McCoy Tyner — Greensleeves (With Derek Trucks)
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the_jake wrote:
I agree. Same here! RP has only THREE McCoy Tyner tunes ON THE PLAYLIST. PLEASE ADD MORE!!! Thank You
Was listening to Lonnie's Lament and checked out other McCoy Tyner selections on RP, when this appeared.
Only comments are from 12 years prior.
Would like to hear this played again on RP.
I agree. Same here! RP has only THREE McCoy Tyner tunes ON THE PLAYLIST. PLEASE ADD MORE!!! Thank You
Was listening to Lonnie's Lament and checked out other McCoy Tyner selections on RP, when this appeared.
Only comments are from 12 years prior.
Would like to hear this played again on RP.
Only comments are from 12 years prior.
Would like to hear this played again on RP.
lewie221 wrote:
That is a kick-ass elevator.
Absolutely top drawer elevator music.
That is a kick-ass elevator.
RedGuitar wrote:
That would be Derek Smalls.
Ahh - thanks. Just reminded me of the free-form Jazz gig they did. Was it just after the puppet show?
That would be Derek Smalls.
Ahh - thanks. Just reminded me of the free-form Jazz gig they did. Was it just after the puppet show?
dionysius wrote:
I could not agree more, although with me the issue is generally find it.
This is pretty great. However, Mr. Tyner has done *this very same tune* before and better with his former employer, John Coltrane. The John Coltrane Quartet's version of "Greensleeves" on the album Africa/Brass, done in waltz time, with a big horn arrangement by Eric Dolphy, is THE definitive jazz version to get. What this version is a faint echo of.
Get it, own it:
Get it, own it:
I could not agree more, although with me the issue is generally find it.
Hannio wrote:
The limited edition of Henry VIII.'s original recording ist no longer available. So I've heard.
I wanna hear the bluegrass version. Or even the heavy metal version. Anything but this, and I usually like jazz.
The limited edition of Henry VIII.'s original recording ist no longer available. So I've heard.
planet_lizard wrote:
That would be Derek Smalls.
Derek Trucks - is that the guy off Spinal Tap?
That would be Derek Smalls.
Sounds like my 2-year old banging on the piano. Please delete this track from rotation so my ears can heal and never have to suffer through this crap again.
Derek Trucks - is that the guy off Spinal Tap?
Cooool.
The sound is nice and it's relaxed, but because of the tune, it's more like elevator music...
WonderLizard wrote:
Laissez le bon roi roulez.
Ainsi comme les bons temps!
Laissez le bon roi roulez.
Ainsi comme les bons temps!
Derek Truck, John Scofield and Bill Frisell. Might as well have Jesus on this as well. Great interpretation of this song. Keep the jazz rollin for it's the doorway to the soul.
Xeric wrote:
Yah Yah - Agreed
Not a bad version. Seasonally. Not Labor-Day Season. . . . 
(And yes, I know that "Greensleeves" is not technically a Christmas song. Still.)
(And yes, I know that "Greensleeves" is not technically a Christmas song. Still.)
Yah Yah - Agreed
dionysius wrote:
Bumpin' the thing.
This is pretty great. However, Mr. Tyner has done *this very same tune* before and better with his former employer, John Coltrane. The John Coltrane Quartet's version of "Greensleeves" on the album Africa/Brass, done in waltz time, with a big horn arrangement by Eric Dolphy, is THE definitive jazz version to get. What this version is a faint echo of.
Get it, own it:
Get it, own it:
Bumpin' the thing.
do not want. even at christmas.
I was going to edit this to say I was a bit harsh but after a few minutes I decided no, my 3 is about right.
I was going to edit this to say I was a bit harsh but after a few minutes I decided no, my 3 is about right.
Hannio wrote:
The zydeco version is phenomenal!
I wanna hear the bluegrass version. Or even the heavy metal version.
The zydeco version is phenomenal!
I do have much respect for Derek Trucks, but this is still muzak.
Must say, excellent transition from Grizzly Bear. Made me want to see a duration scroll bar to confirm this was part II of a medley.
strawberryblonde wrote:
wiki
A broadside ballad by this name was registered at the London Stationer's Company in 1580 as "A New Northern Dittye of the Lady Greene Sleeves". It then appears in the surviving A Handful of Pleasant Delights (1584) as "A New Courtly Sonnet of the Lady Green Sleeves. To the new tune of Green sleeves."
There is a persistent belief that Greensleeves was composed by Henry VIII for his lover and future queen consort Anne Boleyn. Anne rejected Henry's attempts to seduce her and this rejection is apparently referred to in the song, when the writer's love "cast me off discourteously." However, Henry did not compose "Greensleeves", which is probably Elizabethan in origin and is based on an Italian style of composition that did not reach England until after his death.<1>
does anybody know who wrote this song? ....I do.....take a guess
(no cheating)
wiki
A broadside ballad by this name was registered at the London Stationer's Company in 1580 as "A New Northern Dittye of the Lady Greene Sleeves". It then appears in the surviving A Handful of Pleasant Delights (1584) as "A New Courtly Sonnet of the Lady Green Sleeves. To the new tune of Green sleeves."
There is a persistent belief that Greensleeves was composed by Henry VIII for his lover and future queen consort Anne Boleyn. Anne rejected Henry's attempts to seduce her and this rejection is apparently referred to in the song, when the writer's love "cast me off discourteously." However, Henry did not compose "Greensleeves", which is probably Elizabethan in origin and is based on an Italian style of composition that did not reach England until after his death.<1>
strawberryblonde wrote:
Tom Osborne? Derek Trucks? Santa Claus?
(Sorry! Apologies! It was too easy to jest.)
does anybody know who wrote this song? ....I do.....take a guess
(no cheating)
Tom Osborne? Derek Trucks? Santa Claus?
(Sorry! Apologies! It was too easy to jest.)
strawberryblonde wrote:
Elvis the 8th?
does anybody know who wrote this song? ....I do.....take a guess
(no cheating)
Elvis the 8th?
Not a bad version. Seasonally. Not Labor-Day Season. . . .
(And yes, I know that "Greensleeves" is not technically a Christmas song. Still.)
(And yes, I know that "Greensleeves" is not technically a Christmas song. Still.)
Gak.
King Henry's spinning in his grave.
King Henry's spinning in his grave.
crockydile wrote:
Applying jazz tourniquet kills the song.
travesty.>
Just a tune to improv' over...those jazz cats are on their own train. 
Applying jazz tourniquet kills the song.
does anybody know who wrote this song? ....I do.....take a guess
(no cheating)
Still enjoy it. Hope it won't get spoiled by overplay.
I wanna hear the bluegrass version. Or even the heavy metal version. Anything but this, and I usually like jazz.
This is pretty great. However, Mr. Tyner has done *this very same tune* before and better with his former employer, John Coltrane. The John Coltrane Quartet's version of "Greensleeves" on the album Africa/Brass, done in waltz time, with a big horn arrangement by Eric Dolphy, is THE definitive jazz version to get. What this version is a faint echo of.
Get it, own it:
Get it, own it:
Dalebarely wrote:
Neither the song nor the tune seasonal. It was co-opted.
I wouldn't be so put off by this song, if it was December
Neither the song nor the tune seasonal. It was co-opted.
Dalebarely wrote:
Hey! There's only five months left to shop, you know.......... Besides, have you given any thought to what you're going to get your significant other? Better start planning!
I wouldn't be so put off by this song, if it was December
Hey! There's only five months left to shop, you know.......... Besides, have you given any thought to what you're going to get your significant other? Better start planning!
Just a tune to improv' over...those jazz cats are on their own train.
lewie221 wrote:
Going up?
Absolutely top drawer elevator music.
Going up?
I wouldn't be so put off by this song, if it was December
I like this. That Derek Trucks guy gets around. There is another song on the LRC that features Derek Trucks on guitar, it's a David Sanborn tune called "Brother Ray". I wonder if it stands a chance of getting picked up now that this tune is in rotation along with The Derek Truck Band's own tunes? One thing it has going for it is David Sanborn, as there are no David Sanborn tunes in the RP library.
Absolutely top drawer elevator music.
Damn! I haven't even begun my Christmas shopping!
A bit of a Vince Guaraldi feel to it in parts, which is a very good thing.
seems weird to hear this out of season.
TJS wrote:
Pretty high standard there, don't you think?
Interesting, but not my favorite.
Pretty high standard there, don't you think?
MoM$CooKin wrote:
Make that four. There's also Ron Carter and Jack DeJohnette.
2 virtuosos at the helm...perfection
Make that four. There's also Ron Carter and Jack DeJohnette.
felam wrote:
You're think of a different song (What Child Is This) that stole this one's melody.
Interesting too that Greensleeves has also been done by Odetta, Jeff Beck, and Leonard Cohen.
I couldn't figure out why a Chirstmas song was playing in the middle of June, then I realized it was Greensleves. Still- seems more appropriate in December.
You're think of a different song (What Child Is This) that stole this one's melody.
Interesting too that Greensleeves has also been done by Odetta, Jeff Beck, and Leonard Cohen.
2 virtuosos at the helm...perfection
felam wrote:
Yes it is a bit early for Christmas in July
I couldn't figure out why a Chirstmas song was playing in the middle of June, then I realized it was Greensleves. Still- seems more appropriate in December.
Yes it is a bit early for Christmas in July
Bleyfusz wrote:
Let him roll.
Laissez le bon roi roulez.
Let him roll.
Laissez le bon roi roulez.
I couldn't figure out why a Chirstmas song was playing in the middle of June, then I realized it was Greensleves. Still- seems more appropriate in December.
PeorgieTirebiter wrote:
Good info. I went and looked it up in wikipedia after reading this. Here's what I found. Apparently this tune goes back to 1580. Queue the "derivitave" war?
FYI: This is in the modal style of the version of Greensleeves that Tyner did with John Coltrane on the 1961 album Africa/Brass.
Nevertheless, it was rude of McCoy and Derek to record this without first seeking the approval of RP listeners.
Nevertheless, it was rude of McCoy and Derek to record this without first seeking the approval of RP listeners.
Good info. I went and looked it up in wikipedia after reading this. Here's what I found. Apparently this tune goes back to 1580. Queue the "derivitave" war?
FYI: This is in the modal style of the version of Greensleeves that Tyner did with John Coltrane on the 1961 album Africa/Brass.
Nevertheless, it was rude of McCoy and Derek to record this without first seeking the approval of RP listeners.
Nevertheless, it was rude of McCoy and Derek to record this without first seeking the approval of RP listeners.
mmckubre wrote:
Let him roll.
Bill has exquisite musical taste. This song, however, caused me to register just to protest. Twice (at least) in two days? I can hear Henry VIII rolling about in his grave.
Let him roll.
McCoy Tyner is truly an amazing artist. I've seen him at clubs back in my Chicago days. I'm not really sure I like a jazz arrangement of Greensleeves though.
These magnificent jazz pianists of the '50s and '60s era are becoming an endangered species, I regret never having seen Oscar Peterson.
These magnificent jazz pianists of the '50s and '60s era are becoming an endangered species, I regret never having seen Oscar Peterson.
Interesting, but not my favorite.
Bill has exquisite musical taste. This song, however, caused me to register just to protest. Twice (at least) in two days? I can hear Henry VIII rolling about in his grave.
very cool...
Wow. I was surprised to see McCoy Tyner when I checked this. But then I saw it was with Derek Trucks. Mystery solved. Like 'em both quite a bit. Not so sure about this particular duo playing this particular song.
Wow, this is great!
Why am I hearing a Christmas carol mixed in here? Blech!
Bill, wonderful hearing "Greensleeves". Surprised in your post-song rap just now you did not mention that "Greensleeves" was the song that would play at the end of every Bill Graham concert in San Francisco from at least the 1970s through the 1990s (probably the 60s as well). Hearing it just now brought back great memories of filing out of Winterland after 10 hours there (5PM - 3AM) at the end of "The Last Waltz" in 1976, one of Bill's finest hours.
Sounds like my 2-year old banging on the piano. Please delete this track from rotation so my ears can heal and never have to suffer through this crap again.
Hit the "skip button" zippy, and spare us from your drivel!