People sometimes ask me how a musician works--how we write songs, how we come up with ideas, how we put it all together. I'm thinking I will start to answer this in a series of posts that describe in a random order what it is that I do.
So here I am at 2am on a school night watching old clips of The Muppet Show for inspiration. If that's not a cool job, then I don't know what is.
The Muppet Show had a lot of music and skits that will work perfectly for burleque shows, with a little twist here and there. Or even just to add some humour into any band's concert. Tonight I'm feeling particularly inspired by Zoot, the saxophone playing jazz cat from the Muppet Show Orchestra, who bemoans the quality of the music he is asked to perform. This skit has one of the best lines ever to have been spoken by a puppet...
Forgive me Charlie Parker, wherever you are.
Who wrote this script? Who wrote the music? He or she is clearly someone with good taste and humour, and an ear for jazz.
If the Muppet Show wasn't so cursedly inspiring I might not have these sleepless nights.
But Zoot, I know how you feel, man. But as much as you dislike that song, I love it! I can't wait to transcribe this piece and use it for the Blue Morris 6 Swing Band.
People sometimes ask me how a musician works--how we write songs, how we come up with ideas, how we put it all together. I'm thinking I will start to answer this in a series of posts that describe in a random order what it is that I do.
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