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Music Appreciation

Montauk6

(8,079 posts) Mon Feb 8, 2021, 08:43 PM Feb 2021

Carpenters (fka The Richard Carpenter Trio) - Iced Tea

Richard: piano
Karen: drums
Wes Jacobs: tuba

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Carpenters (fka The Richard Carpenter Trio) - Iced Tea (Original Post) Montauk6 Feb 2021 OP

Wow, that is fascinating PJMcK Feb 2021 #1

PJMcK

(22,039 posts)

1. Wow, that is fascinating

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Mon Feb 8, 2021, 10:22 PM

Feb 2021

As a teenager in the '70s, the Carpenters were among my musical favorites. Richard's vocal arrangements and instrumental orchestrations were sophisticated and flawlessly recorded. But it was all kind of too perfect but it was mostly top-40 after all.

This performance is quite remarkable and I had no idea Richard had such a jazz influenced piano style. His chops are impressive and at the beginning of his solo, his right hand is wailing!

Karen's drum playing is superb, as always.

Thanks for this unknown chestnut, Montauk6!

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