At 12:39 PM -0700 3/28/08, Michael Greensill wrote:
<<How dare you throw such an insult at the man with the guts to take
a couple of oboe solos on the Charlie Parker With Strings sessions?
;-)>>
That's the weird thing about him. He was a hip guy. All the stuff
did did for Alec Wilder.
But then he made Rosie Clooney sing "Come on-a My House". Here's a
quote from Will Friedwald......
"Miller exemplified the worst in American pop. He first aroused the
ire of intelligent listeners by trying to turn -- and darn near
succeeding in turning -- great artists like Sinatra, Clooney, and
Tony Bennett into hacks. Miller chose the worst songs and put
together the worst backings imaginable -- not with the hit-or-miss
attitude that bad musicians... traditionally used, but with insight,
forethought, careful planning, and perverted brilliance."
Don't have a clue who Will Friedwald is, but hey, Miller used French
horns in pop music for the first time (well, outside movie scores, at
least). "My Truly Fair" was pretty cool, for at least a short time,
and all the record companies wanted was a short time!
Besides, Rosie's albums weren't bad at all, and the one she did with
the Hi-Los was classic.
Of course my quartet (The Four Saints) was asked to perform at the
Lamb's Club Roast of Mitch Miller, and we heard more complaining that
night (much of it tongue in cheek, of course, and some of it VERY
funny) than this list will EVER see!
John
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John R. Howell, Assoc. Prof. of Music
Virginia Tech Department of Music
College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences
Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A 24061-0240
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http://www.music.vt.edu/faculty/howell/howell.html
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