Duke Ellington — Stormy Weather
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bemcdowell wrote:
Thank You for the info! I will check it out!
Duke Ellington recorded Stormy Weather with Ivy Anderson singing. One to dig up and worth the search!
Thank You for the info! I will check it out!
The days of my parents and all my aunts and uncles, takes me back to family gatherings in the late 50’s and a time that seems at least to be more carefree. Thanks RP!
do i hear an oboe or a clarinet? or both? i'm thinking oboe?
also, my parents had a friend named Stormy Weathers. no lie.
also, my parents had a friend named Stormy Weathers. no lie.
ydjb wrote:
Me too, my Dad loved his big bands - Dorsey's, Basie, Harry James, Benny Goodman and many more. ❤️
makes me remember dad....big jazz buff...thanks bill
Me too, my Dad loved his big bands - Dorsey's, Basie, Harry James, Benny Goodman and many more. ❤️
wtango wrote:
I Agree!!
SO good! Thanks Bill!
I Agree!!
SO good! Thanks Bill!
Well thank you. That was pretty great.
I keep thinking this is the song "Makin' Whoopee!".
Like'm both.
Like'm both.
daaave wrote:
I remember going to Borders Books, seeing $19.99 stickers for just one CD and laughing with amused disgust. I was pretty sure that absurd pricing like that was going to sink the ship for Borders and the music industry...
Bravo! And now for one of my favourite bands, Wilco! Whats that? A new album? 20 bucks is a small price to pay for hours of quality entertainment!
I remember going to Borders Books, seeing $19.99 stickers for just one CD and laughing with amused disgust. I was pretty sure that absurd pricing like that was going to sink the ship for Borders and the music industry...
Bravo! And now for one of my favourite bands, Wilco! Whats that? A new album? 20 bucks is a small price to pay for hours of quality entertainment!
So many great versions of this Harold Arlen classic.
Duke Ellington recorded Stormy Weather with Ivy Anderson singing. One to dig up and worth the search!
jazzbo wrote:
Thank you! I just learned about Earl Strayhorn through you.
And I copied his 'four moral freedoms,' to study, and incorporate into my life:
Duke Ellington listed what he considered Strayhorn's "four major moral freedoms": "freedom from hate, unconditionally; freedom from self-pity (even through all the pain and bad news); freedom from fear of possibly doing something that might possibly help another more than it might himself and freedom from the kind of pride that might make a man think that he was better than his brother or his neighbor." Wiki.
Thanks 'Jazzbo' !
Way to go !! the great Cootie working that mute...Billy Strayhorn at his best !
Thank you! I just learned about Earl Strayhorn through you.
And I copied his 'four moral freedoms,' to study, and incorporate into my life:
Duke Ellington listed what he considered Strayhorn's "four major moral freedoms": "freedom from hate, unconditionally; freedom from self-pity (even through all the pain and bad news); freedom from fear of possibly doing something that might possibly help another more than it might himself and freedom from the kind of pride that might make a man think that he was better than his brother or his neighbor." Wiki.
Thanks 'Jazzbo' !
Way to go !! the great Cootie working that mute...Billy Strayhorn at his best !
Finally some great music!
The Duke! On RP! Woo!
I still love the original Tom & Jerry stuff. Never equaled.
The Master! :)
....... It's a 10. 
... keeps rainin' all the tiiiiime.
dwlangham wrote:
second the motion!! also bill - please play a bit more frank......greatest vocalist of the last century, please?
Bill, could you tighten up Duke in the rotation? A gold mine of good stuff. At least once or twice or thrice or four times a week?
second the motion!! also bill - please play a bit more frank......greatest vocalist of the last century, please?
Ah, makes me think of rainy days and cafes. 
in the office, outside shitty rain...perfect sound!
great choice !
a burbon, Duke, a sofa ...
life is good !
a burbon, Duke, a sofa ...
life is good !
Oh yes! More of the Duke please Bill. Looks like he is well appreciated 
Schweet! Thanks.
Interesting chart trend on the ratings distribution. My rating is in that big spot on the right.
No words, just a 10!
derekd wrote:
That's how far the influence of the psychic play-list stretches.
I swear to god, the moment this song started playing, there was thunder outside and it suddenly started pouring rain here (LA) with lightening flashes.
That's how far the influence of the psychic play-list stretches.
dwlangham wrote:
When I uploaded this one How High the Moon was the only other one in the library and in a little over a year there were six total and all of them were being played. I agree with you that we could always hear more Duke but he is making a good deal of progress. You could help him out and upload some too you know.
Bill, could you tighten up Duke in the rotation? A gold mine of good stuff. At least once or twice or thrice or four times a week?
When I uploaded this one How High the Moon was the only other one in the library and in a little over a year there were six total and all of them were being played. I agree with you that we could always hear more Duke but he is making a good deal of progress. You could help him out and upload some too you know.
This goes soooo far beyond a 10.
Where's the 12? Off the charts.
Yet again another reason why I listen to RP. Rolling Stones and Duke Ellington in the same set - it would be hard to find that mix even on college radio and definitely not on any of the commercial crap we're served here in the Boston area. Is it any wonder that commercial radio stations are sucking air?
Yet again another reason why I listen to RP. Rolling Stones and Duke Ellington in the same set - it would be hard to find that mix even on college radio and definitely not on any of the commercial crap we're served here in the Boston area. Is it any wonder that commercial radio stations are sucking air?
Hot dam, this is good! 10!
ydjb wrote:
It was my mother who introduced me to jazz - weeknights and Saturday afternoons on the radio; but my dad like the Big Band era jazz - including Duke Ellington.
makes me remember dad....big jazz buff...thanks bill
It was my mother who introduced me to jazz - weeknights and Saturday afternoons on the radio; but my dad like the Big Band era jazz - including Duke Ellington.
Yes, fantastic..rates 9, go RP listeners apd wrote:
Wow - average rating 9! Nicely done, fellow RP listeners.
johnjconn wrote:
I'll second that!
Third.
I'll second that!
Third.
Bill, could you tighten up Duke in the rotation? A gold mine of good stuff. At least once or twice or thrice or four times a week?
Oh so classy. What I love about RP is that it could play this, The String Cheese Incident, Led Zeppelin and The Real Tuesday Weld all at any given time. Possibly even consecutively! So lovely.
WonderLizard wrote:
A cutter, eh?
Actually the proper term was always stoney but the movie wanted to use something without the drug overtones. Kind of a Disney version of the town. The swimmin' hole was authentic though.
A cutter, eh?
Actually the proper term was always stoney but the movie wanted to use something without the drug overtones. Kind of a Disney version of the town. The swimmin' hole was authentic though.
Prodigal_SOB wrote:
Not only an alum, but I've also lived in Bloomington since I was three.
A cutter, eh?
Not only an alum, but I've also lived in Bloomington since I was three.
A cutter, eh?
Wow - average rating 9! Nicely done, fellow RP listeners.
cann't but help me to smile an shruff off my troubles and my cares.soooo...........easygoing
As depressed as I can get, I have to mute this.....Pla-eeez
I find the texture of the sound to be very cozy ... like coming out from an old radio in a warm and breezy southern afternoon or a chilly northern morning with snow covering the streets ...
Hmmm, stocks must be down...
Sweet
ydjb wrote:
Me too. Dad once played clarinet in a swing-band, about the time Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller were hitting their stride, and his musical influences rubbed off on me. Mom always like piano and beautiful harmony vocals (ABBA was her favorite.) They both agreed on Duke Ellington, though... Thanks, Bill - good memories here.
makes me remember dad....big jazz buff...thanks bill
Me too. Dad once played clarinet in a swing-band, about the time Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller were hitting their stride, and his musical influences rubbed off on me. Mom always like piano and beautiful harmony vocals (ABBA was her favorite.) They both agreed on Duke Ellington, though... Thanks, Bill - good memories here.
Sweet.
The Duke! Perfect :)
nate917 wrote:
Excellent information, SOB, thank you. Hope you're a hoosier and not a boilermaker!
Not only an alum, but I've also lived in Bloomington since I was three.
Excellent information, SOB, thank you. Hope you're a hoosier and not a boilermaker!
Not only an alum, but I've also lived in Bloomington since I was three.
Prodigal_SOB wrote:
Oddly enough Arlen originally wrote the song for Cab Calloway (who also uses gal when he does it). I think it was when Arlen was a staff writer for the Cotton Club and Cab left before he got to introduce the song. I think it was actually Ethel Waters who got to debut it before Lena Horne made it her own.
Excellent information, SOB, thank you. Hope you're a hoosier and not a boilermaker!
Oddly enough Arlen originally wrote the song for Cab Calloway (who also uses gal when he does it). I think it was when Arlen was a staff writer for the Cotton Club and Cab left before he got to introduce the song. I think it was actually Ethel Waters who got to debut it before Lena Horne made it her own.
Excellent information, SOB, thank you. Hope you're a hoosier and not a boilermaker!
nate917 wrote:
Oddly enough Arlen originally wrote the song for Cab Calloway (who also uses gal when he does it). I think it was when Arlen was a staff writer for the Cotton Club and Cab left before he got to introduce the song. I think it was actually Ethel Waters who got to debut it before Lena Horne made it her own.
Don't know why...
There's no sun up in the sky...
Shitty weather.
I used to play this song in a gin joint, piano man style, and at first tried to convert the gender of the lyrics. Damned syllables — what do you do instead of "since my man and me ain't together"? This was the power of the word 'gal': it was the only one-syllable word you could generally substitute for 'man' in a gender conversion. Phinally I said "phuk it" and did it true to the original, which went over just fine, and reminded me that it was my latent homophobia (for I have no patent homophobia) that impelled me to search for a hetero compromise in the lyrics. I no longer convert for any song (not even "Girls just wanna have fun"). Seems better this way.
There's no sun up in the sky...
Shitty weather.
I used to play this song in a gin joint, piano man style, and at first tried to convert the gender of the lyrics. Damned syllables — what do you do instead of "since my man and me ain't together"? This was the power of the word 'gal': it was the only one-syllable word you could generally substitute for 'man' in a gender conversion. Phinally I said "phuk it" and did it true to the original, which went over just fine, and reminded me that it was my latent homophobia (for I have no patent homophobia) that impelled me to search for a hetero compromise in the lyrics. I no longer convert for any song (not even "Girls just wanna have fun"). Seems better this way.
Oddly enough Arlen originally wrote the song for Cab Calloway (who also uses gal when he does it). I think it was when Arlen was a staff writer for the Cotton Club and Cab left before he got to introduce the song. I think it was actually Ethel Waters who got to debut it before Lena Horne made it her own.
I swear to god, the moment this song started playing, there was thunder outside and it suddenly started pouring rain here (LA) with lightening flashes.
Don't know why...
There's no sun up in the sky...
Shitty weather.
I used to play this song in a gin joint, piano man style, and at first tried to convert the gender of the lyrics. Damned syllables — what do you do instead of "since my man and me ain't together"? This was the power of the word 'gal': it was the only one-syllable word you could generally substitute for 'man' in a gender conversion. Phinally I said "phuk it" and did it true to the original, which went over just fine, and reminded me that it was my latent homophobia (for I have no patent homophobia) that impelled me to search for a hetero compromise in the lyrics. I no longer convert for any song (not even "Girls just wanna have fun"). Seems better this way.
There's no sun up in the sky...
Shitty weather.
I used to play this song in a gin joint, piano man style, and at first tried to convert the gender of the lyrics. Damned syllables — what do you do instead of "since my man and me ain't together"? This was the power of the word 'gal': it was the only one-syllable word you could generally substitute for 'man' in a gender conversion. Phinally I said "phuk it" and did it true to the original, which went over just fine, and reminded me that it was my latent homophobia (for I have no patent homophobia) that impelled me to search for a hetero compromise in the lyrics. I no longer convert for any song (not even "Girls just wanna have fun"). Seems better this way.
A precursor to tonight's storm?! 
jagdriver wrote:
A '9' for showing up, especially since so are the markets today.
Dow's up 30 today; no stormy weather unless the foothills got the predicted rain this afternoon.
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A '9' for showing up, especially since so are the markets today.
Dow's up 30 today; no stormy weather unless the foothills got the predicted rain this afternoon.
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A '9' for showing up, especially since so are the markets today.
isometric wrote:
Curse you American Public Media!
credit where credit is due
Arrrgh! Now I'm expecting Marketplace to come on and discuss how the markets are down today. Curse you NPR!
Curse you American Public Media!
credit where credit is due
Arrrgh! Now I'm expecting Marketplace to come on and discuss how the markets are down today. Curse you NPR!
Absolutely love that you can hear the soft, crackle of the record in this recording.
nini wrote:
Or a dark and stormy night
.......
Perfect for a rainy day like today.
Or a dark and stormy night
.......I once gave a street busker $10 to play this on the sax for me and my girl, while we sat on a cold November day, looking at Lake Pontchartrain in the fog.
Duke (and Bird) do it better, but that will always be my favorite memory of this song. Here's to you, Kate, wherever you are.
Duke (and Bird) do it better, but that will always be my favorite memory of this song. Here's to you, Kate, wherever you are.
makes me remember dad....big jazz buff...thanks bill
mwsteele79 wrote:
so true... so true
Just gorgeous. Makes me homesick for something I never experienced, except in films.
so true... so true
Takes me back to the '60's at my grandparents house. Thermostat set at 92. Lawrence Welk set at 120 db (I swear you could here it all the way down the street). Somehow, I still learned to really dig this kind of music.
More like this would be nice....
I loves me some Duke!Wish I could give it an 11!
Started listening two songs too late to hear this one and I'm sorry for it! Would have enjoyed it . . .
Duke! Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude!
Perfect for a rainy day like today.
Always more
what I'm talking about
Just gorgeous. Makes me homesick for something I never experienced, except in films.
yes this is right
do i hear an oboe or a clarinet? or both? i'm thinking oboe?
also, my parents had a friend named Stormy Weathers. no lie.
LOL! Too funny!