The Sound of Music

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共7首歌曲

艺人: The Mitchell-Ruff Duo
语种: 英语
厂牌: Roulette
发行时间: 1970年01月01日
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by Ken Dryden

The music of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II has had broad appeal to the general public, but it has never been as popular with jazz musicians as Rodgers' earlier collaborations with Lorenz Hart. Benny Goodman was the first to record an album full of songs from The Sound of Music (in 1959), with the Mitchell-Ruff Duo following suit the very next year. Pianist Dwike Mitchell and bassist Willie Ruff have a lot of fun with the works from this Broadway and film hit, starting with a lush piano and French horn improvised introduction to the theme of the musical, with Ruff then reverting to bass. The stiff, very formal "Climb Every Mountain" is transformed into a snappy bop vehicle. Although their arrangement isn't as well-known as John Coltrane's famous modal treatment (which was recorded and released after the duo's interpretation), they do quite well building upon the theme to this timeless composition. They engage in a brief call and response to introduce "The Lonely Goat Herd" before seguing into a cool bop setting. The brisk waltz treatment of "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" and an intricate arrangement of the least familiar song from the musical ("An Ordinary Couple") conclude this highly recommended but long out of print album. Consider yourself very lucky if you run across this LP at all.

The Sound of Music

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