[guidocreo]

I am glad to have been asked to select the B&I TOTM for november 2020: thanks Peter.

I've chosen "My Melancholy Baby", a popular song published in 1912 and first sung publicly by William Frawley. The music was written by Ernie Burnett (1884-1959), the lyrics by George A. Norton

My Melancholy Baby - Wikipedia

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Numerous recordings of "My Melancholy Baby" can be readily found on Youtube. I have selected some videos, among wich:

Mina, a great italian singer

A funny take by Red Pellini: Red is the man that has modified my baritone Keilwerth from LowA to LowBb

Some instrumental

"My Melancholy Baby" by Warne Marsh

some singers

Ella Fitzgerald "My Melancholy Baby"

With only a piano accompaniment this old standard, "My Melancholy Baby," written in 1912 by Ernie Burnett and George A. Norton was recorded by Ella Fitzgeral...

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Bing Sings "My Melancholy Baby"

Bing Crosby sings a very lovely "My Melancholy Baby" to a sleepy child in Birth of the Blues (1941).

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My Melancholy Baby - Frank Sinatra

I Noticed that there wasn't a version of Frank Sinatra singing this all time classic on Yotube.So I thought I'd add it for all you fans.If you request anymor...

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My melancholy baby

Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesMy melancholy baby · Chet BakerAs Time Goes By℗ 1990 Timeless RecordsReleased on: 2008-10-03Auto-generated by Y...

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and a funny family

Come To Me My Melancholy Baby - Gunhild Carling Live 9- Carling Family

Come To Me My Melancholy Baby - Gunhild Carling Live 9-Carling Family Hans, Aina, Max, Gerd, Gunhild, Ulf , Linnea, Idun Carling

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I wish you a lot of fun with this nice tune, looking forward to many posts.

Ciao and keep you safe.

 

[Alex Nyman]

One of my favourite versions of MMB by one of my very favourite players. Wishing you a very good B/I TOTM Guido😎

 

[AddictedToSax]

THE William Frawley? Fred Mertz? You gotta be kiddin' me. I didn't know he was a singer.

--edit-- Dang if it ain't true. LINK>>> My melancholy baby william frawley youtube - Bing video

 

[Michael_A]

One of my favourite versions of MMB by one of my very favourite players. Wishing you a very good B/I TOTM Guido😎

Alex, thx for BE and LK version... I just listen multiple big versions and didn't see this one... memories meeting Mr. Konitz a while ago came to my mind.
Adore both players.

Of course thanks to Guido for this TOTM selection.

 

[mrpeebee]

Guido, thanks a lot for filling up the gap and hosting this month B&I TOTM.

I've added this month thread to the B&I TOTM index:
SOTW Beginners/Intermediates TOTM (Tune of the Month) -...

Looking forward to an active month.

 

[guidocreo]

I'm the host and need to start the game.

Here is my very quick and very dirty take on Bari:

Ciao and keep you safe.

 

[billpf]

Very nice Guido! I like the sound of your Bari and it suits this tune really well. Thanks also for choosing such a classic tune for this month!

Bill

 

[guidocreo]

Very nice Guido! I like the sound of your Bari and it suits this tune really well. Thanks also for choosing such a classic tune for this month!

Bill

Thanks Bill,
a blow (one hit one take) at the end of a very busy work day.

Now that I have started I hope to hear from you all soon.

Ciao

 

[mrpeebee]

Very nice take Guido, fully agree with Bill on your baritone sound and approach.

Don't work to hard. I should say the same to myself too, did have working days of 12 to 15 hours a day this week so I'm even glad I had the energy and time to listen to your take.

 

[guidocreo]

Very nice take Guido, fully agree with Bill on your baritone sound and approach.

Don't work to hard. I should say the same to myself too, did have working days of 12 to 15 hours a day this week so I'm even glad I had the energy and time to listen to your take.

Thanks Peter,

i am not working too much but i am not working well.

These are difficult times, we have managed to maintain our revenues for 2020 but working more at lower rates; I am very pessimistic about what we have to expect for 2021 because I believe that we will have a dramatic winter from the health point of view and, consequently, also from the socio-economic point of view.

Furthermore, we and our customers are working almost entirely remotely and honestly there has been some problems in organizing the processes.

Luckily we have our saxophones !

Ciao and keep you safe.

 

[mrpeebee]

Keep up Guido. I'm sure better times will come (but no-one is sure how long it will take).

 

[guidocreo]

Is anybody there ? Here is my first attempt on tenore

Ciao and keep you safe.

 

[billpf]

Is anybody there ? Here is my first attempt on tenor

Ciao and keep you safe.

I like the sound of your tenore! That is a very nice treatment Guido.

Sorry I have been a bit busy lately but I will definitely be posting an attempt soon!

Bill

 

[Michael_A]

here is my non holy baby... after Guido's gipsy swing version, I did what I did ... kind of ballad.

Nov - My Melancholy Baby

Folder

1drv.ms

 

[J-Moen]

Totally forgot to share! I took a quick stab at this for a mouthpiece test!

https://soundcloud.com/user-805266588%2Fmelancholy-quick-take

 

[J-Moen]

here is my non holy baby... after Guido's gipsy swing version, I did what I did ... kind of ballad.

Nov - My Melancholy Baby

Folder

1drv.ms

Beautiful playing Michael! Very Ben Webster-esque and you had lovely control and tone. Wonderful stuff

 

[guidocreo]

Very nice Guido! I like the sound of your Bari and it suits this tune really well. Thanks also for choosing such a classic tune for this month!

Bill

I like the sound of your tenore! That is a very nice treatment Guido.

Sorry I have been a bit busy lately but I will definitely be posting an attempt soon!

Bill

Thanks Bill, I look forward to listening to you.

 

[guidocreo]

here is my non holy baby... after Guido's gipsy swing version, I did what I did ... kind of ballad.

Nov - My Melancholy Baby

Folder

1drv.ms

long last ! I was really too alone in these parts!

Michael I like a lot !

Playing at so slow time is not simple and you do it very well, with great expression and phrasing.
And then I love your sound !

 

[guidocreo]

Totally forgot to share! I took a quick stab at this for a mouthpiece test!

https://soundcloud.com/user-805266588%2Fmelancholy-quick-take

Jared, it sounds good to me! But I have a feeling that you are running a little on the head, maybe because I don't love this backing track.

I look forward to listening to you on a different backing track.

 

[Michael_A]

Jared, Guido, thanks for kind words... I recorded yesterday a bit late and just posted.
When listened today, I was "shocked" by how the sax loudness and crippy edginess of my so called "sound" pops up above the beautiful orchestra track.

I reduced the volume of sax track... and feel some relief . It sounds much better than was the original upload.
Don't want to ask to spend your time again, but if you will decide to do it, I guess you'll find it more pleasant than the first one.