Monday, February 4, 2013

Don't Get Around Much





This song is too excellent. The descending melody followed by a stepwise ascension in the bass is so simple like the garden of Eden birds singing a contrapuntal melody of grief.
I don't get around much anymore...a confession and sad refrain from a broken man trying to keep his dignity. The song is from 1940 post- Cotton Club era Duke...it was republished in 1973 and that's the copyright.

2 comments:

Ben said...

A dark composition with some brilliant turns - lovely! Wish it were a little longer perhaps.

Oggy Bleacher said...

The longer and darker and more drunk version wouldn't upload. But that's ok because now it is contradicted by my finally getting off my ass and around.

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