He was just beautiful. Irrespective of all his other many talents I’d listen to his music anyway. iIts what jazz is all about. I feel sorry for those who can’t feel it!
Met Dudley in 1970 when he was a guest with John Dankworth & Cleo in Wavendon. I was with a group of music students from nearby Millton Keynes College of Education celebrating the opening of the Wavendon Barn.
Dudley Moore was a good friend of mine I loved his playing and we shared our love of the great jazz pianist Erroll garner he also loved the music of Simon le duc and antoine duverne French baroque musicians he was a great loss with his end days suffering with Ned
My family used to hear lots of stories about Dud through a mutual friend Tony Sharp who was at uni with him. Tony was also an organ scholar who played jazz. The two were devils together and kept in touch for years.
When you watch 10 and the scene, in the lounge, where he is playing this piece is so heartbreaking. Dee Wallace's reaction is real. Blake Edwards said he shot it in one take. Another reason Blake Edwards is one of my favorite directors, and he also had the good taste to use Henry Mancini to score his movies.
@Barry Monks - I found this quite by accident and I’m so glad I did. I am 63 yrs of age and I remember the great days in the 70s and 80s when Dudley would be a guest on such shows as Parkinson and occasionally he would play piano. How I wished for those occasions! He was such an accomplished pianist and I always found it frustrating that most people were not aware of this talent he possessed, amongst all his others. Absolutely brilliant. Thank you so very much for posting this. It has literally made my day. What a great all-round talent he was and so sorely missed. Thanks Dud!
@@gianagia6378 - Thank you Giana, that would be wonderful. I tried last night to buy a copy of the “Songs without words” album, which the wonderful number “Waltz for Suzy” is from but it appears to be out of print. It isn’t available on Amazon in the UK at any rate.
Pete Morgan on bass and Chris Karan on drums complete the trio. A great unit who always swang - just like the previous trio which included Chris and the late Pete McGurk who committed suicide in 1968
…. Not forgetting the late, great George Shearing. Fewer notes than Dudley, but every note counts, especially on 'I'm Lost' - one of my favourite Shearing tracks. It's here…. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RB4Y5BG5LB8.htmlsi=EShSIR7cDvnv2A5z …have a listen.
Superb, swinging, in-the-pocket performance in front of a surprisingly unmoved audience... did not see one foot tapping. Maybe under TV director's orders to remain dispassionate.
