Subject: Re: [Harp-L] "Summertime" by Sam Friedman & Friends

[EGS1217@xxxxxxx]

Yeah. While I'm a fan of Sam's (from the Garden State Festival last  
November where I videotaped him quite a bit), Smokey's Summertime is, as Jason  
Ricci called it 'mesmerizing' and THE version, and in fact retired his own  
(which was just beautiful). Smokey plays it on a chromatic while Jason of 
course  used a diatonic, but both still kept that delicious melody which is the 
heart  and core of Summertime.
 
 
I understand experimenting with more avant-garde jazz, but somehow - to me, 
 anyway - Summertime is one of those songs which just doesn't quite work as 
 well with dissonance. I'm personally too hooked on melody, I guess. But 
that's  me. Perhaps a flaw for someone who likes jazz. Our tastes are all 
different.  Still think the vocalist is terrific, though and Sammy's a great play
er.
 
 
Elizabeth
 
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Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 08:51:28 -0400
From: David Payne  <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] "Summertime" by Sam  Friedman & Friends
To: _harp-l@xxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx) 

That was pretty awesome Sam and absolutely fabulous.

Folks also  should check out one by some dude named Joe  Leone:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDBwh9_dAzA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

David
www.elkriverharmonicas.com

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On Jun 15, 2012, at 12:30, Joseph Leone  <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Absolutely fabulous
>  smo-joe
> 
> On Jun 15, 2012, at 1:59 AM, Sam Friedman  wrote:
> 
>> Hey all, here is a recording of the tune Summertime  that my friends
>> recorded for a project. I am playing harmonica on  the track, comes in 
about
>> half way through after the melody is sung.  The beautiful voice belongs 
to
>> my friend Jess Best, and the pianist  is my friend Derek Frank.
>> 
>> Let me know what you  think!
>> 
>> Sam
>> 
>>  http://sammyasher.bandcamp.com/track/summertime
>  



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