tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60778552024-03-05T20:11:56.449-08:00Music WitFun with singers and musicians. John Sawoskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065895441226624248noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077855.post-24658993669137179262014-01-21T13:35:00.000-08:002014-01-21T13:35:31.724-08:00When You Wish Upon A Star<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNi2hBNjYVgfn8xljC_y_SVpvlwG6-2J3AiTUltaNOwBi_9GupgPjlVPEl6553RTM_sNA1UAeWLbdd5AboWLloYMRgVYnPFg1FkBDJ1URyVDQn3GZV7eChcJpELuhFYPAjISFLOQ/s1600/Brahms+Capriccio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNi2hBNjYVgfn8xljC_y_SVpvlwG6-2J3AiTUltaNOwBi_9GupgPjlVPEl6553RTM_sNA1UAeWLbdd5AboWLloYMRgVYnPFg1FkBDJ1URyVDQn3GZV7eChcJpELuhFYPAjISFLOQ/s1600/Brahms+Capriccio.jpg" /></a></div><!-- Place this tag in your head or just before your close body tag. -->
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www.LAPianist.com</div>John Sawoskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065895441226624248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077855.post-44759168881673323332013-05-28T21:49:00.004-07:002013-05-28T21:54:43.772-07:00Jim Carrey's "Man on the Moon"<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Last night I noticed that Jim Carrey's "Man on the Moon" is now streaming on Netflix Here's a fun and wacky scene from it, where I am playing piano on camera along with some of my long-time colleagues. But, for me, the most fun part of filming that scene was not actually filmed. Here's a description from <a href="http://www.jimcarreyonline.com/movies/motm.html?p=6" target="_blank">http://www.jimcarreyonline.com/movies/motm.html?p=6 </a></span></span></span><br />
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"Jim was talking to the piano player trying to find out what songs he knew. The guy starts to play 'Come Sail Away,' the old Styx tune, and Jim goes into full rock concert mode. He didn't get all the lyrics right, but when he started hitting the high notes, the crowd went wild. Courtney Love, who was sitting in the front row, went even wilder, jumping out of her seat and screaming . He also did Billy Joel's 'Piano Man' which had the crowd cheering. There was a bongo routine that 'Andy' performs where he does a call-and-response vocal thing similar to the 'hi-dee, hi-dee, hi-dee, ho' part in 'Minnie the Moocher.' The only difference was that he was speaking in Latka Gravas-type gibberish! The crowd tried its best to keep up, but he had us tongue-tied in the end. In between shots, some folks in the crowd start to yell, 'Day Oh, Day-ay-ay Oh' to see if 'Andy' would respond. He obliged with a fine version of 'The Banana Boat Song.'<br />
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"People wanted a bit more of the Latka voice, so they kept calling for it. After loosening up his vocal cords for about 30 seconds, Jim turns into Latka. He spoke in that same, halting manner that Andy used including the wide-eyed look where he seems to be searching for the correct English words. He ended it by saying, 'I'm glad you all came here today to be in my movie. When you see how this scene looks in the movie, I hope you think it -- how do you say? -- kick ass! Tank you, veddy much.'</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">"I think my favorite moment was when the calls for Elvis went up. First, Jim did the classic line, 'You can all just watch me while I catch my breath.' Then he took grabbed the mike stand, sneered, motioned to the band, and went into 'Jailhouse Rock' - straight up. No hamming around. Dead on. It could have been the excitement of being there, but I don't know that Andy ever did it better. He had all the arm, hip, leg, and head movements down to a tee. The Elvis studio version fades outs, but this was live, so Jim was directing the band to do a slow, big finish ending. When he was done, everyone in the theater was on his feet cheering." </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">We had time for all that fun because it took so long to reset the scene after each take. If you watch the clip you will understand why.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">(I'm much more visible just before this clip begins in the actual movie.)</span></div>
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It simply works all over the world.</div>
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You can do this with the 5 black keys of the piano.</div>
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The two voices are supposed to represent a piano and a metronome.</div>
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www.LAPianist.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077855.post-29240464722905782412011-05-13T12:25:00.000-07:002011-05-13T12:55:07.087-07:00Bach in the 21st CenturyVery clever use of Bach:<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/C_CDLBTJD4M" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer">- John Sawoski
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www.LAPianist.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077855.post-30849115375172859552010-07-31T13:53:00.000-07:002010-07-31T13:54:49.266-07:00Carl Maria who?Sorry to bring this up again, but in 1810, composer Carl Maria von Weber wrote that Beethoven's later compositions, beginning with the 3rd Symphony, "seem to me hopeless chaos, an incomparable struggle for novelty, out of which break a few heavenly flashes of genius proving how great he could be if he would tame his rich fantasy."<div class="blogger-post-footer">- John Sawoski
www.LAPianist.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077855.post-1926436435063595922010-03-04T13:16:00.000-08:002010-03-04T13:18:55.268-08:00Musicians DictionaryMUSICIAN'S DICTIONARY<br /><br />AGENT: a character who resents performers getting 90% of his salary.<br />ARRANGER: a guy who writes to support a drinking habit.<br />BALLET: an art form for people with eating disorders.<br />BANDSTAND: the area furthest away from an electrical outlet.<br />BIG BAND: nowadays, an aggregation consisting of two musicians.<br />BROADWAY PIT JOB: a prison sentence disguised as a gig.<br />CABARET: a venue where singers do songs from shows that closed out of town.<br />CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME: god's way of telling you that you've practiced too much.<br />CATERER: a man whose hatred for musicians is unrivaled.<br />CHANTEUSE: a singer with an accent and no time.<br />CLASSICAL COMPOSER: a man ahead of his time and behind in the rent.<br />CLUBDATER: god's way of telling you that you didn't practice enough.<br />CLUB DATE LEADER: someone who changes his name from Kaminsky to Kaye.<br />CONTINENTAL VIOLINIST: a guy who rushes like he's trying to catch the last train to Budapest.<br />CONTRACTOR: a man whose funeral nobody goes to.<br />CRUISE SHIP WORK: a gig that gives a musician two reasons to throw up.<br />DOWNBEAT: the magazine that would have you believe that all jazz musicians are working.<br />ELECTRIC PIANO: the instrument that enables its player to pay for the hernia he sustained lifting it.<br />HOTEL PIANIST: a guy who looks good in a tux.<br />JAZZ: the only true american art form beloved by europeans.<br />JAZZ FESTIVAL: an event attended by folks who think Coltrane is a car on the B&O railroad.<br />MELLOPHONE: an instrument best put to use when converted into a lamp.<br />METRONOME: the arch enemy of chanteuses and cantors.<br />MOVIE COMPOSER: someone who can write like anyone except himself.<br />NEW AGE : a musical substitute for Valium.<br />NEW YEARS EVE: the night of the year when contractors are forced to hire musicians they despise.<br />ORCHESTRATOR: the musician who enhances a composer's music, only to be chastised for it.<br />PERCUSSIONIST: a drummer who can't swing.<br />PERFECT PITCH: the ability to pinpoint any note and still play out of tune.<br />PIANIST: an archaic term for a keyboard player.<br />PRODIGY: a kid who has as much chance at a normal childhood as the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series.<br />RAGA: the official music of New York's Taxi and Limousine Commission.<br />RARE VIOLIN: a Stradivarius, not to be confused with a rare violinist, which is someone over four foot eleven.<br />SIDEMAN: the appellation that guarantees a musician will never be rich.<br />STAFF MUSICIAN: harder to locate than a cavity in the Osmond family.<br />STEADY ENGAGEMENT: look up in Webster's Dictionary under the word "obsolete."<br />24\7: the time signature of the national anthem of India.<br />UNION REP: a guy who thinks big bands are coming back.<br />VERSE: the part of a tune that's disposable, except to its composer.<br />VIOLA D'AMORE: a baroque string instrument and coincidentally the hooker Bach lost his virginity to.<br />WURLITZER: the Ford Pinto of pianos.<br />YANNI: a man blessed with great hair for music.<div class="blogger-post-footer">- John Sawoski
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www.LAPianist.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077855.post-52576000363069128612010-01-27T10:38:00.000-08:002010-01-27T10:46:11.323-08:00Felicidad America (Obama - Obama) and HOPE - Obama Musical Story<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b>Two special videos from Germany</b></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre;"><b><br /></b></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cKSRdpi15qc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cKSRdpi15qc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object></span><br /><br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qAyOcUArNbA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qAyOcUArNbA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">- John Sawoski
www.LAPianist.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077855.post-25844845361711781842010-01-27T10:35:00.000-08:002010-01-27T10:37:13.753-08:00Obamasong (Yes We Can) by Guy 'Magic' Fingers & Barack ObamaEqual time... Inspired by Henry Hey....<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5zDrmOkzS58&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5zDrmOkzS58&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">- John Sawoski
www.LAPianist.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077855.post-37074921698030785632010-01-27T00:33:00.000-08:002010-01-27T00:34:02.391-08:00Katie went to Haiti, by Cole PorterKatie went to Haiti<br />by Cole Porter<br />-----------------------------------------------<br />Published November, 1939.<br />Introduced by Ether Merman <br />and ensemble.<br />-----------------------------------------------<br />Refrain I<br /><br />Katie went to Haiti,<br />Stopped off for a rest. <br />Katie met a natie, <br />Katie was impressed. <br />After a week in Haiti <br />She started to go away, <br />Then Katie met another natie, <br />So Katie prolonged her stay. <br />After a month in Haiti <br />She decided to resume her trip, <br />But Katie met still another natie <br />And Katie missed the ship. <br />So Katie lived in Haiti, <br />Her life there, it was great, <br />’Cause Katie knew her Haiti <br />And practically all Haiti knew Katie.<br /><br /><br />Refrain 2<br /><br />Katie stayed in Haiti<br />Spending all her pay.<br />Katie met a natie<br />Ev'ry other day.<br />Katie would tell the natie<br />That Katie was out for thrills.<br />Each natie got a few for Katie<br />And Katie, she got the bills.<br />After a year in Haiti<br />She decided she should really go<br />But Katie had lived at such a ratie<br />That Katie had no dough.<br />So Katie stuck to Haiti<br />Delighted with her fate,<br />'Cause Katie still had Haiti<br />And practically all Kaiti had katie.<br /><br />Refrain 3<br /><br />Katie looked at Haiti<br />Feeling rather tired.<br />Katie met a natie.<br />Katie was inspired.<br />After another natie<br />She sat down and wrote a book,<br />A guidebook for visitors to Haiti<br />Called "Listen, Stop, and Look!"<br />After the book by Katie<br />Had been published in the U.S.A.<br />The ratie of tourist trade in Haiti<br />Got bigger ev'ry day.<br />When Katie died at eighty<br />They buried her in state,<br />For Katie made her Haiti<br />And practically all Haiti made Katie.<div class="blogger-post-footer">- John Sawoski
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