Dan Gould Posted August 5, 2003 Report Share Posted August 5, 2003 So many to choose from, I'm most torn between Our Delight and On a Misty Night, with Misty Night probably getting the nod-one of my alltime favorites. But Tadd was a master. Here's hoping those Uptown Dameronia albums finally come out soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted August 5, 2003 Report Share Posted August 5, 2003 (edited) ...and there's a lot more unrecorded Dameron tunes sitting in the Library of Congress (and elsewhere). One is called 'Buy War Bonds Now'. Saxophonist Paul Combs, who is writing a book on Tadd to be published by University of Michigan Press, will no doubt comb through these (pun intended) and figure out what's what. If they are on the level of his wonderful recorded compositions, we are in for a special treat. A United Kingdom resident named Ian McDonald (presumably not the guy from King Crimson) also has a book out on Dameron. I think it's self-published. I saw it a friend's house. I don't know how good the text is, but the lay-out was real nice - it was an oversize book, chock full of photos. McDonald is apparently hard at work on a book on Hank Mobley. Bertrand. Edited August 5, 2003 by bertrand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted August 5, 2003 Report Share Posted August 5, 2003 Lady Bird was an absolute staple in my old band book, though every song listed is a true winner. Thanks Tadd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted August 5, 2003 Report Share Posted August 5, 2003 Anyone named Ian McDonald would presumably be Scots, not English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted August 6, 2003 Report Share Posted August 6, 2003 I've gone for "Good Bait", but any of the compositions on Mating Call could be there just as well. Mating Call is one of my favouite albums. I can always find something new on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted August 6, 2003 Report Share Posted August 6, 2003 Let's no forget "Fontainbleu." While it's a bit episodic (intentionally, I'd say), much of it is gorgeous -- and lovingly played by Dorham et al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted August 6, 2003 Report Share Posted August 6, 2003 Our Delight is one of my favorites, with Good Bait not that far behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pryan Posted August 6, 2003 Report Share Posted August 6, 2003 Does "Nostalgia" count? I really dig that tune a lot. I know the basic changes aren't Dameron's, and also Fats Navarro was a contributor to the melody (?). I think it's explained in the Fats Proper box, but a friend is borrowing it at the moment. So is this a Dameron tune, Dameron-Navarro, or Navarro? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted August 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2003 I don't know, but I'm disappointed that mine is the lone vote for "Misty Night" which is just a beautiful, beautiful tune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted August 6, 2003 Report Share Posted August 6, 2003 I chose "On a misty night" before I read the poll listing! Alway been my favourite. The tune that made me fall in love with his music (I share his birthday, February 21). "If you could see me now" would be a close second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 That was tough. Voted for 'If You Could See Me Now'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpet Guy Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 The Scene Is Clean--I love the blowing changes! Obviously,Clifford's version is THE one,but Joe Lovano did a nice version recently. Nostalgia is Fat Girl's!(Its on the changes to "Out Of Nowhere")Dameron wrote a different head on those changes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pryan Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 Nostalgia is Fat Girl's!(Its on the changes to "Out Of Nowhere")Dameron wrote a different head on those changes... Thanks, Trumpet Guy, that's what I thought but I didn't know for sure. Have you heard Hargrove's version of "Nostalgia" on his FAMILY album; Wynton's plays on it too, and it's pretty nice (although I'm not a huge Wynton fan). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 It's too hard to say — I like all of the compositions listed. I especially like Dameron's playing on the album Mating Call. Damn hip. If you want more Dameron, check out Willie "Face" Smith's orchestrations of Dameron tunes on Joe Lovano's 52nd Street Themes. Shazam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 Hard to choose! I voted for "Good bait", but could have voted for any other... or "Dameronia" or "Flossie blue" or "Jahbero" or "The squirrel" or "The chase" or... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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