Stranger in Paradise

redblues

Gentlemen,

Does anybody know where i might get tabs or grilles even for this wonderful melody. Some lovely changes in it, apparently it's from an opera by Borodin...

much obliged

Dave

Jazzaferri

I think the melody is a rip of Borodins Maidens Dance or some such

The song was written for the musical Kismet in the early 50's. You may be able to still get sheet music for the song online or perhaps even the whole opera.

I recall Tony Bennett made a hit of it and if you google stranger in paradise lyrics you should be able to come up with the chords from one of the lyrics pages. As far as tab for the melody line goes not sure about that

redblues

Thank you,

Had a look and found something here
http://www.allcountrytabs.com/tabs/tony ... -9891.html

Had no idea the tune was so popular back then

Cheers

Jazzaferri

I.m showing my age I can still remember the melody and some of the lyrics :shock:

Lango-Django

Has anybody actually tried this yet?

This tune has a real pretty melody, and the chord changes are clever... but why do I have the feeling that it might be a bit tricky to solo over them?

Will

rimm

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/audio/play/80700793/
fapys version..

scot

Here's a beautiful version by Alma Sinti, from "La Roulotte" a really terrific and very musical CD. Not much improvisation here, but it's interesting to see how this master guitarist and arranger approached a tune like this. This tune can also be found on F-A Moerman's CD "Magie de la Guitare" and by Rafael Fays on "Gypsy Jazz School" (a 2-CD set that should be in everyone's collection) and probably other places too. If you like this "swingin' bachelor music" with all it's typical composing and arranging excesses, I have also attached a clever guitar and accordeon version of the classic "Holiday For Strings" by Christian Escoude's trio with Frederic Sylvestre and Paul "Challain" Ferret. It's from the CD "Holidays", a great recording with Marcel Azzola and Babik Reinhardt.

Lango-Django

Thanks for those versions of the tune, guys, very enjoyable... Fapy soloed over the changes real tastefully but didn't stray too far from the melody, I guess that's what you pretty much have to do with a tune like this.

I'm still torn about playing this... it seems like it might be a big investment in time to do it justice... not one of those easy take-off-the-shelf tunes. But anyway, I'm going to mess around with it a bit and report back.

Something vaguely similar I enjoy playing is a swingy version of Greig's "Hall of the Mountain King".

I've put this into the key of Fm to get those deep bass notes... Em would've been that extra half-step lower, but would've put the "B" part of the tune in "B"!

If anybody wants it, I can e-mail you a home-made rhythm track for "Mountain King"...

BTW, I now do most of my playing solo with home-made rhythm tracks, as I can't find anybody around this area to work with who plays this style of music.

Polkat

Go to Wikifonia.org and type Stranger In Paradise in the title box and you'll get the lead sheet.