[78-L] Jazz w/strings (was Mitch Miller)

[David Lennick]

Billie Holiday also wanted strings and got 'em..as I recall, she also got Camarata, who could arrange anything and who I just read was responsible for suggesting that Ted Heath have Fats Waller's "London Suite" arranged for dance band.

String sections don't always work..think of those lugubrious Glenn Miller AAFTS sides, and those mid 40s Dorseys. Artie could get away with it. Artie could get away with anything. And I say this from the perspective of having played violin for a number of years in my teens.

 

If you're going to go MOR and use strings, fine. Just don't call it jazz please. 

dl
 
> From: soundthink at live.com
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> Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 15:30:39 -0700
> Subject: [78-L] Jazz w/strings (was Mitch Miller)
> 
> 
> Not speaking for David, I can think of some that I like a lot. Herbie Mann's charanga recordings for Atlantic (of course, strings were in that tradition), but I also liked much of what Wes Montgomery did for Verve.
> 
> Cary Ginell
> > 
> > David, you are certainly not alone in your opinion of these recordings. Are
> > there any jazz musicians with string sides that you do like? As we know,
> > Clifford Brown, Cannonball Adderley, Lee Konitz and a few more major names
> > made such albums.
> > 
> > Jeff Sultanof
> > 
> > On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 5:51 PM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > > Can't stand those recordings. Not good jazz, not even good elevator music.
> > >
> > > dl
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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