorcese bring up the volume to a climax at the end of the scene. Scorcese uses music, perticularly jazz, with great effect in his films.
Jeff, glad you liked the playlist. I was wondering how it would work on a blog - if anyone would actually listen. You have to have a minimum of 45 songs, which I find too much. But glad you dug it. I've really enjoyed playing around on finetune.com - it's pretty addictive.Yeah, Dolphy was a great soul. He used to practice on his front porch, playing along with the birds as they sang, and his music has that quality to me. Took me a while to get into him, but then it finally clicked one day, and I could "hear" him after that without any problem. I had to be in a very slow, mellow frame of mind to catch it at first.You know, I've never seen Raging Bull. Got to watch it - especially if it features "One O'clock Jump"!
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Hi William,
What a great, relaxing way to spend a Sunday morning! Thanks for the playlist. I haven't been able to get all the way through it yet, but I fully intend to.
I love the Duke and the Count, and being both a guitar and a Blues fanatic, I appreciate Bessie, Django, Coleman, Charlie, Fats, and Louie very much.
I appreciate your tribute to the golden era of jazz. I don't care much for bebop and free jazz, although I read with some sadness, in that post you put up about Eric Dolphy, about how he died needlessly from a diabetic shock. What a waste.
I don't know why, but every time I think of Count Basie, I'm reminded of a scene in one of my favorite movies of all time, Raging Bull It's the scene where DeNiro, playing Jake Lamotta, is lamenting to his younger brother Joey, played by Joe Pesci, that he knows he's better than all of the heavyweights, but that he'll never get a chance to prove it because his hands are too small. Then, to prove how tough he is, he goads Joey into punching him repeatedly, until Joey stops in disgust, and Jake pinches him on the cheek. The whole time, One O'Clock Jump is playing on the radio in the background, and Scorcese bring up the volume to a climax at the end of the scene. Scorcese uses music, perticularly jazz, with great effect in his films.
Jeff, glad you liked the playlist. I was wondering how it would work on a blog - if anyone would actually listen. You have to have a minimum of 45 songs, which I find too much. But glad you dug it. I've really enjoyed playing around on finetune.com - it's pretty addictive.
Yeah, Dolphy was a great soul. He used to practice on his front porch, playing along with the birds as they sang, and his music has that quality to me. Took me a while to get into him, but then it finally clicked one day, and I could "hear" him after that without any problem. I had to be in a very slow, mellow frame of mind to catch it at first.
You know, I've never seen Raging Bull. Got to watch it - especially if it features "One O'clock Jump"!
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