The only other jazz rendition of “Diane” – a 1927 tune by the immortal team of Lew Pollack and Erno Rapee that serves as the title of the Chet Baker-Paul Bley duet album – that I know of is by the Miles Davis Quintet.
Art Pepper's "Diane" is not the same tune, as I recently determined, but I did find a version of the Pollack/Rappe tune recorded in 1957 by Conte Candoli. Interesting contrast of the three trumpeter's styles to be gained by listening to that recording. And just for the sake of digression, Pepper recorded with both Candoli and a later version of the Miles Davis rhythm section on the 1960 album "Gettin' Together", although I believe Candoli does not play on the "Diane" track
Thanks to my older brother and jazz spirit guide for alerting me to CC's version, recorded a year after the Davis track. Candoli sure had been listening to plenty of Miles by this time. A pleasant, lightly swinging performance, his has little of the zest of the Davis version.
If there are other Dianes I don't know about, please fill me in.
Art Pepper's "Diane" is not the same tune, as I recently determined, but I did find a version of the Pollack/Rappe tune recorded in 1957 by Conte Candoli. Interesting contrast of the three trumpeter's styles to be gained by listening to that recording. And just for the sake of digression, Pepper recorded with both Candoli and a later version of the Miles Davis rhythm section on the 1960 album "Gettin' Together", although I believe Candoli does not play on the "Diane" track
Thanks to my older brother and jazz spirit guide for alerting me to CC's version, recorded a year after the Davis track. Candoli sure had been listening to plenty of Miles by this time. A pleasant, lightly swinging performance, his has little of the zest of the Davis version.
If there are other Dianes I don't know about, please fill me in.