You're forced to payĪttention to the set up of the song and a respect arises due to how the There's a piano intro, and then aĬollaboration of wind instruments then 2 wind instrument solos and DukeĬomes in 3rd to do a piano solo then there's a jam session that is theĬlimax of the song, before Duke rides the song out. This song is theĭefinition of orchestration. Musically, one could say DukeĮllington was "the Prince of the 30's and 40's"(I came to this conclusion only to discover later that Miles Davis himself praised Prince as the "New Duke Ellington of our time." I recently saw an article were Michael Keaton also compared the late singer Prince to Duke Ellington). Even in the flick White Men Can't Jump, a story about low level conning, the opening harmony is sung by a group of old men. This song, I noticed, is also a theme behind a few 1930's based "gangster" associated movies such as Harlem Nights and The Untouchables(the breifcase/bomb scene). ![]() That while intoxicated this song is very hypnotic. When his first prostitute named Phylis belly-dances for him before they The background music when Iceberg walks into hottest swank joint in lateģ0's Chicago called The Devil's Roost. Good, The Bad, The ugly." Its the song that pops up here and there the Interludes in the movie "Bronx Tale" or the theme to the movie "The Song would be the equivalent of the "I only have eyes for you" Once one can do that, then can one acknowledge the skills behind orchestration and harmony as it once was in "popular music" of the past. Most people today are so used to "computer programmed music" that early Jazz/Blues and Swing music would sound "old." Again one would have to open their mind and picture themselves in the era of that time, feeling the music as the people of that time once did. One with ears only used to current "popular music" would have to have an open mind and ear to really acknowledge how popular music of the past relied more on actual instruments and orchestration not "computer programming" which is popular in todays era. His authoritative roles in movies such as Wall Street 2, Men In Black 3 Josh Brolin fits the role of Detective Dalanski to a T based on Word has it that Mr McCoy was a real life pimp turned actor Based on his role in the movie Malcolm X, his boss status in the movie Players Club and how he became a rundown pimp by the movie Boss'n Up, the role of Weeping Shorty would thoroughly fit Larry McCoy. Weeping Shorty was the OG junkie pimp who pulled Iceberg Slims coat to the truth about Pepper. For instance, From Icebergs description of his mother, I picture the warm figure of actress Monica Calhoun when she played Reebie Jackson in the Jacksons movie and her shady actions to that of when she played Ebony in the movie Players Club. I've rearranged the characters for Iceberg Slims, "Pimp" numerous times.But reading it as of recent I captured who would be perfect playing the main characters in the form of a final cut for a big budget mental movie. There's this thing I do where when I read a book, I picture the characters as familiar faces in pop culture. I decided to read the book 1 more time in one setting with all songs in sequence playing in the background as a I read each appointed scene. ![]() A respect for the musical architects of yesteryear settles in listening to the musical genius of the 1930's and 1940's. Only instead of songs about selling dope and Muder Death Kill, the songs were about happiness being in the form of pennies falling from heaven like rain or an empty cottage being a metaphor for a failed relationship. But in the 1930's and 1940's the "Trap music" of that era came in the form of Blues, Jazz and Bebop. Rap music for decades has depicted itself as the musical manifestation of the lifestyles of those who participate in urban underworld activities.
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