Summertime-Gershwin

kevin m. · Post by **kevin m.** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 3:01 pm

Wombat wrote:Kevin, I'd have thought Tyne and Wear would be a bit nippy at this time of the year for playing jazz in the buff.

Yeah,well (ahem),certain parts of the anatomy do resemble the Garklien at the moment!

RonKiley · Post by **RonKiley** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 3:01 pm

Here is a link:

http://www.whistleworkshop.co.uk/summertime.htm

kevin m. · Post by **kevin m.** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 3:07 pm

Stop it,stop it!
You have me breaking out the old Alto Sax. and donning the beret again!

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 9:19 pm

RonKiley wrote:Here is a link:

http://www.whistleworkshop.co.uk/summertime.htm[/url]

That's it. Thanks.

Tom Dowling · Post by **Tom Dowling** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 10:33 pm

Does anyone else get the dreaded "404- Page Not Found" type message?
when I go to that site?

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 10:36 pm

Tom,

It worked for me when I dropped the [/url] off the end of the address.
Hope that helps.

Thanks for the link, Ron.

Boo

BillChin · Post by **BillChin** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 11:17 pm

OT, but a knock-your-socks off performance of "Summertime," by Fantasia Barino on this week's American Idol TV show. It is worth seeking out if you enjoy this song because you will be hard pressed to find a better vocal rendition.
+ Bill

Zubivka · Post by **Zubivka** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 11:40 pm

BillChin wrote:OT, but a knock-your-socks off performance of "Summertime," by Fantasia Barino on this week's American Idol TV show. It is worth seeking out if you enjoy this song because you will be hard pressed to find a better vocal rendition.

Like beating Ella Fitzgerald's and Billie Holiday's renditions?

(Not to mention I'm quite partial to... Janis Joplin/BB&HC version in "Cheap Thrills")

BillChin · Post by **BillChin** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 12:13 am

Zubivka wrote:
BillChin wrote:OT, but a knock-your-socks off performance of "Summertime," by Fantasia Barino on this week's American Idol TV show. It is worth seeking out if you enjoy this song because you will be hard pressed to find a better vocal rendition.
Like beating Ella Fitzgerald's and Billie Holiday's renditions?

(Not to mention I'm quite partial to... Janis Joplin/BB&HC version in "Cheap Thrills")

As always, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Seek it out and make your own call. It sounds like you are "old-school," so it is unlikely you will rate it higher than the artists you mention. However, odds are you will enjoy Barino. She brings a fresh energy to the song, and live performances often have an added sizzle.

American Idol has many detractors, but one huge benefit is that millions of young people are being exposed to songs that they would never listen to otherwise.
+ Bill

Zubivka · Post by **Zubivka** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 1:18 am

BillChin wrote:It sounds like you are "old-school," so it is unlikely you will rate it higher than the artists you mention.

Remembering Janis Joplin live does certainly qualify me as a geezer, but... old school?

ok... I'll check out your suggestion.

RonKiley · Post by **RonKiley** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 6:50 am

I edited the link. Should work fine now.

Ron

Tom Dowling · Post by **Tom Dowling** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 8:11 am

Moving on to purely instrumental versions of this simple but great tune, I think the first album I ever owned (Herbie Mann, Live at the Village Gate) has my favorite rendition.

Thanks for the edit on the URL.

Tom D.

Darwin · Post by **Darwin** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 5:21 pm

Tom Dowling wrote:Moving on to purely instrumental versions of this simple but great tune, I think the first album I ever owned (Herbie Mann, Live at the Village Gate) has my favorite rendition.

I seem to recall a very cool version by the Modern Jazz Quartet.

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 5:28 pm

cool version... Joni Mitchell on a Curt (yes, Clint's son) Eastwood CD

Denny

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 8:41 pm

BillChin wrote:
Zubivka wrote:
BillChin wrote:OT, but a knock-your-socks off performance of "Summertime," by Fantasia Barino on this week's American Idol TV show. It is worth seeking out if you enjoy this song because you will be hard pressed to find a better vocal rendition.
Like beating Ella Fitzgerald's and Billie Holiday's renditions?

(Not to mention I'm quite partial to... Janis Joplin/BB&HC version in "Cheap Thrills")
As always, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Seek it out and make your own call. It sounds like you are "old-school," so it is unlikely you will rate it higher than the artists you mention. However, odds are you will enjoy Barino. She brings a fresh energy to the song, and live performances often have an added sizzle.

American Idol has many detractors, but one huge benefit is that millions of young people are being exposed to songs that they would never listen to otherwise.
+ Bill

I wholeheartedly agree. I've said to my family for quiet some time that Fantasia needs to do a Bille Holiday tune. (and this is from someone who owns that Janis album who bought the thing when it was NEW, and I still think it's got some of her best work on there.)