SOTM SOTM Aug 2024: Blue Skies

[mizmar]

Hi,
A pleasure to be asked to host this months song. Summer, and all that, Blue Skies seems a nice, straight forward GASB tune which seems not to be in the Great Cafe Song Book yet.


@nigeld has kindly provided a transcription and some backing material here in all voices and 170 or 140 BPM.

And Ellas has a loverly rendition

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAa4teWb0rU


and I'll kick off the Sax version with Stan Getz

View: https://youtu.be/UjTg-e_CcvY



Kick back, think of the sun that is/should be shining outside and, I hope, have fun.

 

[mizmar]

And... For B & I players who might like a little extra support (like me).
Here is a tutorial with arrangements which are perfectly submittable or some specific ideas to use.

View: https://youtu.be/J0xOgKgD-J0

 

[trimmy]

Amazingly I haven’t heard of this tune (or it hasn’t captured my attention) after doing some searching, found two of my favourite female vocalists.
Eva Cassidy

View: https://youtu.be/N27BKOwKZog?si=Wl_0gnnk3KWoLT8A

Sarah Vaughan

View: https://youtu.be/HhGTczM9-AY?si=stXdLb-flmuTSLnr

 

[mizmar]

Little history of this songs use in films

A short history of … “Blue Skies” (Irving Berlin, 1926) - JAZZIZ Magazine

"Blue Skies" was composed by Irving Berlin in 1926. It made its debut in the Rodgers and Hart musical Betsy. According to Philip Furia and Michael Lasser, the song was added at the last minute, and it was thanks to a panicky phone call from vaudevillian Belle Baker to Berlin, who complained that...

www.jazziz.com

Most noticeably

View: https://youtu.be/_MuRHFDsxvA?si=QWzLdAt1Zq_GGGfo

 

[PiccoloPirate]

A saxed out kid from the hood.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqidejsFX0w

 

[Colin the Bear]

I seem to remember a Fred Astaire film with this as an accompaniment to wing walkers. I may have dreamed it. 🤔

 

[rhysonsax]

Let's not forget our clarinet brothers. Here's a nice recording I found in a Gypsy Jazz style:

View: https://youtu.be/V1KQzGTr0Hs?si=5SiERdBtKqKsD0e6


Looking forward to playing this tune and to hearing what other people do with it.

Rhys

 

[trimmy]

Little history of this songs use in films

Pianist Thelonious Monk based “In Walked Bud” on its chord progressions. “Blue Skies”

When i listened to the Stan Getz version, i was thinking to myself i’ve heard this !!
It was ‘In Walked Bud’ that I’d heard as i learnt it (to an extent) a few years ago, still enjoy playing it
Well something must be going on, in between my ears 😂

 

[Acan_9526]

Here’s my take on this one with a backing track from Eagleheart

https://soundcloud.com/alex-nyman-759436259%2Fblue-skies

View: https://soundcloud.com/alex-nyman-759436259/blue-skies?si=623a245f60a34e7b90c527267d4a2ce4&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing


Many thanks for listening if you have time😎

Alex

 

[Clivey]

Here’s my take on this one with a backing track from Eagleheart

https://soundcloud.com/alex-nyman-759436259%2Fblue-skies

View: https://soundcloud.com/alex-nyman-759436259/blue-skies?si=623a245f60a34e7b90c527267d4a2ce4&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing


Many thanks for listening if you have time😎

Alex

Very pro, virtuosic and upbeat salsa for sure.I honestly wouldn't expect anything else from you Alex.

Here is my "hot" from 2017 busking version. I hate posting old tracks on new threads but with luck it may encourage me to have another look at this fantastically positive tunage.

https://www.soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=13628098

 

[Acan_9526]

Very pro, virtuosic and upbeat salsa for sure.I honestly wouldn't expect anything else from you Alex.

Here is my "hot" from 2017 busking version. I hate posting old tracks on new threads but with luck it may encourage me to have another look at this fantastically positive tunage.

https://www.soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=13628098

Hi Clive. Thank you so much for your kind words and for sharing your track🙏

Kind regards.

Alex

 

[Ivan]

Here’s my take on this one with a backing track from Eagleheart

https://soundcloud.com/alex-nyman-759436259%2Fblue-skies

View: https://soundcloud.com/alex-nyman-759436259/blue-skies?si=623a245f60a34e7b90c527267d4a2ce4&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing


Many thanks for listening if you have time😎

Alex

Scorcher

 

[Acan_9526]

Scorcher

Cheers Ivan nice to hear from you hope you are well my friend😎

 

[mizmar]

Just a quick reminder, the end of the month is looming - although there no real deadline, still time to knock a quick recording out before the other half gets home.
For B&I-ers, give the head and chorus a quick blow. It's fun.

 

[Colin the Bear]

Listen to Blue Skies.wav by Colin the Bear on #SoundCloud

Blue Skies.wav

Listen to Blue Skies.wav by Colin the Bear #np on #SoundCloud

on.soundcloud.com

 

[mizmar]

A pinch and a punch and the end of the month for this tune.
Some fab examples and a little history lesson; what's not to like?

Thanks to the contributors and @nigeld for, yet again, providing dots and backing. And @Jeanette for inviting me to host.

Contributions remain welcome up until when the universe's event horizon collapses.

 

[Jeanette]

Thank you @mizmar for hosting.

Jx

 

[rhysonsax]

I tried to record in the month but ran out of time, so here is a late recording I made on soprano using a Gypsy Jazz style backing I made with Band in a Box.

Blue Skies - Rhys Sop V2.mp3 | Powered by Box

Rhys

 

[Jeanette]

Late entries always welcome thank you @rhysonsax

Jx

 

[Clivey]

sorry to leave this so late, The others posted are all so much better, but heres mine pretty hot off the press I may redo who knows.

https://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=14846079