Wednesday, February 2, 2011

2 February

Start of class: "Adventure Rocket Ship" by Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3 from Olé! Tarantula (2006)

Example of New Orleans style jazz: "Tiger Rag" by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band (1917)

Example of Chicago style (Hot) jazz: "West End Blues" by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five (1928)

Example of symphonic/sweet jazz: "Rhapsody in Blue" composed by George Gershwin, originally performed by Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra (1924). This recording performed by Leonard Bernstein and the Los Angeles Philharmonic (1982)

Example of a standard: "I Got Rhythm" by Django Reinhardt and his Orchestra from Djangology (1949).

Example of contrafact: "Anthropology" by the Mehldau/Rossy Trio from When I Fall in Love (1993)

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