3rdwaverider
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On 12/18/2020 at 7:44 AM, Wim VD1 said:
@3rdwaverider That's different indeed. I had to listen a second time before I even recognized the Beatles song in it 🙂 . But it is a very original approach and I liked it. Thanks for sharing.
Wim.
I had the same experience first time I heard it. It wasn’t until they played the bridge that I recognized it. What’s remarkable is how soon after the song’s original release that Grant released his cover.
But that’s what jazz players have done forever. Interpreting Broadway tunes was a mainstay for players of the War generation. Grant and Wes covered the standards but they also took on pop tunes. Listen to Wes’ cover of Goin out of My Head, or People...
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@NeilES335 kicked-off the Beatles set so I thought throw another 45 on the turntable. I first heard this interpretation at a live show in Portland - a tribute to Grant Green by guitarists Dan Balmer and Dan Faehnle. The next day, I transcribed Grant Green's cover from his 1966 album that featured the tune as the title track. It's different. You will either like it or you won't ... but that's jazz!
https://soundcloud.com/user-109335979/i-want-to-hold-your-hand
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Love that song @NeilES335 ! And your melody line was clear and the on the beat ... plus, we get to hear you improvise on this one! So glad you added this to the set list. Lets see if we can keep it rolling.
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Nice work with this tune, @NeilES335. Your chord voicings in particular stand out. Your touch is excellent. I can hear each note in the chord clearly and the voice leading is always going the right direction.
Merry Christmas!
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Thank you, Neil. The chart I used is in The Real Book, Volume 1. The harmonized chord melody was an exercise I worked through with my teacher, when I was deep into learning altered chords. The key is to keep the melody on the uppermost note, either 1st or 2nd string, and find the chord shapes right underneath them.
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Thank you, Greg. It is good to be back.
Auditions for Jazz Port Townsend are required for placement, not for admission. Guitarists were required to submit three tunes: a chord melody (Here’s That Rainy Day), a bebop tune (Have You Met Miss Jones), and a jazz-blues (Sandu). The recordings came out fine. But to my surprise we were asked to perform live in an combo setting upon arrival. No sheet music - just folks calling tunes at random - with all the instructors in the audience. I leaned real fast to call tunes I know!
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This tune was composed for the broadway musical, Carnival in Flanders, by Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen. The play opened in 1953 and ran for just six days. What is best remembered about the production is this tune from the second act.
I became aware of 'Rainy Day' listening to a recording by Wes Montgomery on his Bumpin' LP. This chord melody arrangement was inspired by the first chorus of Kenny Burrell's cover on his LP, Soul Call. I recorded it for an audition for the Jazz Port Townsend Workshop in 2019.
Thanks for listening!
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👨👨👦👦December Recording Challenge 86 - The Beatles🦺
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