[Harp-L] Stevie, Tony Bennett and telling a musical story

[IcemanLE@xxxxxxx]

Chris, this offering was Purely wonderful.
 
For telling a story musically, Tony Bennett is one of the best living  
singers. I draw inspiration from him and from Peggy Lee.
 
Here is a good head to head example of one person who strips down the song,  
simplifies and tells a story along with someone who is more of a musical  
stylist.
 
Tony will start a song at a very sedate level, almost "talk/sing" some of  
the lyrics, sing with no ornamentation, leave LOTS of space between lines and  
then builds to a definite high point during the finale, oftentimes going for a  
higher octave and power at the end.
 
Stevie is more R/B stylin' of the tune, with wonderful use of ornamentation  
to dress up the musical line and make it his own, but is much busier note wise 
 in his interpretation, less of a story teller.
 
Both Tony Bennett and Peggy Lee could swing like crazy in a very  understated 
way, as opposed to an Ella Fitzgerald, who swung hard in a more  extroverted 
sense and was more an "instrumentalist" with her voice and less of a  pure 
story teller.
 
Frank Sinatra also was a great story teller with his music.
 
Never heard Stevie play chromatic like this - a combination of the best  
"Stevieisms" along with the lyricism of Toots.
 
The Iceman
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