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IAJE Evening 3 - Q Music, Roll Orchestra On 2
January 13, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.
Add new comment | Filed under: air water, element earth, fifth element, game, IAJE 2008, jazz master, jazz masterworks orchestra, Live Music, ludacris, Masters, no doubt, quincy jones, quincy jones music, quintessence, smithsonian jazz, soul bossa nova
Let's welcome back to the stage at the NEA Jazz Master Awards Concert (blog version), the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, as they perform more of Quincy Jones' music. Here we go:
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra - Pleasingly Plump
No doubt you'll recognize the next song:
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra - Soul Bossa Nova
That was Shagadelic. Possibly even Ludacris...or if you're Canadian, a theme to get your game on...
Now back to the show. Next up - the fifth element. Earth, Fire, Air, Water, Quincy Jones...
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IAJE Day 4 - An Art Tatum re-performance
January 13, 2008. Posted by David Tallacksen.
Add new comment | Filed under: IAJE 2008All of the performances I've been to so far have been amplified - meaning even when the band has been playing acoustic instruments, there has been some sort of PA (public address) system in use to amplify the music. The house sound guys always did a bang-up job, but it was a nice to go to a performance of solo acoustic piano this afternoon. Plus, it was Art Tatum.
I know what you're saying... Art Tatum died more than 50 years ago! That's true, but a company called Zenph Studios has figured out how to take a recording (usually of sub-optimal quality), extract the musical information from it and program a Yamaha Disklavier Pro (essentially a modern-day tweaked-out player piano) to recreate the performance. This gives them the chance to record - in much higher fidelity - the performance. They first did this with Glenn Gould's 1955 Bach Goldberg Variations. And now, they've taken on Art Tatum and his Piano Starts Here album. The recording comes out later this year, but they were happy to show it off.
These guys are serious about re-creating the music on these records. You can read about it on their website - they use a piano voicer (in addition to the standard tuner) to get the piano sounding optimal for the type of music and the space. And another cool thing - the records also have tracks that put you literally in the head of the performer.
Speaking of which, it's a bit odd to hear such an inspired performance with no human at the helm. But the sound and performance were great. I was looking forward to hearing their re-performance of Tatum playing The Kerry Dance, but the piano (or rather, its electronics) suffered the equivalent of a blue screen of death - it needed rebooting, and time was short.
-David Tallacksen
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IAJE Evening 3 - Q Music, Rol' Blue Eyes
January 12, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.
Add new comment | Filed under: arranger, ceremony concert, chairman of the board, great cat, IAJE 2008, jazz master, jazz masterworks orchestra, josh jackson, kurt elling, Live Music, luck be a lady, Masters, masterworks, midnight sun, pleasure, quincy jones, sinatra recordings, smithsonian jazz, unenviable position, wee small hours
If you've ever listened to Live at the Sands, you've heard Quincy Jones' work with Frank Sinatra. Quincy was, in fact, the arranger for a number of Sinatra recordings. At the NEA Jazz Master Awards Concert, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra had the pleasure of playing some those charts. Kurt Elling had the unenviable position of Chairman of the Board.
Check out what they did together:
Kurt Elling and SJMO - Luck Be a Lady / The Midnight Sun Will Never Set
Kurt Elling and SJMO - You Make Me Feel So Young / In The Wee Small Hours
Kurt Elling and SJMO - I Only Have Eyes For You
Kurt is such a great cat. I watched him backstage, pacing back and forth before the set. Hope he's relaxing now.
- Josh Jackson
© 2008 WBGO
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