2007-07-24 14:22:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Jazz
One of my fetiche song is "Love me or leave me"
Try and listen to the version by Nina Simone: she could have fun with her classical piano education
I initially discovered that song in a version by Lester Young (sax) / Teddy Wilson (p) / Gene Ramey (b) / Jo Jones (d). No singing, but another great piano and sax lesson
The same again, by Billie Holiday, but I don't know if Lester Young was playing there.
Inspirational, on a simple 4 chord progression: Am7 F7 B7 E7
2007-07-26 23:30:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't give enough information for us to give a helpful answer! Are you a vocalist or an instrumentalist? Which instrument, if that is the case? What is the occasion? Is it for a grade, informal performance, or big debut? Our answers would be very different depending upon the situation. Probably the consummate jazz song for a solo is "Take Five" written by Paul Desmond and made popular by him with the Dave Brubeck Quartet. The song still gets a rise whenever I perform it and I am always requested to play it when someone discovers I am a jazz musician! It can be performed on any instrument, but with other than a keyboard or guitar, you really need accompaniment! There are even several vocal versions of it with Bobby McFerrin's most popular.
Other than that, as one other poster says, it is more in "how" you play it, then in "what" you play.
If you want to, email me with more information about the performance and I will try to help you.
2007-07-25 14:13:55 · answer #2 · answered by David A 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In my opinion (professional, and/or biased), The Pink Panther Theme, by Henry Mancini, is my personal favorite song for a jazz solo, any instrument. I have actually written my own rendition of that classic (I've entitled it Tia Meets The Pink Panther) and it is typically a crowd-pleaser everywhere we (my jazz group) perform.
Hope this helps
2007-07-28 13:43:51 · answer #3 · answered by Reginald N 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not the song that you play but the way in which you play it that counts.
A great jazz musician can make "Happy Birthday" sound like a really hip song.
2007-07-25 01:49:25 · answer #4 · answered by The Real Deal 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dose! "Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans" I like the Harry Connick version. For more upbeat, try the old standard " I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water" or "Fly Me to the Moon".
Also, there's the little known "I didn't like her Apartment so I knocked her Flat" : )
2007-07-24 23:12:50 · answer #5 · answered by Pilgrim Traveler 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Feels So Good" by Chuck Mangione, the same dude that did "gotta fly now" from the Rocky movies. The good thing about the song I mentioned is that you can do it with a flute, saxaphone or trumpet and it will STILL sound awesome no matter what.
2007-07-24 21:25:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋