This performance was a transcription (re-enactment) of the great Benny Carter's solo and arrangement of Ill Wind, and it was played to perfection. The tempo is exact from the original recording and Angie played Benny's solo stylistically perfect. Listen to the original recording and compare, and then see if you think our performance was "sterile and emotionless".
I agree; it seems kinda sterile and emotionless.. and I hate to say it but the sax player is playing too many notes and runs for it to be anything more than a technical display of her immense talent. Anyone who has heard the vocal version should agree...the singer adds lots...maybe that's why I think the song lacks a bit of 'humanity'? It's a song about misfortune and woe, yet it is displayed here as kind of light and 'airy'.
I'll probably get slated for saying this - but the whole things seems to lack feeling to me. I know its a slow piece, but its a beautifully melodic pieve, and the whole thing just lacks 'oomph' and body.
Such a nice band set up, that brass section is swinging... but there's nothing driving the piece along.
Angie seems pretty good though. But again, what she's playing seems too rehearsed and 'accurate' to be good meaningful jazz.
This performance was a transcription (re-enactment) of the great Benny Carter's solo and arrangement of Ill Wind, and it was played to perfection. The tempo is exact from the original recording and Angie played Benny's solo stylistically perfect. Listen to the original recording and compare, and then see if you think our performance was "sterile and emotionless".
Miles Osland
Director of Jazz Studies
University of Kentucky
milesosland 1 year ago
tincanblower....
I agree; it seems kinda sterile and emotionless.. and I hate to say it but the sax player is playing too many notes and runs for it to be anything more than a technical display of her immense talent. Anyone who has heard the vocal version should agree...the singer adds lots...maybe that's why I think the song lacks a bit of 'humanity'? It's a song about misfortune and woe, yet it is displayed here as kind of light and 'airy'.
just my opinion.
interstaffing 1 year ago
I'll probably get slated for saying this - but the whole things seems to lack feeling to me. I know its a slow piece, but its a beautifully melodic pieve, and the whole thing just lacks 'oomph' and body.
Such a nice band set up, that brass section is swinging... but there's nothing driving the piece along.
Angie seems pretty good though. But again, what she's playing seems too rehearsed and 'accurate' to be good meaningful jazz.
Only my opinion - obviously!
tincanblower 1 year ago
That girl can play the Sax!
Grafschnitzel 2 years ago