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INCREDIBLE
2 years ago 17
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Hahaha, love his attitude at the end.
2 years ago 13
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Check out the fezzes the people are wearing. Looks like Chico's playing for the Sons of the Desert!
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the gunshot notes are great.
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He played piano for silent films. He had to learn these pieces without having to look at the keys so he could watch the film to adjust to what was going on. You people who think he isn't actually playing are simply uninformed of how films were done during the silent film days.
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PERFECT PERFECT PERFECTTTTTTT!!!!!
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He was truly an amazing player... and for those who want to learn more about Chico Marx style.. check out this Marx Brothers Master Class w/ me Dave Frank!
HUGELY fun, entertaining, and educational, this one-of-a-kind class analyzes the unique piano styles of Chico and Harpo via video clips from their classic movies. A MUST for Marx Bros. fans!
To view class, type in Dave Frank Marx Brothers on youtube.
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@sudo2u I imagine the piano was live, though they probably synced shots from other takes to a single master take. The orchestra was likely added later, though I don't know.
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@trucoteca28 It's "Moonlight Cocktail", by Lucky Roberts and Kim Gannon. The recording by the Glenn Miller Orchestra was tops on the charts for a few weeks in 1942.
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what's the name of this song??
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You have to put him right up there with Liberace as a world class piano player
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the reason he doesn't look at the keys is because that was his specialty when he started out in vaudeville, he would play with a blindfold and a sheet over his hands
addictedtomargot 3 years ago 2
Addictedtomargot, No kidding? How does one find out about this stuff? And does it look "live" or synched to you?
sudo2u 3 years ago
All musical numbers in movies after the early 1930s were prerecorded. This does not mean that Chico couldn't play the piece. He certainly could. The tune is Moonlight Cocktail. It was written by Luckey Roberts (adapted from his rag Ripples of the Nile)and it was a hit for Glen Miller.
ragtimefan1 4 years ago
Ragtimefan1... you sound very informed. Are there any internet sources about this that you know of? Sure looks like its live to me. Lip synching is one thing but just look at his fingers and the music.
sudo2u 4 years ago