Darn That Dream - anybody know of an uptempo recording?

**JakeAcci** · 06-11-2014, 09:26 AM

Just curious. Thanks!

**randalljazz** · 06-11-2014, 09:48 AM

Amazon.com: George Shearing & The Montgomery Brothers: George Shearing: MP3 Downloads

**JakeAcci** · 06-11-2014, 09:55 AM

Thank you!

**gtrplrfla** · 06-11-2014, 11:31 AM

Re: "Darn That Dream." If you've access to Youtube, a search can often unearth many versions and I use it quite often to get ideas for my own arrangements. Don't overlook vocal versions either, as many contain great solos .
Good luck and happy hunting !

**JakeAcci** · 06-11-2014, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by randalljazz

Amazon.com: George Shearing & The Montgomery Brothers: George Shearing: MP3 Downloads

Ok checked it out, that is more like medium/slow swing!

200bpm plus, anyone?

Just curious!

**JakeAcci** · 06-11-2014, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by gtrplrfla

Re: "Darn That Dream." If you've access to Youtube, a search can often unearth many versions and I use it quite often to get ideas for my own arrangements. Don't overlook vocal versions either, as many contain great solos .
Good luck and happy hunting !

Yes, but they are all ballads, which is fine, I really don't have a reason I'm looking for this, just somehow curious if there are some famous (or even not famous) versions of this tune uptempo.

**mr. beaumont** · 06-11-2014, 01:43 PM

Search for Ahmad Jamal...still not 200...probably around 160-170?

**JakeAcci** · 06-11-2014, 02:01 PM

Oh yeah that's the one that got me curious if there were more, and maybe even faster!

**bako** · 06-11-2014, 04:05 PM

An uptempo feel can be achieved bass walking on the 8th note, similar in a way to Cherokee, slow melody/fast tune.
An alternative would be to play each measure as 2 bars of 3/4.

How fast do you want to hear that melody?

**randalljazz** · 06-11-2014, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by JakeAcci

Ok checked it out, that is more like medium/slow swing!

i'll take it up with george next time i see him, the slacker...

**JakeAcci** · 06-12-2014, 07:52 AM

Originally Posted by bako

An uptempo feel can be achieved bass walking on the 8th note, similar in a way to Cherokee, slow melody/fast tune.
An alternative would be to play each measure as 2 bars of 3/4.

How fast do you want to hear that melody?

Thanks Bako, I was thinking Q note 200 or ideally higher, with the same harmonic rhythm as it's usually played.

After making this post I remembered I took up a project once of trying to play some busy ballads (like Body and Soul or Prelude to a Kiss) at fast tempos, was a fun thing to explore.

**randalljazz** · 06-13-2014, 06:46 AM

http://www.amazon.com/You-Go-to-My-Head/dp/B00AEJ39X2

about 226. later zoot recorded it as a beautiful ballad.

**targuit** · 06-13-2014, 09:26 AM

This may be somewhat out of place, but I always though Darn That Dream sounds pretty cool as a "chilled Lime Rickey with a beautiful woman at sunset" bossa nova. But probably not fast enough. Margarita would be a good alternative.