alocispepraluger102 Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 i've never ever :blush: :blush: been able to hack jitterburg waltz in any incarnation, including the one with woody shaw i'm now hearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Pop standards, to be more correct, I s'pose. Playing: Night and Day Listening: Alfie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted April 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Pop standards, to be more correct, I s'pose. Playing: Night and Day Listening: Alfie fakebook standards, i s'pose....... alfie is tedious. that's high on my list, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Invitation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Blues March. Don't know if it's a standard or not, but since it is off "Moanin'" everyone in the world has heard it. In fact, there is no jazz recording that has the "march beat" that I like, it just grates on my ears and nerves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Blues March. Don't know if it's a standard or not, but since it is off "Moanin'" everyone in the world has heard it. In fact, there is no jazz recording that has the "march beat" that I like, it just grates on my ears and nerves. Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Cherokee; Sweet Georgia Brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted April 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Blues March. Don't know if it's a standard or not, but since it is off "Moanin'" everyone in the world has heard it. In fact, there is no jazz recording that has the "march beat" that I like, it just grates on my ears and nerves. bingo!!!!! Invitation. i don't recall hearing a jazz version..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Invitation. i don't recall hearing a jazz version..... Coltrane on The Stardust Sessions and Charles McPherson on Today's Man to name two, and I like both. Add my name to the Blues March haters club. In a similar vein of hokey is Oliver Nelson's Hoe Down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Coltrane's version of Invitation is wonderful. I also HATE the march beat. There is a variation of it on "Scotch Blues" on the Kenny Burrell Blue Lights release. I hated the introductory section so much I edited it out and re-burned the CD with that edit. Satin Doll grates on my nerves, always has, not really sure why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Invitation. i don't recall hearing a jazz version..... Coltrane on The Stardust Sessions and Charles McPherson on Today's Man to name two, and I like both. Dexter's version (with Philip Catherine) is wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Joe Henderson played the shit out of "Invitation" any number of times. Not too many tunes that I dislike that a really good rhythm section and just the right tempo can't make me dislike less, but "Maiden Voyage", "Nardis", and "Waltz For Debby" come pretty damn close. The first two I once liked (lots) but... There's others, but those are the first three that spring to mind with no time required to think about it . Satin Doll grates on my nerves, always has, not really sure why. Probably because people play it as a "tune" when it's really an orchestral composition. Same thing with A-Train (and many other Ellington "favorites"). The real meat on those bones is in the section parts, not the lead lines by their lonesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted April 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 i dearly love paul and dave, but if i hear TAKE 5 one more time..... standards are like women. there comes a point where they are just worn out. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Don't play "Misty" for me! I love the Groove Holmes version. Cherokee; Mediocre melody, great changes. Awful lyrics. Two great blowing tunes that aren't good singer's tunes due to lousy lyrics: Out of Nowhere, I'll Remember April. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 standards are like women. there comes a point where they are just worn out. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Except for the ones who will wear you out long before you wear them out (of which there are more than a few). Women, that is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Stella by Starlight kind of grates on me. Also, When Sunny Gets Blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Stella by Starlight kind of grates on me. Also, When Sunny Gets Blue. I actually heard the source version of Stella By Starlight (the 1944 supernatural film The Uninvited) prior to hearing a jazz version of it. When I first heard the Miles version from 1958 Miles I was like...oh yeah, I've seen that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Speaking of "Invitation, the Andrew Hill Robin Kenyatta version is a bit ripe, but so is a good cantaloupe. Far be it from me to walk away from either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 I heartily agree with Sweet Georgia Brown. And I don't care if I never hear My Funny Valentine again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted April 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 (edited) that whole jobim-getz-clare fischer-gilberto brazilian 60s scene blows big time(i hated it then); girl from ipanima and how insensitive are unbearable. Edited April 3, 2012 by alocispepraluger102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 I heartily agree with Sweet Georgia Brown. And I don't care if I never hear My Funny Valentine again. One of my favorite musicians' jokes: Q: How many girl singers does it take to sing "My Funny Valentine?" A: All of them, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Stella by Starlight kind of grates on me. Also, When Sunny Gets Blue. I actually heard the source version of Stella By Starlight (the 1944 supernatural film The Uninvited) prior to hearing a jazz version of it. When I first heard the Miles version from 1958 Miles I was like...oh yeah, I've seen that! The Uninvited is a fine spooky movie, and Stella fits the dramatic situation nicely. Another song that kind of grates on me is The Way You Look Tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 At one time I got very tired of "Walkin'" and "Bag's Groove," but you don't hear them that much any more. "'Round Midnight" performed well remains great, but performed by rote, which very often is the case, it's a drag. "Just Squeeze Me" in its vocal form gives me the willies. The same with "Don't Get Around Much Any More." "Footprints" has been played into the ground. Likewise with Dorham's "Blue Bossa." Perhaps it doesn't really count, but "The Theme." I'm a big fan of Horace Silver, but "The Preacher" wore out its welcome almost immediately IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 I like "The Way You Look Tonight" when taken at ballad tempo, but it's not a good flag-waver tune as it unfortunately seems to be most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Its heyday is long past, but at one point "Bernie's Tune" could make you scream. The same with "Lullaby of Birdland." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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