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Topic: [Gus Kahn-Ted Fiorito] I Never Knew (That Roses Grew)  (Read 4542 times)

Offline bryant88

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  Here is another of my roll interpretations. I really like the melody.

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Re: [Gus Kahn-Ted Fiorito] I Never Knew (That Roses Grew)
Reply #1 on: July 24, 2006, 05:44:38 PM
I like the melody too, I've always liked this song. Erroll Garner's recording of it is one of my top 10 favorite jazz piano recordings. This song (written in 1904, I believe) was a popular jazz improv vehicle until about the early 1960's, when things changed in Jazz. Lester Young's recording of it is one of the legendary recordings of Jazz.

Now; "your interpretations" ?  Are you punching these out, making these rolls, or are they QRS rolls and such? If you're making these, that's amazing! They're excellent!
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"One never knows about another one, do one?" Fats Waller

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Re: [Gus Kahn-Ted Fiorito] I Never Knew (That Roses Grew)
Reply #2 on: July 25, 2006, 01:53:23 AM
happy to hear another roll tonight.  i feel pleased to end the day on a good note.(s)

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Re: [Gus Kahn-Ted Fiorito] I Never Knew (That Roses Grew)
Reply #3 on: July 25, 2006, 02:00:40 AM
Another good one  :D. Sounds very fun to play and difficult with the rolls....But I hate to ask are you playing this? since it says "Miller Player Piano" in the tag editor :-\
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Re: [Gus Kahn-Ted Fiorito] I Never Knew (That Roses Grew)
Reply #4 on: July 28, 2006, 07:25:17 PM
  These are my interpretations of the piano rolls- by interpretations I mean that I select the tempos and try to impart subtle dynamic shadings by use of the foot pumps. In my previous tune (You Do Something To Me) I brought out the left-hand melody where appropriate. I am trying to show that the old foot pumped players can be capable of musical results when played with some feeling for the music.
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