El clarinete de Artie Shaw suena majestuoso en este Summertime junto a su orquesta. La capacidad de Shaw para dar profundidad a sus temas escapa al swing. El tema de George Gershwin tuvo aquí uno de sus mejores desarrollos.
En la revista "Swing & Beyond" Mike Zirpolo escribió el 11 de octubre de 2016, "Reads and Re- Reads: The Protean Mr. Gershwin–“Summertime” (1945) Artie Shaw":
I will be posting notable performances of George Gershwin’s work from time to time here so that you will get a deeper appreciation of his enormous influence on American music. Here is one of the greatest from the swing era, Artie Shaw’s recording of “Summertime” the lullaby from Porgy and Bess. “Summetime” is the first music Gershwin wrote for Porgy and Bess, and it was composed in either late 1933 or early 1934. In this performance, the Shaw band brings Eddie Sauter’s brilliant arrangement vividly to life.*Más adelante nos daba los daba la formación de la orquesta y los solistas intervinientes:
Artie Shaw, clarinet, directing: Paul Cohen, first trumpet, Bernie Glow, George Schwartz and Roy Eldridge, trumpets; Ollie Wilson, first trombone; Harry Rodgers, Bob Swift and Gus Dixon (Augustino Ischia), trombones; Lou Prisby first alto saxophone; Rudy Tanza, alto saxophone; Herbie Steward and Jon Walton, tenor saxophone; Chuck Gentry, baritone saxophone; Michael (Dodo) Marmarosa, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Morris Rayman, bass; Lou Fromm, drums; arranger, Eddie Sauter. (NOTE: The alto and tenor saxophonists also play B-flat clarinets during this performance; baritone saxophonist Chuck Gentry also plays bass clarinet.) Solos: Artie Shaw, clarinet; Roy Eldridge, trumpet; Herbie Steward, tenor saxophone; Dodo Marmarosa, piano.*
La calidad de los músicos de estas orquestas era increíble, como se puede apreciar en el conjunto y en los solos, de esta pieza, que el artículista no duda en calificar como una obra maestra: "“Summertime” is a brilliant example of Artie Shaw’s great ability as the conductor of his band. The music they recorded that day was complex, yet subtle in the extreme."* Lo es. Disfrútala.
* https://swingandbeyond.com/2016/10/11/reads-and-re-reads-the-protean-mr-gershwin/
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