About this piece, the Supraphon CD "Martinu Works Inspired by Jazz and Sport" leaflet said: "Martinu produces a brilliant paraphrase of "sweet" jazz -a brand of America music that band leader Paul Whiteman brought to Europe in the Twenties- in the composition Le Jazz (1928). The piece resembles the style of the popular Czech dance band of Jaroslav Jezek, and the contrast with the perception of Martinu as a symphonist is shocking".
It's not "sweet jazz". That's post 1932, and has a different feel. It's a variant of "hot jazz" or the ORIGINAL "jass", which has a whole etymology. The "Jazz Era" started in the late 1910s and went on to about the early to middle of 1930s in the US. In Europe there was a delay. I heard and had this piece decades ago on vinyl record, I think by the Prague Symphony Orchestra. That was a MUCH better rendition than this. This is not tight, and quite messy...
haha, fun piece. clearly influenced by very early jazz (someone wrote "sweet jazz"), which sounds quite antique today, but it's a parody anyways.. sort of ;)
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Ragtime from Central Europe! Fun!
Něco tak divného už jsem dlouho neslyšel...ale je to dobré... :-)
Absolutely brilliant!!!!!
Thanks for this performance of this funny orchestral piece of Martinu.
The orchestra must have a blast rehearsing this one!
WONDERFUUUUUUL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Boe De Oh Doe! This is early fun Martinu from Paris in the 20s, but he is also one of the great 20th century symphony composers.
The small orchestra version with fewer repeats is better.
About this piece, the Supraphon CD "Martinu Works Inspired by Jazz and Sport" leaflet said:
"Martinu produces a brilliant paraphrase of "sweet" jazz -a brand of America music that band leader Paul Whiteman brought to Europe in the Twenties- in the composition Le Jazz (1928). The piece resembles the style of the popular Czech dance band of Jaroslav Jezek, and the contrast with the perception of Martinu as a symphonist is shocking".
Check out Jesek's "Bugatti Step" you will see what they mean.
It's not "sweet jazz". That's post 1932, and has a different feel.
It's a variant of "hot jazz" or the ORIGINAL "jass", which has a whole etymology.
The "Jazz Era" started in the late 1910s and went on to about the early to middle of 1930s in the US. In Europe there was a delay.
I heard and had this piece decades ago on vinyl record, I think by the Prague Symphony Orchestra. That was a MUCH better rendition than this. This is not tight, and quite messy...
Pure 1920s. I thought a banjo played a part in this composition
I miss in this performance the banjo, substituted here by a drum.
"Bugatti Step" by Jaroslav Jesek an influence?
Máte smysl pro humor!😊
That too is a great piece, but I'm fairly sure that Jesek didn't travel to Paris and had no influence there.
Yep, confusing (it's mixed up) but I think the problem might be the echo in the concert hall, as picked up by the microphones.
haha, fun piece. clearly influenced by very early jazz (someone wrote "sweet jazz"), which sounds quite antique today, but it's a parody anyways.. sort of ;)
This performance is a lil bit confusing, but the music isn't worse than Shostakovich's Jazz Suites.
lol how surreslist...
Sorry, far too ponderous and it's GOT to have the banjo.
Haaaa! Děcka, to je prdel!Ale hraje vám to pěkně, tak ať to tak hraje i dál... :)Albert