Dave Horne Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 This was passed onto me by a great bass player who's also a friend ... Giant Steps No guitarists were harmed during the making of this message. In general, harmonic complexity is inversely proportional to the ratio between chording and non-chording instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITGITC Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Ummmmmm, BANJO. http://www.mikeharding.co.uk/other/banjo.jpg "Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent." - Victor Hugo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonksDream Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Dave - that is simply AWESOME!! I've been working on a stride version of Giant Steps for that last year or so and this makes me smile ear to ear! Who is the band? Instrumentation is meaningless - a song either stands on its own merit, or it requires bells and whistles to cover its lack of adequacy, much less quality. - kanker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Horne Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 I believe it might be the Anachronic Jazz Band but they've disbanded a long time ago. I'll check back with my friend to see if he knows more. No guitarists were harmed during the making of this message. In general, harmonic complexity is inversely proportional to the ratio between chording and non-chording instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobadohshe Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 That's great. I like how it goes into a blues in the middle. That's an authentic sound if ever there was one. I can't wait to show it to a bunch of different people. Kawai C-60 Grand Piano : Hammond A-100 : Hammond SK2 : Yamaha CP4 : Yamaha Montage 7 : Moog Sub 37 My latest album: Funky organ, huge horn section https://bobbycressey.bandcamp.com/album/cali-native Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADino Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Well one thing is for sure..you will never hear a disco version of this tune....8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Klopmeyer Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Giant Steps Love it! Marketing Communications for MI/Pro Audio My solo music and stuff They Stole My Crayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkKeysStuff Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Well one thing is for sure..you will never hear a disco version of this tune....8) Watch what you say, or someone will take it as a challenge. (Admittedly, hearing the octave bass line in my head is pretty funny.) And BTW, it is the Anachronic Jazz Band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timwat Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Very cool. I've been reading through the related Central Park West lately, this is fascinating. Thanks for sharing it, Dave. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Horne Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 Dave - that is simply AWESOME!! I've been working on a stride version of Giant Steps for that last year or so and this makes me smile ear to ear! Who is the band? I confirmed using Google that it is the Anachronic Jazz Band. No guitarists were harmed during the making of this message. In general, harmonic complexity is inversely proportional to the ratio between chording and non-chording instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 An honest band name. If I ever do play Giant Steps again I'd try something like that, or maybe as a ballad. CD: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stevekessler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Pierce Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 That was awesome. In a strange way it reminded me of the Austin Lounge Lizards: Oh, wait. Maybe I should have posted that in the Pink Floyd thread? --Dave Make my funk the P-funk. I wants to get funked up. My Funk/Jam originals project: http://www.thefunkery.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 An honest band name. If I ever do play Giant Steps again I'd try something like that, or maybe as a ballad. First time I played Giant Steps onstage, it was a sub with a female singer. Good news: She did it quite slowly. Bad news: It was transposed. Good news: She had some scribbled music for me. Bad news: The "sheet" didn't include the melody, just the chord symbols, written in a rather unclear, asymmetrical way. Horrible news: She came more than an hour late to the club, and there wasn't time to reharse anything. Good *and* bad news: There were exactly six people in the club. How did it go? I did play the damn song. But without a written melody, I didn't give my best in comping. In fact, it was a gig full of challenges... I should post a full report someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridog6996 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 She sang Giant Steps? There are no lyrics, so did she make something up like Jon Hendricks? GS works well as a bossa My YouTube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 She sang Giant Steps? There are no lyrics, so did she make something up like Jon Hendricks? GS works well as a bossa Get a copy of the Vocal Real Book. There are lyrics to Giant Steps. They are horrible. A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonksDream Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Rahsaan Roland Kirk does my all-time favourite version of Giant Steps (outside of Coltrane's) on The Return of the 5000 lb. Man and it's a vocal version. The lyrics aren't nearly as bad as what I remember of the Vocal Real Book version. Instrumentation is meaningless - a song either stands on its own merit, or it requires bells and whistles to cover its lack of adequacy, much less quality. - kanker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridog6996 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 She sang Giant Steps? There are no lyrics, so did she make something up like Jon Hendricks? GS works well as a bossa Get a copy of the Vocal Real Book. There are lyrics to Giant Steps. They are horrible. Just Googled it and found these lyrics by the New York Voices. Ick. You just broke the news Giant steps in giant shoes Dignified as you strive Ever more satisfied You Know It's an easy climb Stepping ten miles at a time Make the move as you prove Giant steps lose the blues Doesn't make any damn sense. My YouTube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Giant Steps can be sung, but the intervals aren't naturally vocal oriented. Jon Hendricks wrote some killer stuff, lyrics and lyrics to solos, even though it's not always my kinda thing. Bad lyrics, especially to songs that don't need to be sung, are the worst - like the belated lyrics added to Tunesia. CD: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stevekessler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridog6996 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Jon Hendricks has vocal chops, but the lyrics he wrote to all those bop heads are just painfully lame. My YouTube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 She sang Giant Steps? There are no lyrics, so did she make something up like Jon Hendricks? GS works well as a bossa Get a copy of the Vocal Real Book. There are lyrics to Giant Steps. They are horrible. Just Googled it and found these lyrics by the New York Voices. Ick. You just broke the news Giant steps in giant shoes Dignified as you strive Ever more satisfied You Know It's an easy climb Stepping ten miles at a time Make the move as you prove Giant steps lose the blues Doesn't make any damn sense. Those are better than the lyrics in the Vocal Real Book A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Jon Hendricks has vocal chops, but the lyrics he wrote to all those bop heads are just painfully lame. Some of it was for sure, but all of it? Better than some lyrics people try to fit to past tunes. As I said, not my kinda thing, since I'm not into the vocal thing, but I wouldn't dismiss everything he wrote. At least he had the spirit of the music right for some of it. CD: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stevekessler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 She sang Giant Steps? There are no lyrics, so did she make something up like Jon Hendricks? That singer, who's a friend to this day (..sort of) sang the Real Vocal Book version. I absolutely adore the Roland Kirk version, but - aren't the lyrics the same? I'm not sure, and I don't have the album anymore. BW the intro with the celesta is priceless! GS works well as a bossa That's how I'm playing it these days! It's a lot of fun. I'm also going to record it as a medium/fast funk. For a showy fast-swing version, I feel I already gave my best here: Walking in your steps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogmonkey Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Well one thing is for sure..you will never hear a disco version of this tune....8) That sounds a little like a challenge. It would be in such exquisitely bad taste that it's almost appealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Well one thing is for sure..you will never hear a disco version of this tune....8) That sounds a little like a challenge. It would be in such exquisitely bad taste that it's almost appealing. Very tempting but I'll spare those who were Disco shellshocked. PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonksDream Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 I absolutely adore the Roland Kirk version, but - aren't the lyrics the same? I'm not sure, and I don't have the album anymore. BW the intro with the celesta is priceless! Nope, they're different. I have it on vinyl and as I remember it starts: "Life when we were kids/ Was like playing Giant Steps". I'll happily transcribe Rahsaan's lyrics if any are interested. Any excuse to pull out the vinyl and listen to it again. OT - on the same album Rahsaan has a tune called Theme For The Eulipians. IMO everything anyone needs to know about jazz you can learn from that one tune. Magnificent. The album also contains the only vocal version of Goodbye Porkpie Hat I've heard that I can stomach. Yes, that includes Joni Mitchell's. The link in my post above goes to Amazon's listing where you can hear samples of all the tunes on the album. Instrumentation is meaningless - a song either stands on its own merit, or it requires bells and whistles to cover its lack of adequacy, much less quality. - kanker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 I absolutely adore the Roland Kirk version, but - aren't the lyrics the same? I'm not sure, and I don't have the album anymore. BW the intro with the celesta is priceless! Nope, they're different. I have it on vinyl and as I remember it starts: "Life when we were kids/ Was like playing Giant Steps". I'll happily transcribe Rahsaan's lyrics if any are interested. Any excuse to pull out the vinyl and listen to it again. Well, on my Real Vocal Book, it starts *exactly* like that! Then there's the "think of life as chess.." thing, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewImprov Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 The only upside to vocalists writing (usually horrble) lyrics to jazz heads is that it keeps them from scatting for at least a chorus or 2. One must be thankful for the little things. Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 The only upside to vocalists writing (usually horrble) lyrics to jazz heads is that it keeps them from scatting for at least a chorus or 2. One must be thankful for the little things. Brilliant A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Pierce Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Well one thing is for sure..you will never hear a disco version of this tune....8) That sounds a little like a challenge. It would be in such exquisitely bad taste that it's almost appealing. Like this right? --Dave Make my funk the P-funk. I wants to get funked up. My Funk/Jam originals project: http://www.thefunkery.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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