I never cared much for the Lulu recording or the movie for that matter. I mean, Sidney Poitier was his usual magnetic self, but the rest of it was pretty lame. And Lulu's voice is so laced with saccharine it almost makes me uncomfortable hearing it.
Lyn Taitt's instrumental makes me forget all that other stuff. Really, just give any bad song the sweet rocksteady treatment and it becomes better. He had such a special technique and style, lots of quick little stabs at high notes and a cool solo of acrobatic chromatic statements. The sax sounds good too.
Acrobatic chromatic not static..... Out of your speakers blast it!
ReplyDelete