What are some of the standards overplayed so much you couldn’t stand to hear another

[DawgBone]

Dawg: go here and scroll to 32:09 and tell me you hate Misty.

Killer solos by Chris flory and Ed cherry. They did 3 gigs together in 2023 and I always go back to these when I want to get inspired.

Chris Flory , Ed Cherry & Lee Hudson - SmallsLIVE

Not bad! Maybe I'm just thinking of the overused and depressing ultra slow tempo version of the song that seems done to death. I like the Errol Garner version because it's so flowery and inspired, almost like a Tatum arrangement, but most of the times I hear it covered at 60bpm's and I just think "nooooooooo" inside, lol.

[joe2758]

I like stella as a ballad

Sara Vaughan for vocal (the strings one)
Ben Webster for sax
Bud Powell for piano
Pasquale Grasso for guitar
Frank Sinatra for arrangement

[ccroft]

I thought I'd had it up to here with Autumn Leaves. Went to hear a local quintet a few days ago. Trumpet and alto. They did the Miles and Cannonball arrangement and it was lovely.

[John A.]

The only way I can tolerate All of Me is by calling it my favorite song about dismemberment.

[Zack]

Yeah none of them.

I mean I play Stella every day. Still not bored with it.

Coltrane must have performed My Favorite Things hundreds of times. If you really like a tune you can do that.

John Coltrane, hardly your *standard" coktail bar or function party type of player. A One Off in the history of human kind, F#@'n God! (.. If there should ever had been one!). Out of league when considering such petty talks amongst us poor mortals.

[Bob_Ross]

I play Stella every day. Still not bored with it.

When I was working with The Galaxy Orchestra I played "Girl From Ipanema" every night (sometimes 2X/night, because two sets for two different audiences) for three months straight.

Three months. Every. Single. Night.

Believe me, I got bored with it.

[Zack]

When I was working with The Galaxy Orchestra I played "Girl From Ipanema" every night (sometimes 2X/night, because two sets for two different audiences) for three months straight.

Three months. Every. Single. Night.

Believe me, I got bored with it.

Defo one of those haha! Those cheesy bossa, fly me to the moon etc... all that sticky Love Goo Aaaaahr!!

[AllanAllen]

The only way I can tolerate All of You is by calling it my favorite song about dismemberment.

Pretty sure you’re thinking of All of Me

[John A.]

Pretty sure you’re thinking of All of Me

Right you are (d’oh!). Fixed it.

[DawgBone]

The only way I can tolerate All of Me is by calling it my favorite song about dismemberment.

I love it as an instrumental but hate it when done vocally.

[Christian Miller]

The only way I can tolerate All of Me is by calling it my favorite song about dismemberment.

Immediately to be followed up with Just a Gigolo


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[Bob_Ross]

Defo one of those haha! Those cheesy bossa, fly me to the moon etc... all that sticky Love Goo Aaaaahr!!

Coincidentally, I love "Fly Me To The Moon"!

...but if I had to play that song every single night for three months straight I'd probably learn to hate it too.

[djg]

Was it Seymour Bernstein? Love that guy.

see post #8

[Mick-7]

Joe/James, anyone really.

What’s your favorite version of Stella?

This was the first tune I ever heard Frank Gambale play that was not fusion:

[AllanAllen]

This was the first tune I ever heard Frank Gambale play that was not fusion:

Wow, he couldn't get away from the melody and feel of the tune fast enough. Hard stylistic change from the head to the improv.

[AllanAllen]

I like stella as a ballad

Sara Vaughan for vocal (the strings one)
Ben Webster for sax
Bud Powell for piano
Pasquale Grasso for guitar
Frank Sinatra for arrangement

I enjoyed the Bud Powell version most, but he really made it something else than a jazz ballad. Like Robert Glasper's version on Covered.

[joe2758]

Bud Powell is amazing. That track isn't even close to one of my favorites from him, and it's still the best piano version I've heard