| OT - Klaus Ogerman [message #91625] |
Thu, 18 October 2007 13:22  |
steve the artguy
Messages: 308
Registered: June 2005
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I've been meaning to post about this for a few weeks, but didn't get around
to it, until the "lite jazz" topic came up.
Let me say straight up that to me "lite jazz" leaves "lite interest." If
any. I avoid it. I went to a friend's concert the other night -- I used to
go see him and his rock band back in the 70s all the time -- and now the
same guys were up there doing "lite jazz." No memorable melodies. Slight
arrangements. Nothing of interest. Ok. Disclaimer over.
A few months ago I was tasked to pick the arrangement off of Diana Krall's
version of Bacharach's "Look of Love." Since I live in a time warp which
resides several decades in the past, I hadn't even heard it, and thought,
oh man, what am I getting into.
Imagine my surprise when the arrangement bowled me over. A complete reharmonization,
but just as affecting as the original. In some ways, it's simpler. More linear,
more chromatic, but with simple triads. Folks into arrangements should check
it out.
Impressed, I googled around to find the arranger. Hmmm. Some guy named Klaus
Ogerman. In my ignorance, I wasn't even aware of the name. I checked him
out.
This guy is a monster. I found this site
http://bjbear71.com/Ogerman/Claus.html#Index
and was literally stunned. It looks like perhaps two thirds or so of all
the tunes I remember fondly from the past -- those lushly orchestrated things
that insinuated themselves into my brain at an early age - as well as the
great Jobim LPs -- as well as some of the Sinatra ones -- as well as, well,
everything -- were the work of this guy I knew nothing about.
Klaus Ogerman arrangements:
"More" by Kai Winding. "You Don't Own Me" "Maybe I Know" and "It's My Party"
by Leslie Gore. "Comin' Home" by Mel Tormé. "Bumpin on Sunset" by Wes Montgomery.
"Breezin" by George Benson. Major LPS by Jobim. Michael Franks. Freddie Hubbard.
Jimmy Smith. Cal Tjader. Stan Getz. Oscar Peterson. Bill Evans.
Just thought I'd alert some of you old guys who may have also had your minds
warped at an early age by this stuff. You young whippersnappers, nevermind.
-steve
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