Evan Price plays "I Want To Be Happy," Stan Getz and OPT version, on violin

Original recording personnel:
Stan Getz, tenor saxophone
Oscar Peterson, piano
Herb Ellis, guitar
Ray Brown, string bass
This recording personnel:
Evan Price, violin, baritone violin, viola
Jordan Samuels, guitar
Dexter Williams, string bass
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[@handdancin]

evan you are a madman! i used to sight sing this every morning, i was curious how stan getz kept it so interesting for so many choruses. the notes on the page make it pretty obvious that his rhythmic phrasing is very independent of the bar, and he used a variety of note lengths, but i never had any more specific insights occur. anything you noticed playing this? thanks for such a great clip!

[@zeppoeving]

Thanks. Those are all good thoughts for analysis. I notice that Getz tended to drop into a few different gears mid-solo. Sometimes he's playing bebop patterns like ii-V-I's, sometimes scale patterns, sometimes blues, sometimes cross-rhythmic repetitions, sometimes riffs. And one can clearly hear the echoes of both Charlie Parker and Lester Young.

[@ianhunter3911]

Wonderful playing! With respect, I hear a slight leaning towards Stephan Grapelli (sp) in your playing, and it's perfect.

[@zeppoeving]

Thanks! We can never really get free of our influences, can we?