alocispepraluger102 Posted August 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 that earliest travelin' light as done by billie is hard to top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Maybe "Skylark" -- both the main strain and the bridge (supposedly Bix inspired) and how they fit together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 It's funny. While I wouldn't consider I Am The Walrus a beautiful melody, I can dig the lurching, grinding factor involved. It's like sonic waves on the beach that just keep digging away in a rather sinister fashion. See: Born On a Bayou.Yeah, I enjoy all kinds of music, and have nothing in particular against "I Am The Walrus" (although between that and "Born On The Bayou", I'll take the latter). I also like chocolate, but that's not a beautiful melody either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Litweiler Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 The verse of Stardust, which Carmichael composed years after he composed the familiar chorus. Some of the most beautiful melodies depend, to me, on who played them and how. Several King Oliver and Jelly Roll Morton pieces, for example, or the At The Window version of a Jimmy Yancey blues - he also recorded it under two other titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Beatrice (Sam Rivers), Black Narcissus (Joe Henderson), and Little Wing (Hendrix) all immediately come to mind as examples of really great melodic beauty, with equally beautiful changes. My first post (ever) from my iPhone - just upgraded from a 10 year old flip-phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted August 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 something Bev just listened to - if the world was a better place, the *famous* melodic line that is the centerpiece of Barry Guy's "Harmos" thx-i love harmos-------that's an incredible line, original to guy, or so i thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 The verse of Stardust, which Carmichael composed years after he composed the familiar chorus. Yes, indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted August 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 (edited) The verse of Stardust, which Carmichael composed years after he composed the familiar chorus. Some of the most beautiful melodies depend, to me, on who played them and how. Several King Oliver and Jelly Roll Morton pieces, for example, or the At The Window version of a Jimmy Yancey blues - he also recorded it under two other titles. sinatra recorded just the verse around 1960 for reprise with a gorgeous don costa arrangement and huge orchestra on the album sinatra and strings . that version stopped me in my tracks when i heard it first in a bowling alley in 1961. it still does. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=yc0gVEdYEiE Edited August 1, 2013 by alocispepraluger102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tapscott Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 I think that Ralph Burns' "Early Autumn" with lyrics byJohnny Mercer is just about perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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alocispepraluger102 Posted August 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 (edited) oh my goodness-------that line is so perfect and beautiful it hurts, bad. thank you!!! The film music of David Raksin holds many great melodic treasures. and those of john barry https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=DANTmyx9mLs Edited August 1, 2013 by alocispepraluger102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted August 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 highly recommended https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=8H6abSJnTwg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Man Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 (edited) I always loved "Autumn in New York" whether played or sung. Me also. For lots of very personal reasons this is my my favourite version: http://www.youtube.c...h?v=59GYrzT4Los PS I know this has been covered before but how do you imbed pictures from YouTube? Edited August 1, 2013 by Head Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 (edited) I use the word "changes" in the jazz sense to mean chord sequence. I know - but many other musics rely on interesting chord sequences (maybe not Cuban!). Kern's tunes are famous for their intricate chord chains - one of the reasons they are used quite a bit in jazz. Is it the melody of 'All The Things You Are' that pleases the ear or the chord sequence? Edited August 1, 2013 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 There's an old morris tune called Old Tom of Oxford that I meet again and again and it always has me humming along. Think the beauty there might lie in the melody line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Maybe "Skylark" -- both the main strain and the bridge (supposedly Bix inspired) and how they fit together. Yes; another with a descending melody line - in the main part The bridge doesn't make me think of Bix, because I don't know his work, but of Woody Shaw. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisp Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 The Andante cantabile from Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini The Intermezzo from Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana Meditation from Massenet's Thais Richard Rodgers's You'll Never Walk Alone, Something Wonderful, This Nearly Was Mine, If I Loved You George Gershwin's Someone to Watch Over Me, Isn't It a Pity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 I use the word "changes" in the jazz sense to mean chord sequence. Is it the melody of 'All The Things You Are' that pleases the ear or the chord sequence? It's the chord sequence that pleases me. Chop the melody statements off and the magic's still there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisp Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Debussy's Clair de Lune J.S. Bach's Sheep May Safely Graze Richard Rodgers's My Romance, It Never Entered My Mind Jerome Kern's Bill, They Didn't Believe Me, The Way You Look Tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Man Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Larry, can you tell me how you managed to imbed this youtube video please. I'm going nuts trying to work it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Larry, can you tell me how you managed to imbed this youtube video please. I'm going nuts trying to work it out. I just copied the URL into my message and posted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Man Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 (edited) I always loved "Autumn in New York" whether played or sung. Me also. For lots of very personal reasons this is my my favourite version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59GYrzT4Los PS I know this has been covered before but how do you imbed pictures from YouTube? So why does mine end up looking like this then? Edited August 1, 2013 by Head Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59GYrzT4Los Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Man Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 (edited) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59GYrzT4Los http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59GYrzT4Los http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59GYrzT4Los http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59GYrzT4Los Ah, so you post the link directly into the blank area rather than post it using the "link" symbol.......I see Thank you, Mr Sangrey.....and you too Mr Kart. Edited August 1, 2013 by Head Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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