Choral (ShowTrax CD)
SKU: HL.300468
Composed by Harold Arlen.
Arranged by Paris
Rutherford. Jazz Chorals.
Jazz, Standards, Swing,
Vocal Jazz. CD. Duration
180 seconds. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.300468).
UPC: 888680961879.
5.0x5.0x0.207
inches.
The great
Harold Arlen wrote this
for an unsuccessful
Broadway play. But you
can't keep a good song
down. This has been
recorded by Ella
Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman
and many more. Here is a
treatment that begins
with the choir in unison
for the first two verses
establishing an easy
swing style. The bridge
keeps swinging but with
tight harmony and it is
followed by a dynamite
choral scat section. It
goes out swinging as hard
as it began but with hip,
jazzy harmony and a Basie
ending.
