Monday, July 10, 2006
Take 5-David Bruebeck
Saturday, July 8, 2006. Another warm and subdued summer evening for my friends and I. The lure of LA's night life has passed us by and instead we sit together in an apartment, pulled in by the lure of each other's company, laughter, chilled drinks, and entertaining conversation. Adding to our beatnik vibe is the sound of 50's music playing at a low but still decipherable level in the background. The jazzy and heavy on the instrumentation sounds of the hits playing in the background never failed to keep my head bobbing or my foot tapping. Such is the case with this jazz standard and classic covered by many that shines to its fullest effect in this version. For 2 and a half minutes the music is all hi hat and piano and of course the ever present jazz flute. It's sexy, subdued, and smoky. Then at 2:30 something else happens, the song becomes possessed by off kilter yet controlled sounds of drums and percussion adding more intrique and dare I say it sex appeal to the composition. Before it all becomes too much and you are set to climax the song slows down returning to it's roots, the hazy bare bones of the piano, percusion and jazz flute easing you into an ending that is sharp, precise, and harmless. Like a summer breeze, it makes you feel fine.
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