April 23, 2007
Cover Version Cage Match
Jascha Heifetz vs. Cher in "It Ain't Necessarily So." Seems like a bit of an unfair fight, but before you wager: Cher's got harmonica legend Larry Adler in her corner. And a motorcycle.
Your celebrity referee: Paul Whiteman himself, in the over-the-top trippy Rhapsody In Blue sequence from the 1930 film King of Jazz.
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2 comments:
How neat...
Well I have that Heifetz VHS tape and it's good, though the earlier recording from the 40s is better.
Allergic to Cher...so stopped it after 3 notes. Motorcycle wasn't an asset in this case.
Heifetz wins for me.
Now I totally want to see the King of Jazz. Lots of fun. Though the tempos are a lot faster than I'm used to. (How do they compare to the Gershiwn four-hand piano rolls?)
Actually I think that Heifetz is the perfect medicine for that Cher allergy.
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