I think this is a beautiful rendition! And that 's coming from a die hard Barry Manilow fan... he wrote the music for this Johnny Mercer song after receiving lyrics to many of Johnny Mercer's songs from Mercer's widow.
yeeeeah you need to blend...plus it sounded like everything was being sung loud most of the time without any dynamic contrast. I know jazz songs usually are suppose to "scoop" and "slide" but sometimes you guys overdid it
jazz interpretations of jazz songs usually call for jazz inflections, just to put that out there. emotions in jazz are carried over by the inflections and "punch"...if we had none of those and tons of blend, it would simply a song with nice blend and no feeling.
more listening to real jazz would make your group better. Vocalists, instrumentalists everything.... Check out the BCMEA Vocal jazz 2008 performing this tune, but a different arrangement. You'll hear the differecne and understand. You do not perform a jazz inflection just because....
They have style and chops, and there was an individuality to their rendition. Hey, listen to the Swingle Singers...they were white, and hip and very smooth!! Get with the program. Jazz is improvisational at it's best. These kids are great! Get over it~!
I think this is a beautiful rendition! And that 's coming from a die hard Barry Manilow fan... he wrote the music for this Johnny Mercer song after receiving lyrics to many of Johnny Mercer's songs from Mercer's widow.
Anyway, great job!!!
priceja70 2 years ago
I think this is very good.
ebonymilling7 2 years ago
Wow...a panel full of experts here...nothing like a bit of praise, eh? :)) Well I thought you guys did a great version.
chizzywoo 2 years ago
Wow, BCMEA version is ten times better >.>.....
OMGimhawt 3 years ago
yeeeeah you need to blend...plus it sounded like everything was being sung loud most of the time without any dynamic contrast. I know jazz songs usually are suppose to "scoop" and "slide" but sometimes you guys overdid it
twistedeveryway74 3 years ago
drop the inflections, it takes away from the song and it would be nice to hear a little more blend and not as much punch... but not bad...
eagles303 4 years ago
just to know, who are you?
sdjazzguy 4 years ago
Inflections are meant for Jazz. A jazz song needs a jazz feel. Inflections gives it that feel.
I agree on blending more though. We were in our earlier stages in this video.
blackmovieguy 4 years ago
jazz interpretations of jazz songs usually call for jazz inflections, just to put that out there. emotions in jazz are carried over by the inflections and "punch"...if we had none of those and tons of blend, it would simply a song with nice blend and no feeling.
FrannieFace77 3 years ago
more listening to real jazz would make your group better. Vocalists, instrumentalists everything.... Check out the BCMEA Vocal jazz 2008 performing this tune, but a different arrangement. You'll hear the differecne and understand. You do not perform a jazz inflection just because....
jazzerfour 3 years ago
They have style and chops, and there was an individuality to their rendition. Hey, listen to the Swingle Singers...they were white, and hip and very smooth!! Get with the program. Jazz is improvisational at it's best. These kids are great! Get over it~!
StevesWifeCharlo 2 years ago