Another great column, Will. I once did a recording session with Tony for a TV commercial for Sony televisions. The idea was to conclude the commercial with Tony singing "Fly Me to the Moon" on the soundtrack. Again with the slowness! I hadn't been warned as you had about keeping my mouth shut, and I dared to ask him to try it a little faster. (As the producer of the session, and knowing what I needed, I was sure I had latitude to do that.) I got the same reaction you had been warned about. The tempo he wanted turned out to work fine in our context.
Wow, tempo. What a powerful thing. Thanks for this amazing, revealing story. We tend, as musicians, to make things faster at times, because we think it brings more excitement to the music.
Now I'd really like to listen to that version! Let's hope it comes out and if it does, please let us know.
You placed me in that studio. Thank you.
Another great column, Will. I once did a recording session with Tony for a TV commercial for Sony televisions. The idea was to conclude the commercial with Tony singing "Fly Me to the Moon" on the soundtrack. Again with the slowness! I hadn't been warned as you had about keeping my mouth shut, and I dared to ask him to try it a little faster. (As the producer of the session, and knowing what I needed, I was sure I had latitude to do that.) I got the same reaction you had been warned about. The tempo he wanted turned out to work fine in our context.
Wow, tempo. What a powerful thing. Thanks for this amazing, revealing story. We tend, as musicians, to make things faster at times, because we think it brings more excitement to the music.
Now I'd really like to listen to that version! Let's hope it comes out and if it does, please let us know.
-> "That performance of “Look to the Rainbow” is indelibly etched in my memory."
*opens up phone to stream the song*
-> "It’s like a mental MP3 lodged in my brain that I can stream at will. Which is, sadly, the way it has to be."
*disappointedly puts down phone*