It just goes to show that there's so much more going on behind apparent simplicity. It's always the best craftsmen who appear to create masterpieces effortlessly.
Hoagy Carmichael did write some absolute classics that's for sure! You're right - the writing in their era was such high quality, it's incredible how fresh it all sounds to this day!
I highly recommend the Cole Porter episode of the BBC's series "Howard Goodalls Twentieth Century Greats: Cole Porter" to beef up your argument that he is the greatest. Lyricist and Composer Goodall states that Cole Porter is responsible for the musical shift to popular music as we know it today.
It just goes to show that there's so much more going on behind apparent simplicity. It's always the best craftsmen who appear to create masterpieces effortlessly.
Absolutely! If it sounds forced, you've still got work to do!
I always thought his music is beyond everything. My all-time-fav. Thank you for this video.
Cool vid, Josh. I gotta check out that Stan Getz album now!
It's an absolutely burning album - I always love hearing Getz swing on uptempo numbers!
Beautiful man ❤
Thanks bud!
I love him, but hard to choose between him and Hoagy. In general the level of writing then was ridiculously high.
Hoagy Carmichael did write some absolute classics that's for sure! You're right - the writing in their era was such high quality, it's incredible how fresh it all sounds to this day!
Have you read or skimmed Ted Gioia's The Jazz Standards?
No, it's been on my radar for a while, but I've never got my hands on a copy
I highly recommend the Cole Porter episode of the BBC's series "Howard Goodalls Twentieth Century Greats: Cole Porter" to beef up your argument that he is the greatest. Lyricist and Composer Goodall states that Cole Porter is responsible for the musical shift to popular music as we know it today.
ruclips.net/video/Y2tDYScMsj0/видео.htmlsi=2RltjkrwWVaM9uTy / Howard Goodalls Twentieth Century Greats: Cole Porter
Oh cool, that sounds great! I'll be sure to check it out!
Answer: Yes he is.
Mr. Harris, plutocrat,
Wants to give my cheek a pat,
If a Harris pat means a Paris hat, okay
Absolute genius!
Ellington. Come on...
Fair shout. Another absolute genius for sure!
BETTER THAN GEORGE GERSHWIN?
I think Cole Porter subverts the genre, and pushes it to new areas more than Gershwin tbh