Subject: RE: [Harp-L] RE: Summertime

[EGS1217@xxxxxxx]

You're right, Brad and Bill.  And I'd bet Christelle could play behind  and 
with his take on it - IF she chose and it appealed to her. That's  the thing: 
she plays what she likes...music which sounds good to her ears, which  is 
probably why she's become an absolute sensation on YouTube. Her  sound is totally 
unique...rich, full, melodious and stunningly beautiful.  Vibrato and Tone to 
die for. 
 
Talk about being an 'ambassador' for the harp!  All by herself -  playing out 
of her quiet room in a town in the middle of France, she's managed  to reach 
and touch people around the Globe....and single-handedly gotten more  people 
interested in playing harmonica than most of us have done in our  lifetimes. We 
should be welcoming her with Open Arms.
 
If her version of Summertime is what 'throwing everything in but the  kitchen 
sink' is, I'll take it.  EVERYONE has a right to  interpret/play/arrange any 
piece of music as they choose, as I think you agree  if you enjoy Billy 
Stewart's version.  
 
While I've 'usually' preferred Summertime at a slower pace  (and mentioned 
this to Christelle on her youtube video)...she's made me a  believer that it can 
also be played 'swing' style (as Jill Scott/George  Benson do so well in a 
video I just recently came across). As a matter of  fact, there seem to be more 
'swing' versions of the song out than there are  'lullabies'. 
 
Jill Scott and George Benson
 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCaPno7QChY_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCaPno7QChY) 
 
Bill Evans Trio- 1965
 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p_dHE5hQIA_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p_dHE5hQIA) 
 
Joe Pass: Montreux Jazz Festival, 1975
 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp-lTgapo_E_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp-lTgapo_E) 
 
Janis Joplin's version:
 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzNEgcqWDG4_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzNEgcqWDG4) 
 
and last, but not least:
 
Larry Adler and Itzhak Perlman - 1980 - playing it slower and straighter,  
but still jazzing it up....their own way
 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmC4SJ42Z-s_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmC4SJ42Z-s) 
 
...and just for an extra treat: here's Larry Adler doing it in 3 different  
variations, cut cleverly together, including the version with Itzhak Perlman  
above:
 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoCM_NLQTcs_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoCM_NLQTcs) 
 
Elizabeth
 
 
Message: 13
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:07:55 -0500
From: "Bradford  Trainham" <bradford.trainham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Harp-L] RE:  Summertime
To: "'Bill Rossoll'" <billrossoll@xxxxxxxxx>,  <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID:  <200810190041.m9J0fcVj003328@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Yeah,
When I was a kid...,  and that came out..., I was absolutely captivated!!!!
No harp content, but  let's hear someone try to figure out what you'd do on a
harp with his wild  version of Summer Time going on behind it!!
Brad  Trainham


-----Original Message-----
From:  harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of  Bill Rossoll
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 7:03 PM
To:  harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Harp-L] RE: Summertime

Perhaps some of us  are old enough to remember when Billy Stewart created a
bit of musical  controversy with the following rendition of Summertime:  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDLDl0_pt_k
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