Looking for 'summertime'

[Ellen]

I am trying to find a recording, preferably cd, of 'Summertime' played by solo sax. I heard it once and loved it so much that I really want to buy this cd/record. Anyone who knows of such recording please post artist name and where I can hear/purchase it. I would recognize this immediately, It is true blues, slow and beautiful. To hear what is sounds like click on the second card (the frog) be patient and connect the dots.

http://sugarqube.com/Ecards/BrowseCategory.cfm?CategoryID=190

Thanks for your help.

[Spoon]

Does this link help? http://www.cdfront.com/artisthomepages/robertkyle/r_kyle/solosax.shtml

[Ellen]

Thanks, but no. I can't hear it, so I can't tell if this is it. I went to Borders and tried to find it but no luck. Any ideas?

Thanks

[MrFretless]

i think that summertime tune youre looking for is from the well known and all over the world loved "mr kenny g" :D
with a small intro from george benson.... :eek:

hope this will help

brgds sebastian

[lazy bird]

Kenny G. sucks!

Try the Sidney Bechet version of Summertime!

[PiousBionicus]

The Sidney Bechet version is quite good, but have to say the best one I've heard is the Oscar Peterson version - I know it's not a saxophone, but it's still fantastic!

[bombastic]

Kenny G. Sucks-Amen. Lend your ears to the Great John Coltranes version on the "My Favorite Things" c.d. on Rhino/Atlantic. This is Jazz.

[jazzypaul]

There's always the Janis Joplin version...lol

Actually, the best version of the tune that I ever heard, IMHO, is Getz's version with Gary Burton on vibes. Those two made for a beautiful combo.

[lazy bird]

also highly recommended:

Billie holiday 'Summertime'
Miles Davis 'Summertime / porgy & bess album'

[johnofnewauburn]

try Sonny Rollins/Coleman Hawkins: "Sonny Meets Hawk!" cd. Maybe this is the one you're looking for. Also a good bass solo on the "Summertime"
cut.

Good Luck!

:)

[Joel]

Ellen

Dont be scared, if its the Kenny G version that you like, then its up to you but it would be nice to explore other artists whose renditions of the said song would give it more meaning and interest.

The last version of "summertime" that I can recall was in classical format and I still like it done that way.

[DWBass]

I have several mp3 versions of it.

1. Gershwin
2. Kenny G
3. Charlie Parker/Chet Baker
4. Miles Davis
5. Al Jarreau
6. Ella Fitzgerald/Louie Armstrong
7. Nina Simone

[Pure]

The Ray Brown Trio featuring Gene Harris.
Best instrumental track I've heard.

[Bev Stapleton]

There's a glorious soprano sax version of 'Summertime' by Jane Ira Bloom on her 1996 disc 'The Nearness...' (it's retitled 'nearly Summertime' for obvious reasons!).

A superb, imaginative sometimes tuneful, sometimes abstract player.

The band on the disc are peerless - Kenny Wheeler, Julian Priester, Fred Hersch, Rufus Red, Bobby Previte.

Strongly recommended.

[Noj]

Dizzy Gillespie, Nina Simone, Herbie Mann, and Hank Mobley all did versions I love.

[clandy44]

Bev-So right. Jane Bloom is so gifted and gets so few props. Her version on that cd is haunting.

[John L]

Albert Ayler's version on "My Name is Albert Ayler" is one of my favorites.

[Bev Stapleton]

'Summertime' is actually a great tune to demonstrate the range of jazz to new listeners.

I've occasionally played a sequence that runs:

1. An operatic version e.g. from Simon Rattle's EMI recording.
2. Ella and Louis
3. Miles and Gil Evans
4. Coltrane from My Favourite Things...Summertime doesn't have to be laid back and languorous,
5. Jane Ira Bloom


Bechet should be in there somewhere but I can't think where it wouldn't upset the progression. Perhaps at the end to show that it's not about progression!

[king ubu]

Yeah! Ayler!

(The late Hal Russell:
"Question: What do you listen to at home for pleasure, Hal? The decisive reply: 'Pleasure? Old Albert Ayler records, of course!' " - from Steve Lake's liners to Finnish/Swiss Tour)

and Coltrane's version is great, too!

and Janis Joplin.

and Herbie Mann's (in a totally different vein, though, but i always loved that record!)

ubu

[Harold_Z]

Many good versions mentioned above.

For a different take on it try Mongo Santamaria's version on Columbia.

[Stan C]

A excellent version of Summertime is found on Jeanne Lee/Ran Blake's Newest Sound Around although it is just vocal and piano

[Tom K]

Yeah, Ayler's is a great version. But someone should also mention the one from GETZ AU GO-GO, which to me is a model example of tension and release.

[SEK]

My favorite insrtumental version of "Summertime" is on an old Ahmed Abdul-Malik record called "Eastern Moods". It's a trio: Abdul-Malik on bass, with what sounds to me like a clarinet, and a hand drum. The three musicians created a sensual, Arabic-inflected mood around the familiar Gershwin melody.

[brownie]

Love the Miles/Gil Evans and the Ayler versions but the classic Summertime IMO is Bill Evans trio version on the Riverside album 'How My Heart Sings'

[BruceH]

I know it's not jazz, but there was a great pop version of "Summertime" put out by the Zombies. They were the same British invasion group that did "She's Not There" and "Time of the Season." They make "Summertime" sound as if they wrote it, and come to think of it, that's a pretty good definition of a great cover.

[JSngry]

Is this a common thread on every jazz BBS?

[catesta]

Originally posted by JSngry
Is this a common thread on every jazz BBS?

I think so, as is "Howdy Y'all the country and bluegrass thread.":p

[JSngry]

All that's missing is the "Frothy Urine/Rectal Itch Corner"!

[catesta]

Give it time my friend, from what I see, we have a few doctors in the house, as well as some folks that could use some advice as to what to put in their rectum.


I'm ready!

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With the advice that is...;)

[mefunie2]

Has anyone heard the newer big band/latin version of summertime? Anyone know who it is?? Thanks!

[SuzieTK]

You can get a clip of this different and unique arrangement of Summertime at www.karmyntyler.com and go to the album or use the link below.

http://www.karmyntyler.com/TheAlbum.html

[burning dog]

Budd Johnson's soprano sax version on - "Blues and Things" (Earl Hines/Jimmy Rushing) is great.

[Autumn Leaves]

I can't believe no-one's mentioned Freddie Hubbard's treatment as heard on 1962's Impulse Lp 'The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard'!

[Ellen]

Thank you all for good suggestions. I have been trying them. Still have some left. I had no idea what i started when i asked the question. But i enjoyed listening to all versions. Thanks. Now my ipod has so many different versions! it is a pleasure. Thanks again.

Ellen