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`Maybe I'm in the minority, but this arrangement leaves me cold. This sounds like
an ill advised attempt to "modernize" something which was "classic" in it's
original form. Having been a bandleader myself, I can truthfully say that only
jazz audiences will find this exiting and many will tire of it. Kenton's things were
often too bombastic for many audiences. The poor pickup of the band in this
case does not help, the mike must have been atttached to the camera. Not
a good idea.
dancebandleader 1 year ago
@dancebandleader This was a great arrangement and was one of my personal favorites from our book of 400 or so tunes we would call out. I do agree about the sound, but the mic was from the camcorder. I never expected great sound quality... on top of that, the room we were in was hard all over (brick, wood floor, high metal ceiling). This group was a bunch of talented guys and gals that loved playing jazz around Dallas. We had fun and that was what brought us together each week.
sirpas 1 year ago
@sirpas Hi, thanks for your reply, but my thoughts on this chart still stand. A lot of the audience
won't recognize this too readily as that tune. As Count Basie once said to Tony Bennett when
he asked if he should change his act to follow fads and trends, Basie replied "Why Change An
apple?" Why bend "Savoy" out of shape? Surely there must me some jazz which
would be suitable for this treatment and allow the classics to be left alone. Do all
folks want screaming trumpets? Band
dancebandleader 1 year ago
The trumpet soloist is NOT Marvin Stamm, but is the late, great Tommy Loy - for many years a mainstay on the Dallas jazz scene.
marstam 3 years ago
You are correct. He was a great guy to have in the band and he certainly enjoyed himself there. Thank you for the comments. That was a really fun gig for me since I had the opportunity to play bass with several UNT former/current professors. I have it on tape somewhere after Leon Breeden reminisced with his friends, we performed a handful of tunes.
sirpas 3 years ago
I always really liked Stan's rendition of this piece.
cha5 4 years ago