Klarinet Archive - Posting 000873.txt from 2004/10

From: "Kevin Fay" <kevinfay@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Appealing to the superficial
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 01:23:22 -0400

Adam Michlin wrote:

> I HAVE NOT AND HOPEFULLY NEVER WILL PUT A BEAT TO K622. But I would =
resort
to such a crude, tasteless act before giving up, too. And yes, I =
readily
admit it probably wont work. A poor reason for not trying.

Paquito D'Rivera did, however. His "Adagio" covered the tune from Out =
of
Africa . . . ;-)

I don't think this was "hooked on classics" genre - much more like the
Stravinsky's "act of love" regarding Punchinella that Tony Pay posted. =20

Clearly, Paquito didn't preserve that which we hold Mozart dear -
structurally, an entirely different piece. As many other works of jazz =
that
borrow a tune, though, a paean to the original. Pretty fun stuff, even =
if
on soprano saxophone!

kjf

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