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Beat of the Day

Wonderful version of a classic tune…

Categories:  Beat of the Day  Bronx Banter

Tags:  louis armstrong  stardust

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7 comments

1 bags   ~  Jul 8, 2010 1:06 pm

Stardust (or maybe Lush Life or September Song) is my favorite tune of all time. Yeah. I'm dark.

2 thelarmis   ~  Jul 8, 2010 1:51 pm

[1] is your tag in tribute to milt jackson?!

i remember playing stardust in high school jazz band. i didn't know the tune or really understand it at that time...

3 Alex Belth   ~  Jul 8, 2010 2:05 pm

Hoagy RULES.

4 bags   ~  Jul 8, 2010 3:07 pm

[1] Nope. Simply the first half of my last name.

[2] Agreed. There is a fairly amazing and equally obscure piano player named Dave McKenna. I'm a huge fan. He's got this version of Rockin' Chair that absolutely swings. It is killer.

5 bags   ~  Jul 8, 2010 3:12 pm

http://tiny.cc/38o9l

this is the album. celebration of hoagy. worth it. fabulous.

6 Matt Blankman   ~  Jul 8, 2010 8:02 pm

Hoagy is indeed the man. Ever hear Jerry Garcia & David Grisman's take on "Rockin' Chair?" Very nice, although when it comes to Jerry playing standards, I prefer his take on Berlin's "Russian Lullaby."

7 bags   ~  Jul 9, 2010 8:26 am

[6] Nice. Thanks. I love his version of Russian Lullaby. And I like Grisman and & Garcia together. I'll find Rockin' Chair. Thanks for heads up.

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