The Best Of The Movie Themes 1970 SUMMER ME, WINTER ME PR 5046 SD mp3

SUMMER ME, WINTER ME

The range of orchestral colors displayed here is truly remarkable. Solo instruments featured through¬ out this version of Michel Legrand's playful tune are the piccolo and temple blocks which appear at the start, and the bass trombone (played by Paul Fauiise). A wide variety of textures is used, as the string section alternates between pizzicato and bowed playing, while the brass section is split with trumpets and trom¬ bones using cup mutes and French horns playing open. A high point occurs in the country-style "hoe-down" section, where Tony Mottola lets fly with some genuine "down-home" licks on guitar. The arrangement closes brilliantly as the plucked str ing sound seems to evapo¬ rate, leaving the bass trombone with the last "word."