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GREAT CENTRAL
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5/12/2008 2:30:33 PM
antique music
i've recently started 'sourcing' music from 1900 to 1940, stuff like gene austin and jazzy stuff...
can anyone recommend any artists from that era?
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srm
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5/12/2008 2:34:25 PM
I always liked the Louis Armstrong stuff (the Hot Five, etc.). Benny Goodman ain't bad, either.
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The CODE
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5/12/2008 2:34:29 PM
Wow! That is a long way back..
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GREAT CENTRAL
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5/12/2008 2:40:24 PM
there's obviously quite a lot of jazz stuff from that era, i guess i'm thinking more pop/ballad stuff--
i have some benny goodman, the quality of music back then was so good, i think it's so important to try and keep this music alive...
i couldn't believe how beautiful some of gene austin's stuff is... f.eks 'i've got a feeling i'm falling', wonderful.
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Hugh Hamilton
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5/12/2008 4:32:54 PM
Nat King Cole would be a bridge (methinks)...
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Paul groover
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5/12/2008 5:47:44 PM
Django Reinhardt great gypsy Jazz guitarist played guitar with 2 fingers as the rest were cut off in an accident. Sounds as though he,s got 20 when he plays
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never never band
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5/12/2008 6:09:04 PM
well, Glenn Miller of course and the pop songs he referenced.
A lot of artists in the 30s were taking silly standards that had become famous and sort of jazzing the up, or rather making them swing I guess.
The 30 was a time when Radio and Phonograph were happening and a bunch of singles and renditions of tunes dating back to the turn of the century were becomming "Popularized".
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never never band
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5/12/2008 6:16:36 PM
Geln Millers life happened really exactly in the time frame you reference..
As far as the big band scene goes though you have look to Duke Ellington.
Bill Murray is an important, maybe thge important guy before that as far as recorded music goes..
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2822/is_2_24/ai_79573852
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GREAT CENTRAL
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5/13/2008 7:36:26 AM
thanks for the suggestion, i'll look into it...
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Hugh Hamilton
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5/13/2008 7:46:22 AM
The eldest living generation in my family grew up loving music, playing piano, and started breeding (thank goodness!) in the 1940s - I'll pose the question and get back to yuz...
:)
H
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5/13/2008 12:07:51 PM
Sounds like an interesting project. Here's some thoughts.
Even though pop music really has its origins in early America, starting way back with the influence of slave spirituals and folk songs, it's hard to study those in much detail because of scarcity of material. Instead, it's recommended that you start with the 1930's, when pop music really began to come into its own as a genre (due in large part to the invention of the affordable record player). Going back to the 1920's, there will be some examples of songs that could fit into more modern pop categories, but they will be sparse. Listen to the big band sounds of the 1930's, hear the different vocal styles, and contrast how different singing styles are from the early part of the decade into the later part.
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srm
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5/13/2008 1:46:08 PM
A few tunes to consider-
"St. James Infirmary"
"Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me"
"And the Angels Sing"
"They Can't Take That Away From Me"
Also, check out Leon Redbone- he tends to do a lot of material from the early twentieth century, and could give you some ideas of tunes.
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GREAT CENTRAL
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5/13/2008 2:03:35 PM
thanks one and all, i must say, i expected inspiration here, and by george, i've found it...
found a source for 'st james infirmary', i assume you were talking of the armstrong/hotfives version, srm?
will let you know what i think...
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srm
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5/13/2008 2:08:04 PM
Yeah, the Armstrong version with Earl Hines on vocals is the one I'm most familiar with. But, it's one of those 'torch' standards, and there are lots of good versions out there.
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