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Jazz Standards: Two Interpretations Each
Paired versions reveal different approaches to standards: Sweet Georgia Brown, Georgia, Caravan, Autumn Leaves, Stolen Moments and more.
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Clara Bryant · Sweet Georgia Brown
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Jazz standards: two interpretations each
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- 1Sweet Georgia Brown · Clara Bryant
Why it was chosen The presenter wants to "go as far back as we can" to start the show.
- 2Sweet Georgia Brown · Duke Robillard
Why it was chosen The presenter is playing every tune twice as part of the program's secret theme, presenting this as a second interpretation of the song.
- 3They Can't Take That Away From Me · Fred Astaire
Why it was chosen The song is part of the show's theme, "jazz standards".
- 4They Can't Take It Away From Me · Joe Pass
Why it was chosen The presenter describes the track as a "congenital interpretation" [94] from an album that is a "homage to Fred Astaire" [95].
- 5Stell By Starlight · Anita O'Day
- 6Stall By Starlight · Jimmy Bruno
Why it was chosen The presenter wants to hear how Jimmy Bruno interpreted the "same tune" as the previous track.
- 7Georgia On My Mind · Eva Olmerova
- 8Georgia On My Mind · Dave Brubeck Quartet
Why it was chosen The presenter notes it is "the state song of the state of Georgia" [202] and mentions it was "called the 44th greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone magazine in 2003" [203].
- 9Caravan · The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Why it was chosen The presenter finds the song "disconcerting, with its promise of adventures in faraway lands" and has an "intriguing rhythm" [206, 207], and wants a "very different version" by a musician who is primarily "blues and kind of rockabilly" [207, 208].
- 11Caravan · Brian Bromberg
Why it was chosen The presenter wants to play a modern version with a "heavy bass" [222] and a "different bass approach" [225] compared to previous versions played on the show.
- 12Autumn Leaves · Mishka Adams
Why it was chosen The speaker likes the artist's voice and feels she gives the song a sense that the leaves "have quite a bit of vitality in them" [262, 263].
- 13Autumn Leaves · Rudy Linka
Why it was chosen The presenter connects the song to the time of day and the imagery of rotting leaves, stating it is "what comes to mind when you're this late in the day"
- 14Stolen Moments · Frank Zappa
- 15Stolen Moments · Kenny Burrell
Why it was chosen The presenter wants to look at a different approach to the same tune, describing Kenny Burrell as a "famous guitar player" and "great innovator of his time".
- 16Straight Note Chaser · Talonius
Why it was chosen The presenter believes a show of standards must include a composition by Thelonious Monk, noting his "strange, strange mind and very interesting approach to playing" [378, 379].
- 17Straight Note Chaser · Group Fifteen
- 18All Blues · Jessica Williams
- 19All Blues · Howard Roberts
Why it was chosen The presenter wants to "squeeze in another version" [429] and notes that this version has "Interesting bluesy sensibilities around it" [431].
- 20Naima · John Coltrane
Why it was chosen The presenter notes the song is "named after his then wife Naima" and that the name in Arabic means "peace and tranquility" [450], and that it is "helping us drift off to sleep" [452].