jazzypaul Posted March 10, 2005 Report Posted March 10, 2005 Okay, so my boss put me on a scavenger hunt, looking for jazz with something (anything, really) to do with the Irish, Ireland, Shamrocks, whatever, for St. Patrick's Day. Okay, so I've got Coleman Hawkins doing I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover and Rosemary Clooney doing Danny Boy. After that, I'm licked. Any suggestions? Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted March 10, 2005 Report Posted March 10, 2005 (edited) The last track on this little beauty is a wonderful version of 'Danny Boy'. Turns into a Scottish strathspey in the middle but should do the job. There's a strange version of 'Teddy Bears Picnic' on the album too. Might appeal to your boss's tastes! Edited March 10, 2005 by Bev Stapleton Quote
Guest DizzySpells Posted March 10, 2005 Report Posted March 10, 2005 Harry Connick Jr. did Danny Boy as well. Quote
couw Posted March 10, 2005 Report Posted March 10, 2005 Well, there's always Irish Black Bottom by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five... listen here Quote
BERIGAN Posted March 10, 2005 Report Posted March 10, 2005 Harry Connick Jr. did Danny Boy as well. yeah, but is it as good at the Regis Philbin version? Quote
ghost of miles Posted March 10, 2005 Report Posted March 10, 2005 Bill Evans does "Danny Boy" too, doesn't he? Actually, JP, I'm sitting in for the regular jazz DJ next Thursday and was thinking of doing a "Jazz/Irish" set, so I'm grateful for your "dumbest" thread! Quote
RDK Posted March 10, 2005 Report Posted March 10, 2005 Maybe not exactly "Irish" but close enough... ??? Johnny Griffin's "The Kerry Dancers" http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&t...10:bqf3zfi7ehok Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted March 10, 2005 Report Posted March 10, 2005 Given the mmountain of wonderful Irish music in other genres it does seem a bit peverse to want Irish-themed jazz. A bit like seeking thrash metal recommendations for an Ann Summers party. On second thoughts, that might be a bad comparison... Quote
Dr. Rat Posted March 10, 2005 Report Posted March 10, 2005 There's a professor at U of M(ichigan) who does a credible version of Celtic influenced jazz, and eric reed and wycliffe gordon do a *great* version of Danny Boy, and Michael Brecker was on some kind of celtic jazz project a couple of years back as well, released in Europe on a French label distributed by Harmonia Mundi. And, finally, though they are not jazz, you oughta play Tommy Maken doing Green Fields of France and the Clancy Brothers doing Lord Nelson Live in Dublin. --eric Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted March 10, 2005 Report Posted March 10, 2005 Paul, Go find "Deuces Wild" with Don Patterson on the organ and Rufus Harley on... BAGPIPES!!!! It's greeazy... in an un-washed Irishman sort of way. Quote
jazzypaul Posted March 10, 2005 Author Report Posted March 10, 2005 Paul, Go find "Deuces Wild" with Don Patterson on the organ and Rufus Harley on... BAGPIPES!!!! It's greeazy... in an un-washed Irishman sort of way. The Rufus Harley discs are already on the pile, man. Can't expect me to stray too far from an organist and a bagpipe player who throws up every day, can you? Quote
Free For All Posted March 10, 2005 Report Posted March 10, 2005 Lucky Charms of the Night Sky? Also, Itsbynne Reel from the Michael Brecker CD Don't Try This At Home. Not an Irish tune, but definitely has an Irish "flavor" in a *Breckerian* sort of way. Quote
Tom in RI Posted March 10, 2005 Report Posted March 10, 2005 Well, I gonna show my ignorance now, but, aren't bagpipes more usually associated with Scotland? Quote
Larry Kart Posted March 10, 2005 Report Posted March 10, 2005 Dan Morgenstern has written that there's a lot of Irish soul in Bunny Berigan. Also, of course, there was a lot of whiskey in Berigan, some of it Irish too perhaps. Quote
sidewinder Posted March 10, 2005 Report Posted March 10, 2005 There's a strange version of 'Teddy Bears Picnic' on the album too. Mighty strange, but sort of neat ! Didn't they play that one at Bath last year? Another vote for Griffin's 'The Kerry Dancers'. Great album.. Quote
kenny weir Posted March 10, 2005 Report Posted March 10, 2005 One of the international guests at this year's Wangaratta Jazz Festival was the Irish outfit the Guilfoyle-Nielsen Trio. Bass, drums, guitar. They performed on their own with tenor saxist Jamie Oehlers and with Dave Liebman, who I interviewed before the festival. He raved about them, having worked with them for more than a decade. Sad to say, I didn't much enjoy either! But going by the CDRs the festival supplied, there is a definite Irish feel in their music. But a little too much that sounded fusioneqsue for my tastes. Quote
bertrand Posted March 10, 2005 Report Posted March 10, 2005 I guess Duke Jordan's atrocious tune 'Scotch Blues' won't qualify. Bertrand. Quote
Patrick Posted March 11, 2005 Report Posted March 11, 2005 How 'bout switching it up a bit and adopting a "Pat" theme? Pat Martino, Pat Barber, etc. Yours truly, Patrick Quote
Brownian Motion Posted March 11, 2005 Report Posted March 11, 2005 Dan Morgenstern has written that there's a lot of Irish soul in Bunny Berigan. Also, of course, there was a lot of whiskey in Berigan, some of it Irish too perhaps. And of course Bunny made a recording of "The Wearin' of the Green". Quote
Dr. Rat Posted March 11, 2005 Report Posted March 11, 2005 Jazz from the Shamrock Shore Yeah, that's the guy I was talking about. The album is actually pretty good, if you asked me. Got a fair number of spins here. --eric Quote
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