I'm always drawn first to the music, as it seems to me that if that's no good I can't then focus on the lyric, but I do appreciate the words, too. The lyricists of the Golden Age were true craftspeople! Mercer was of course one of the best, a master of the bucolic. I read that Lester Young liked to know the words, where applicable, to the songs he played, as he felt it helped him to better interpret the song, and this of course is true, particularly in playing a ballad as an instrumental. Your appreciation of this poignant standard is so apparent -- beautiful treatment!
quite beautiful, thankyou for sharing
Thank you. I'm glad you liked my version. It's such a lovely song.
I'm always drawn first to the music, as it seems to me that if that's no good I can't then focus on the lyric, but I do appreciate the words, too. The lyricists of the Golden Age were true craftspeople! Mercer was of course one of the best, a master of the bucolic. I read that Lester Young liked to know the words, where applicable, to the songs he played, as he felt it helped him to better interpret the song, and this of course is true, particularly in playing a ballad as an instrumental. Your appreciation of this poignant standard is so apparent -- beautiful treatment!
Thank you very much. It's such a lovely song. I've read that about Lester Young.
Many thanks,Roly.Not your usual Epi.Broadway.Sounds really good.
Thanks Trevor. It's a nice instrument and I've been playing it quite a bit at home lately.