It seems like a long time since the last Battle of the Bands. A good time to switch gears. So first the original Django Reinhardt....
Below are the two competitors....
Paul Mehling/Nate Ketner Quintet
Reve Boheme
Next you let me know which ones you like best in the comments, I count them up and announce a winner usually in about a week or so. Okay at least before June.
The first quintet was good, but I didn't get into that one so much. I think the second video by Reve Boheme did a better job of capturing the spirit of the original. My vote goes to Reve Boheme.
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Tossing It Out
I couldn't play the first one on your site so i went to youtube. The first was not interesting enough like the 2nd one. They held my interest so my vote goes to Rev Boheme.
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ReplyDeleteThis was a GR-R-REAT! Battle.
I listened to the Paul Mehling/Nate Ketner Quintet and thought they were terrific. Couldn't imagine not voting for them.
Then I listened to Reve Boheme and thought that group was even better.
My first impression was that it was alto sax versus harmonica and I dern-near voted for the harmonica (i.e., Reve Boheme). But then I thought to myself: Lemme go back and listen to Mehling/Nate Ketner Quintet once more before I cast my vote.
And that's when I got it! It's not really an alto sax / harmonica thing. It's really a funkiness versus groove thang. That first group takes an almost funky approach to the tune, while the second group just digs into a massive groove and just floats through the tune.
This Battle is more like "sting like a bee" versus "float like a butterfly". And in the final analysis, the Funk Factor got to me. So the shutout is over already. I'll take the Mehling/Nate Ketner Quintet.
~ D-FensDogG
It'll be interesting to see who wins.
ReplyDeleteReve Boheme for me.
ReplyDeleteI'm going with Reve Boheme, because of the harmonica.
ReplyDeleteI had to go to youtube to find the first one...it took some doing:) Anyhoo, I give it to Reve Boheme because it kept my interest. Nate and Paul are good but it made me think of elevator music after a while
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