Love this! Dillard kids do a great job at a hotter tempo too (their trombone section had much better timing than the pros in the weird and wonderful chorus after the opening trumpet bit) but you can't put Wynton in the corner!
Hmm...this arrangement is simply too tough for any bands that are around. The level of musicianship bands were presenting in the Swing era is almost unheard of these days.
True, but maybe that’s because there aren’t any bands for them to play in. This of course is played much faster than the original Ellington version and these guys are technically at the very highest level.
On the other hand the Dillard Center version of this in the Essentially Ellington series is pretty impressive - and they have much more just FUN with this stuff.
@@jwmc41 I don't think the moderate difference in tempo changes these facts. The players in the 30s-40s were younger, stronger, more reactive, and yes, had more opportunity thn those today. Don't take it from me. Marsalis and his people would readily agree with this.
