Hi Jazz Fans,
Something's put me in a good mood, and since April Kisses is a favorite number of mine and a generally "good mood" kinda song, I thought I'd share it with everyone else.
It's available on this record: The Quintessential Eddie Lang 1925-1932
Unfortunately the original recording, heard on this album, is pitched up nearly a 1/2 step, and is thus also probably sped up as well. (I don't know if it was the transfer or the actual recording that was sped up.) If anyone has an LP that's actually at pitch (should be in D major), I'd love to hear his actual tempi (I don't believe anyone can actually play as fast as he does in the opening bars.) I'll do my best to keep up.
For more Eddie Lang goodness, come check out the Syncopators on Dec. 7th at Sonny Newman's in Greenlake (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=178465167883). We're doing a combo of violin, guitar, bass sax, and piano, modeled after Eddie Lang and Joe Venuti's quartet. Casey MacGill will be on piano, Paul Woltz on bass sax, myself on guitar and Paul Anastasio, a former pupil of
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