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Xalacai

Xalacai

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Hey guys,

Gonna play „Satin Doll“ with a small ensemble (Tenor) and would love to check out your favourite renditions of it, if you have them.
It’s weird that youtube only shows some really good performances after digging deep and not among the first few suggestions like it should be 😅

Looking forward to what will (hopefully) be shared and many thanks in advance !!
 
Here are a few that I found. I agree with Colin. There's nothing like the original!

The Duke himself and Ella Fitzgerald:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=***PV1pk654
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThpNKAZWKak

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2ahh4QurYk

And a nice one from SWR Big Band (alto)
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKVndSIw4sg


It's a great tune! We played a simple arrangement of it by Eric Osterling last year. I posted a video of us on a thread entitled "Must-Learn-To Project!" You can hear my weak four-measure solo there. I don't know what skill level you need, but you should be able to find something that you'd like. JW Pepper seems to have a nice selection.
 
ESJohn said:
Here are a few that I found. I agree with Colin. There's nothing like the original!

The Duke himself and Ella Fitzgerald:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThpNKAZWKak

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2ahh4QurYk

And a nice one from SWR Big Band (alto)
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKVndSIw4sg


It's a great tune! We played a simple arrangement of it by Eric Osterling last year. I posted a video of us on a thread entitled "Must-Learn-To Project!" You can hear my weak four-measure solo there. I don't know what skill level you need, but you should be able to find something that you'd like. JW Pepper seems to have a nice selection.
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Thanks for sharing, I‘m still at the beginning of my journey but doing quite well. My teacher already handed me sheetmusic. This will be my first taste of free improvisation in an ensemble setting. I did experiment over Take Five with the Fminor Blues Scale (after I learned Paul Desmonds most iconic Solo first) which was tons of fun but thats about the extent of my experience so far 😅
 
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So many great ones to choose from but I'm with Rhys, Johnny Hodges on Blues a Plenty for me.
 
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Xalacai said:
Thanks for sharing, I‘m still at the beginning of my journey but doing quite well. My teacher already handed me sheetmusic. This will be my first taste of free improvisation in an ensemble setting. I did experiment over Take Five with the Fminor Blues Scale (after I learned Paul Desmonds most iconic Solo first) which was tons of fun but thats about the extent of my experience so far 😅
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The original recording of "Take five" is in Eb minor as far as I'm aware.
View: https://youtu.be/6XNnkSZcV5c?si=xLib7sEAlJgHF3Cb
 
Guenne said:
As almost everthing has been posted :)

Manu Dibango:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7gwnBcaXlk

Enrico Pieranunzi:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg8ZXaDqezs

Jimmy McGriff:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi8w1HXq6ls

Doug Webb:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCHXW3vWj4s

Patti Austin with James Morrison:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkw7EQv0b4I

Nina Simone:
Nina Simone - Satin Doll (1962)
Illinois Jaquet:
Satin Doll
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Thanks to everyone for sharing! Lots of good material :)
 
Sue said:
So many great ones to choose from but I'm with Rhys, Johnny Hodges on Blues a Plenty for me.
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Here is a transcription which can be bought for Eb, Bb, F, bass clef and concert pitch instruments.
View: https://youtu.be/SDwdz2PSGzA?si=CWTWYy-A33xv8pEO


Interestingly this very recording has appeared on some albums and been attributed to Ben Webster on tenor. I think that especially at the start where Hodges plays low down you can almost understand that mistake, but listening to the whole solo the style and sound are unmistakeable. Webster was certainly influenced by Hodges when they played together in the Ellington Orchestra.

Rhys
 

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