Post #531054 by tiki mick on Tue, May 18, 2010 5:56 PM

On 2010-05-18 17:32, Vince Martini wrote:
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, Lucas!!! you are also doing another favorite of mine -- Fred Rose' 1946 classic, "Roly Poly" which (of course) was recorded by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. I am a big Bob Wills fan, which is why my band covers this very song. It is no surprise that Bob and the boys took this song up to #3 on the Hit Parade chart back in 1946-1947.

As for your version of "Girl Talk/Night and Day?" Bravo! I think Cole Porter would defnitely dig this blending of Night and Day with Bobby Troupe's tune. BTW, I have Tony Bennett's and Julie London's versions of "Girl Talk," but my favorite is actually Michael Feinstein's recording of this tune (with Maynard Ferguson) on Big City Rhythyms.

But...

I absolutely love your rendition of "Quiet Nights and Quiet Stars." Yes!!! This was perfectly reverent to the material and so tranquil, romantic and LOUNGE-TASTIC! I was just waiting for Frank to fade in with the lyrics. "...looking on the mountains and the sea, Oh, how lovely."

If you ever decide to re-record with vocals...give me a call.

@ Dr. Zarkov -- Good doctor, thank you for that link. As a song writer, a fan of the tune Corcovado and an avid listening fan of Carlos Jobim, Astrud and Joao Gilberto, that was a treat!

As for Lees assessment of "Girl from Ipanema," he could not be any more wrog or any more of a square. Having him say the swing is lost on this tune is like him saying Stan Getz ain't got no rhythym. I suspect he would have metered the tune into a total yawner. Getz not only got the tune, but he got the girl also...stealing Astrud away from Joao Gilberto (the article failed to mention that little nugget).

[ Edited by: Vince Martini 2010-05-18 17:35 ]

See, now THIS is the kind of feedback I like! It let's me know I am on the right track!

That Bob Wills tune is one of my favorites. It gave me a chance to play my Telecaster AND my Mandolin. I did a whole bunch of other Bob Will's tunes as well, but I ruined them by putting in vocals. RUINED them! But, I actually recorded about 7 or 8 of them because I just totally, insanely love Bob Wills. (And actually most early country). I just am not any type of a singer. Not a good tone to my voice, unfortunately. But some times, when recording and drinking a bit, I think I can sing better then I thought!

My Girl Talk harkens more to the Sergio Mendes version, but frankly ANYTHING by Bobby Troup is awesome to me. His live album "The meaning of jazz" is pretty much a reference point for me. It has the combination of a lounge singer with West Coast Jazz musicians...what's not to love? Now, I am going to have to try and find the version you are talking about.

Thank you for your compliment about my rendition of Corcovado. I have to say that Jobim might well be my favorite artist/composer/performer of all time. I have pretty much all his albums, my favorite being Wave and Terra Brasilis. And I it would sound great with a vocalist! Now it's your turn to post some videos or songs, because you sound like someone I would be interested in checking out! And PS, MAJOR Sinatra fan is what I am!

I too love the Getz/Gilberto songs. That first (or was it the second?) album was one of the first albums I ever listened to, at the age of 5 or 6...that one and Arthur Lyman "Taboo".

Again, thank you for your comments, Vince! They are MUCH appreciated!