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Take Five (Dave Brubeck would be proud)
Message #1 Posted by Matt Agajanian on 24 Aug 2012, 4:30 p.m.

Hello all.

As an interesting question for you collectors, are there any here who've collected (or have in their set) all the 5s--15C, 25/25C, 35, etc.?

      
Re: Take Five (Dave Brubeck would be proud)
Message #2 Posted by Bruce Larrabee on 24 Aug 2012, 5:09 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Matt Agajanian

No but I can tell you take 'Take Five' is in 5/4 time and that there are actually LYRICS to the song! Pretty cool lyrics too. Thing is I have never been able to acquire a copy of the song with the vocal track! (Okay Al Jarreau recorded one but it is worthless...) The lyrics are basically about watching a girl walking down the street...

So if ANY of you eclectic geniuses out there happen to have such a recording PLEASE let me know...

            
Re: Take Five (Dave Brubeck would be proud)
Message #3 Posted by Matt Agajanian on 24 Aug 2012, 5:20 p.m.,
in response to message #2 by Bruce Larrabee

You might want to have a listen to Elaine Elias' version from her 'Light My Fire' CD.

Edited: 24 Aug 2012, 5:21 p.m.

            
Re: Take Five (Dave Brubeck would be proud)
Message #4 Posted by John B. Smitherman on 24 Aug 2012, 5:22 p.m.,
in response to message #2 by Bruce Larrabee

Vocals by Carmen McRae...

Link

Enjoy!

John

            
Re: Take Five (Dave Brubeck would be proud)
Message #5 Posted by Norman Dziedzic on 24 Aug 2012, 9:23 p.m.,
in response to message #2 by Bruce Larrabee

Heard it live a few weeks ago at a little club in Chicago. Most people there did not know it had lyrics. Very cool!

      
Re: Take Five (Dave Brubeck would be proud)
Message #6 Posted by Massimo Gnerucci (Italy) on 24 Aug 2012, 6:26 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Matt Agajanian

Quote:
are there any here who've collected (or have in their set) all the 5s--15C, 25/25C, 35, etc.?

No, I miss the 95C...

            
Re: Take Five (Dave Brubeck would be proud)
Message #7 Posted by Matt Agajanian on 24 Aug 2012, 11:33 p.m.,
in response to message #6 by Massimo Gnerucci (Italy)

I don't think the 95C was ever released anyway. Although, some of the concepts did surface in the programming structure of the 35S.

      
Re: Take Five (Dave Brubeck would be proud)
Message #8 Posted by Bruce Larrabee on 25 Aug 2012, 1:04 a.m.,
in response to message #1 by Matt Agajanian

You guys never cease to impress. Well in a vain attempt to contribute (something...) Do you guys know that most of Chick Corea's songs have lyrics? I discovered this (much to my amazement) when I discovered Flora Purim. She is from Brazil. Same place that Gato Barbieri guy is from. And that Eumir Deodato dude too. Oh and this guy Paco DeLucia, bad ass guitar player... he's from down there... something in the water? the air? No clue.

            
Re: Take Five (Dave Brubeck would be proud)
Message #9 Posted by Angel Martin on 25 Aug 2012, 4:05 a.m.,
in response to message #8 by Bruce Larrabee

Paco de Lucía is from Andalucía, Spain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paco_de_lucia

Edited: 25 Aug 2012, 4:06 a.m.

                  
Re: Take Five (Dave Brubeck would be proud)
Message #10 Posted by Bruce Larrabee on 25 Aug 2012, 5:39 a.m.,
in response to message #9 by Angel Martin

I stand corrected. I thought he was Brazilian. Did he live in Brazil? Or did I get that totally wrong. (I assume you are also a fan?)

                        
Re: Take Five (Dave Brubeck would be proud)
Message #11 Posted by Gerson W. Barbosa on 25 Aug 2012, 9:06 a.m.,
in response to message #10 by Bruce Larrabee

Also, Gato Barbieri is from neighboring Argentina:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gato_Barbieri

You're right about Flora Purim and Eumir Deodato. Also from Brazil, but in a completely different category, are unsuspected names like Morris Albert, Tony Stevens, Michael Sullivan, Steve MacLean and others. With the exception of the first, they are known only locally, however.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Albert

http://natrilhadovinil.blogspot.com.br/2009/12/brasileiros-que-cantavam-em-ingles.html (in Portuguese)

Regards,

Gerson.

                              
Re: Take Five (Dave Brubeck would be proud)
Message #12 Posted by Bruce Larrabee on 25 Aug 2012, 11:57 a.m.,
in response to message #11 by Gerson W. Barbosa

I'll have to explore a couple of those people when I get a chance.

Well what other names can I drop? Oh, yea I know, Chris Botti went to the same high school as I did and had the same horn teacher. I saw him perform last year (his mother was in the audience). He had a young lady with him playing violin (apparently he has two young women that take turns performing with him), anyway this was the younger of the two. She played a solo that absolutely blew my mind. I have never heard anything like it, not even close. Most impressive.

                                    
Re: Take Five (Dave Brubeck would be proud)
Message #13 Posted by BobVA on 26 Aug 2012, 1:56 p.m.,
in response to message #12 by Bruce Larrabee

As long as you're strolling the Brazil aisle at Amazon, make sure to check out Vania Abreu...


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