How about Ellington, Gershwin, and Cole Porter? * - Mike K

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Topic - Greatest 20th Century composer? - tinear 05:39:36 09/25/06 (85)

It might have been better to stick with the word favorite ;) (nt) - PorkPieHat 03:52:05 09/26/06 (0)

w/o being very dogmatic - ArdRi 23:18:13 09/25/06 (7)

By snobbishly altering his Christian name pronunciation, he self-eliminated. nt - tinear 04:46:51 09/26/06 (6)

I don't give a fig how he pronounced it - he was a magnificent composer... - Harmonia 17:57:21 09/26/06 (0)

Isn't that the British, therefore correct pronounciation? ;-)) * - Feanor 07:18:12 09/26/06 (4)

Ralph Richardson pronounced it like it's spelled. nmt - tinear 12:02:54 09/26/06 (3)

RVW is good enough to be snobbish though - ArdRi 16:52:47 09/26/06 (2)

How drooooooooooolllll,lol - ArdRi 09:06:29 10/03/06 (0)

Pronounced "doom," I presume? nt - tinear 08:15:21 10/03/06 (0)

Re: Uh-oh! - Abel McCain 21:23:34 09/25/06 (1)

Flip Philips? - Allan Songer 20:21:03 09/25/06 (1)

No man, it was Flip Wilson... - musetap 21:41:15 09/25/06 (0)

a difficult question ,but... - BJordan 19:44:49 09/25/06 (0)

So...what's the criteria, if we're talking Classical? - jdaniel 19:03:57 09/25/06 (0)

Fats Waller and Richard Rodgers are two more to add. - Bung 19:01:55 09/25/06 (0)

Dylan, Lennon/McCartney & Duke Ellington - DevilDawgMom 18:09:20 09/25/06 (2)

Rodgers and Hammerstein.... - Todd Krieger 22:59:56 09/25/06 (0)

DDM I like your style. nt - jefe 19:43:19 09/25/06 (0)

The there where no one wants to go... - Jim Treanor 14:21:47 09/25/06 (4)

Talk film? Talk John Williams - Feanor 16:47:31 09/25/06 (3)

Give him this: he stole from the very best. - markrohr 06:40:10 09/26/06 (2)

Isn't that part of being a great artist? n/t - Vinylized 10:58:06 09/28/06 (1)

Sometimes! nt - markrohr 05:33:07 09/30/06 (0)

What happened? - Amphissa 11:03:22 09/25/06 (0)

Lennon/McCartney, Edward Kennedy Ellington - Ozzie 10:59:13 09/25/06 (1)

Totally agree - kerr 11:56:15 09/25/06 (0)

My favorite is Shostakovich - Feanor 09:58:52 09/25/06 (2)

I had to grab my dictionary - Luciano,IT 11:31:36 09/25/06 (1)

You're welcome ;-) ) * - Feanor 16:49:22 09/25/06 (0)

I can't say Mahler, Strauss, or Sibelius... - M. Lucky 09:09:29 09/25/06 (5)

Strauss, and Sibelius for sure. The calendar counts! - Feanor 10:06:31 09/25/06 (4)

Yeah, but... - M. Lucky 10:35:42 09/25/06 (3)

Re: Yeah, but... - jdaniel 18:54:45 09/25/06 (0)

But is all evolutionary isn't it......? - Chuck Y 11:10:59 09/25/06 (1)

Yes. And I don't mean to draw a 'line in the sand' - M. Lucky 11:32:34 09/25/06 (0)

I agree. If I knew what criteria to judge by......... - Chuck Y 08:02:43 09/25/06 (0)

I Think It's a Slam-Dunk.... - Todd Krieger 07:54:07 09/25/06 (2)

But he's so 19th Century!............. - Chuck Y 08:08:23 09/25/06 (1)

Disagree... - Todd Krieger 08:16:37 09/25/06 (0)

How about Ellington, Gershwin, and Cole Porter? * - Mike K 07:53:23 09/25/06 (24)

How about Coltrane? - Paul_A 09:43:11 09/25/06 (23)

Robbie is a passable actor, but I have been unaware of any of his composing talents....nt. - feet's too big 01:43:33 09/26/06 (0)

What did he write that people will remember 50 - 60 years on? * - Mike K 09:53:53 09/25/06 (21)

Giant Steps is almost 50... - odd 10:44:30 09/25/06 (20)

Why is it necessary to call me a "douchebag", and an "idiot"? - Mike K 13:38:34 09/25/06 (19)

not idle name calling - odd 19:53:45 09/25/06 (1)

Thank you for the apology. - Mike K 07:57:42 09/26/06 (0)

May I just say that people are upset with you - kavakidd 14:12:52 09/25/06 (16)

I understand that - Mike K 16:45:07 09/25/06 (15)

Then why - kavakidd 18:17:58 09/25/06 (0)

Re: I understand that - J 17:05:25 09/25/06 (13)

Nicely stated post!... - musetap 21:36:07 09/25/06 (3)

Re: - J 17:16:26 09/26/06 (1)

Re: - musetap 21:57:53 09/26/06 (0)

AND - nobody's even mentioned - kavakidd 22:26:46 09/25/06 (0)

Check out Interstellar Space. - D Harvey 18:44:08 09/25/06 (7)

Re: Check out - J 19:21:38 09/25/06 (6)

J, I've had enough of your bullshit. - Rick W 08:24:40 09/26/06 (1)

Of course. Not an attack. Of course. - J 14:13:46 09/26/06 (0)

Not an attack. - D Harvey 19:45:57 09/25/06 (3)

Re: Not an attack. - J 23:18:12 09/25/06 (2)

Re: Not an attack. - D Harvey 05:22:04 09/26/06 (1)

Re: Not an attack. - J 13:27:56 09/26/06 (0)

Great post, J... - DevilDawgMom 18:07:28 09/25/06 (0)

Any dispute? The 20th was the greatest - Feanor 05:52:47 09/25/06 (20)

To wrap this into some other recent threads... - EBerlin 17:15:59 09/26/06 (2)

Ah! Maxwell Davies - Feanor 06:22:17 09/27/06 (1)

Reviewers be damned... - EBerlin 09:54:05 09/27/06 (0)

You're kidding right ? - SR 17:06:22 09/25/06 (4)

Well, there again ... - Feanor 07:16:08 09/26/06 (0)

Please. - D Harvey 19:49:52 09/25/06 (2)

Re: Please. - SR 22:01:54 09/25/06 (1)

No it doesn't. - D Harvey 05:26:04 09/26/06 (0)

agree, soundmind is right!!! nt - docw 11:23:55 09/25/06 (0)

Bullcrap - Soundmind 08:41:21 09/25/06 (10)

It's all hindsight - Thornhill 11:29:29 09/25/06 (3)

Yep - M. Lucky 11:46:31 09/25/06 (2)

Contemporary Criticism - Thornhill 18:08:53 09/25/06 (1)

Thanks, I'm ordering one now! nt - M. Lucky 14:05:57 09/27/06 (0)

Thanks. I knew someone would - Feanor 09:55:02 09/25/06 (5)

Re: Thanks. I knew someone would - Soundmind 10:23:49 09/25/06 (4)

Re: Thanks. I knew someone would - Brian Cheney 10:44:19 09/25/06 (3)

In fact I listened to both again this evening - Feanor 18:39:31 09/25/06 (0)

I'll listen a few more times - Feanor 12:43:40 09/25/06 (1)

Re: I'll listen a few more times - Brian Cheney 16:04:33 09/25/06 (0)

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How about Ellington, Gershwin, and Cole Porter? * - Mike K 07:53:23 09/25/06 (24)

How about Coltrane? - Paul_A 09:43:11 09/25/06 (23)

Robbie is a passable actor, but I have been unaware of any of his composing talents....nt. - feet's too big 01:43:33 09/26/06 (0)

What did he write that people will remember 50 - 60 years on? * - Mike K 09:53:53 09/25/06 (21)

Giant Steps is almost 50... - odd 10:44:30 09/25/06 (20)

Why is it necessary to call me a "douchebag", and an "idiot"? - Mike K 13:38:34 09/25/06 (19)

not idle name calling - odd 19:53:45 09/25/06 (1)

Thank you for the apology. - Mike K 07:57:42 09/26/06 (0)

May I just say that people are upset with you - kavakidd 14:12:52 09/25/06 (16)

I understand that - Mike K 16:45:07 09/25/06 (15)

Then why - kavakidd 18:17:58 09/25/06 (0)

Re: I understand that - J 17:05:25 09/25/06 (13)

Nicely stated post!... - musetap 21:36:07 09/25/06 (3)

Re: - J 17:16:26 09/26/06 (1)

Re: - musetap 21:57:53 09/26/06 (0)

AND - nobody's even mentioned - kavakidd 22:26:46 09/25/06 (0)

Check out Interstellar Space. - D Harvey 18:44:08 09/25/06 (7)

Re: Check out - J 19:21:38 09/25/06 (6)

J, I've had enough of your bullshit. - Rick W 08:24:40 09/26/06 (1)

Of course. Not an attack. Of course. - J 14:13:46 09/26/06 (0)

Not an attack. - D Harvey 19:45:57 09/25/06 (3)

Re: Not an attack. - J 23:18:12 09/25/06 (2)

Re: Not an attack. - D Harvey 05:22:04 09/26/06 (1)

Re: Not an attack. - J 13:27:56 09/26/06 (0)

Great post, J... - DevilDawgMom 18:07:28 09/25/06 (0)