[78-L] Contemporary 20's music

Julian Vein julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk
Wed Jan 9 08:17:17 PST 2013


On 09/01/13 15:55, Tim Huskisson wrote:
> Listen again Al, these are some of the UK's top vintage Jazz players (Enrico
> Tomasso, Robert Fowler, Martin Wheatley). I really thought I was going to
> hate this, because they are playing 1920s/30s interpretations of Bryan
> Ferry's songs. But I have to say, I think it works rather well.
> Have a look at the promo videos on Bryan Ferry's own website...
> http://www.bryanferry.com/
>
> Regards
>
> Tim Huskisson
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I heard Ferry back in the 70s, and he made no impression on me then. 
Even the song titles are off-putting--they convey absolutely nothing. I 
don't know whether Ferry is a genius or not, but he had his chance way 
back then and he flunked it.

      Juiian Vein


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