hmmm. I meant bland from a dancer's point of view. Something about that track I don't find danceable. I'll have to listen to it again to figure out what it is.Eyeball wrote:I don't know what to make out of someone who says they find that haunting and unique Shaw version of "Summertime" to be "bland".djstarr wrote: I also don't care for the Artie Shaw Self-Portrait version, it's quite bland.
There is so much in there to hold your interest and that very early use of an 'echo chamber' is fascinating and musically valid.
Favorite recording of........Summertime
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Oh.djstarr wrote:hmmm. I meant bland from a dancer's point of view. Something about that track I don't find danceable. I'll have to listen to it again to figure out what it is.Eyeball wrote:I don't know what to make out of someone who says they find that haunting and unique Shaw version of "Summertime" to be "bland".djstarr wrote: I also don't care for the Artie Shaw Self-Portrait version, it's quite bland.
There is so much in there to hold your interest and that very early use of an 'echo chamber' is fascinating and musically valid.
I dont think of it as a 'dance piece' or even suitable for dancing. It's a think piece.
Thgat said - the tune is ot a favorite of mine. It is always beeter than I remember it, but it always strikes me as a tune for the rubes to oooh and aaah over.....GG has so much better than that, otoh - it's a good composition.
Will big bands ever come back?