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| Paul Desmond's Take Five; Pakistani interpretation | |
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| Axtremus | Dec 23 2011, 05:03 PM Post #1 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Video of Pakistani Sachal Studio orchestra performing Dave Brubeck's "Take Five" : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLF46JKkCNg Compare to the performance by the Brubeck Quartet (where Paul Desmond was a member; this performance recorded in 1966): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faJE92phKzI (EDITED to credit composition of Take Fave to Paul Desmond.) Edited by Axtremus, Dec 24 2011, 07:54 AM.
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| George K | Dec 23 2011, 05:08 PM Post #2 |
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Finally
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I really liked it, other than the violins. They just sounded out of place and contrived when they did anything other than be background. The sitar and tabla, yeah, really good. The guitar worked well too. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| John D'Oh | Dec 23 2011, 05:48 PM Post #3 |
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MAMIL
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The Sitar's a wonderful instrument when it's played by someone who can really play. i.e. not George Harrison. And yes, this would have been so much better without the strings. |
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| Copper | Dec 23 2011, 06:53 PM Post #4 |
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Shortstop
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Sorry, no, maybe I've heard Dave too many times, this just doesn't work. |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| kenny | Dec 23 2011, 07:07 PM Post #5 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Cool. Interesting tone they got out of that classical guitar. I'm really curious if it had some kind of pick up mounted inside the guitar to change the tone that much. It really sounded like a guitar with steel strings. |
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| Axtremus | Dec 23 2011, 08:01 PM Post #6 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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The way the strings are used is fairly typical of Boliwood. Given the proximity, it's quite natural that they picked up many Boliwood idioms.
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| Mikhailoh | Dec 23 2011, 08:27 PM Post #7 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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I think it's an illustration that quality music translates across arrangements. Liked it. |
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| John D'Oh | Dec 23 2011, 09:44 PM Post #8 |
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MAMIL
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The funny thing about this tune is that it doesn't really have that much to do with Brubeck at all - he pretty much plunks away at the two chords throughout. It was written by Paul Desmond, and the original recording is all Desmond - funny how Brubeck's name automatically gets attached, isn't it. |
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| apple | Dec 24 2011, 07:49 AM Post #9 |
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one of the angels
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i loved the strings...they hide the awkwardness of the five beats.. awesome director, awesome piece and rendition.. thanks Ax.. again.. I've listened to it 3 times now. Edited by apple, Dec 24 2011, 08:32 AM.
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| Axtremus | Dec 24 2011, 07:55 AM Post #10 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Thanks ... I edited title and the opening post to credit Paul Desmond for composing Take Five. |
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| apple | Dec 24 2011, 08:42 AM Post #11 |
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one of the angels
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remember torville and dean? |
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| George K | Dec 24 2011, 08:50 AM Post #12 |
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OK, that was the coolest thing I'll see today, without a doubt. Did you notice how synced they were to the music at about 3:30-3:40? |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| apple | Dec 24 2011, 08:53 AM Post #13 |
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one of the angels
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they were so awesome..so smooth.. i remember being mesmerized.. i tell ya.. mesmerized in the 84 olymipics... I'll have another look. I love this music and this performance. It's so interesting to me that they chose this piece. playing in 5/4 is hard.. dancing must be hard. I guess Ice Dancing was in it's beginning days(?) The Catholics stole this song and made a 'song' after it.. pretty much plagiarized in a sense but really fun to play with a group (sing of the lord's goodness) . Edited by apple, Dec 24 2011, 08:59 AM.
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| Copper | Dec 24 2011, 08:57 AM Post #14 |
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Shortstop
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Maybe it's the sitar, I'm not a sitar guy. I remember sitting through what seemed like an eternity of Ravi Shankar sitar in the old Boston Garden when he was with George Harrison on the Dark Horse tour. I wanted top hear Harrison play "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" and it seemed like most of what I heard was Ravi whining away. George wasn't in an "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" mood in those days. |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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