Songs from the 50's and 60's I VAmp on at the Piano

Songs from the 50's and 60's I VAmp on at the Piano...

Hi,
Thought I d mention a few vintage songs Ive been vamping
(improvising) on the piano...
I dig Eddie Heywood's Canadian Sunset, and it's a groove to
play..
Lets see, what else?...a trio of songs IVe been messing with
lately by the great composer Henry MAncini..Pink Panther Theme,
Peter Gunn, and Dream OF a Lifetime(Ballad) One of the old
standards I like mess with is "Pretty Baby" written by genius pianist TOny Jackson from the
ragtime era(this one admittedly not from the 60s-lol...)
I dont know if Ray Charles ever did this one, but I can
picture him doing it...I fool around with some early Beatle
tunes..In particular I like All My Lovin'
and play a version of it similar to how Stu Phillips
conceptualized in on his Vol 2 Hollyridge Strings PLay the
Beatles..also
along the same lines from Stu Phillips P.S. I Love You, also by Lennon and Mc
Cartney...
What else do I like to do...well, I like to explore the
opening chord of A Hard Days Night by the Beatles...probably
the greatest opening of any record ever made..just one big
bang chord..on the piano.
the original recording does have a piano, but it also has,
well I hear a Harpsichord, an electric 12 string guitar, and an
electric Bass....So my version has a lot of notes in it...but its all
in the form of basically a sustained chord, a derivitive of the
d minor chord....or maybe a g7sus 4 chord
What else? Maybe vamp on Wives and Lovers By Burt Bacharach,
or trying to figure out the Beatle tune Yes It is!
Just a bunch of old songs for an old guy, but Im having fun!


Steveo

P.S.
ON the original front, been trying to further my composition
entitled Strawberry Hill..
It languished for quite a while with a sub standard bridge, but
this morning i thought of a new part..
and its much better..so I will try and integrate that into the
"body" of the song.



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