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Navigating Jazz: Music, Place, and New Orleans by Sarah Ezekiel
Navigating Jazz: Music, Place, and New Orleans by Sarah Ezekiel Suhadolnik A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Musicology) in the University of Michigan 2016 Doctoral Committee: Associate Professor Charles Hiroshi Garrett, Chair Professor David Ake, University of Miami Associate Professor Stephen Berrey Associate Professor Christi-Anne Castro Associate Professor Mark Clague © Sarah Ezekiel Suhadolnik 2016 DEDICATION To Jarvis P. Chuckles, an amalgamation of all those who made this project possible. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS My dissertation was made possible by fellowship support conferred by the University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities, as well as ample teaching opportunities provided by the Musicology Department and the Residential College. I am also grateful to my department, Rackham, the Institute, and the UM Sweetland Writing Center for supporting my work through various travel, research, and writing grants. This additional support financed much of the archival research for this project, provided for several national and international conference presentations, and allowed me to participate in the 2015 Rackham/Sweetland Writing Center Summer Dissertation Writing Institute. I also remain indebted to all those who helped me reach this point, including my supervisors at the Hatcher Graduate Library, the Music Library, the Children’s Center, and the Music of the United States of America Critical Edition Series. I thank them for their patience, assistance, and support at a critical moment in my graduate career. This project could not have been completed without the assistance of Bruce Boyd Raeburn and his staff at Tulane University’s William Ransom Hogan Jazz Archive of New Orleans Jazz, and the staff of the Historic New Orleans Collection. -
Ellington-Lambert-Richards) 3
1. The Stevedore’s Serenade (Edelstein-Gordon-Ellington) 2. La Dee Doody Doo (Ellington-Lambert-Richards) 3. A Blues Serenade (Parish-Signorelli-Grande-Lytell) 4. Love In Swingtime (Lambert-Richards-Mills) 5. Please Forgive Me (Ellington-Gordon-Mills) 6. Lambeth Walk (Furber-Gay) 7. Prelude To A Kiss (Mills-Gordon-Ellington) 8. Hip Chic (Ellington) 9. Buffet Flat (Ellington) 10. Prelude To A Kiss (Mills-Gordon-Ellington) 11. There’s Something About An Old Love (Mills-Fien-Hudson) 12. The Jeep Is Jumpin’ (Ellington-Hodges) 13. Krum Elbow Blues (Ellington-Hodges) 14. Twits And Twerps (Ellington-Stewart) 15. Mighty Like The Blues (Feather) 16. Jazz Potpourri (Ellington) 17. T. T. On Toast lEllington-Mills) 18. Battle Of Swing (Ellington) 19. Portrait Of The Lion (Ellington) 20. (I Want) Something To Live For (Ellington-Strayhorn) 21. Solid Old Man (Ellington) 22. Cotton Club Stomp (Carney-Hodges-Ellington) 23. Doin’The Voom Voom (Miley-Ellington) 24. Way Low (Ellington) 25. Serenade To Sweden (Ellington) 26. In A Mizz (Johnson-Barnet) 27. I’m Checkin’ Out, Goo’m Bye (Ellington) 28. A Lonely Co-Ed (Ellington) 29. You Can Count On Me (Maxwell-Myrow) 30. Bouncing Buoyancy (Ellington) 31. The Sergeant Was Shy (Ellington) 32. Grievin’ (Strayhorn-Ellington) 33. Little Posey (Ellington) 34. I Never Felt This Way Before (Ellington) 35. Grievin’ (Strayhorn-Ellington) 36. Tootin Through The Roof (Ellington) 37. Weely (A Portrait Of Billy Strayhorn) (Ellington) 38. Killin’ Myself (Ellington) 39. Your Love Has Faded (Ellington) 40. Country Gal (Ellington) 41. Solitude (Ellington-De Lange-Mills) 42. Stormy Weather (Arlen-Köhler) 43. -
Johnny Hodges: an Analysis and Study of His Improvisational Style Through Selected Transcriptions
HILL, AARON D., D.M.A. Johnny Hodges: An Analysis and Study of His Improvisational Style Through Selected Transcriptions. (2021) Directed by Dr. Steven Stusek. 82 pp This document investigates the improvisational style of Johnny Hodges based on improvised solos selected from a broad swath of his recording career. Hodges is widely considered one of the foundational voices of the alto saxophone, and yet there are no comprehensive studies of his style. This study includes the analysis of four solos recorded between 1928 and 1962 which have been divided into the categories of blues, swing, and ballads, and his harmonic, rhythmic, and affective tendencies will be discussed. Hodges’ harmonic approach regularly balanced diatonicism with the accentuation of locally significant non-diatonic tones, and his improvisations frequently relied on ornamentation of the melody. He demonstrated considerable rhythmic fluidity in terms of swing, polyrhythmic, and double time feel. The most individually identifiable quality of his style was his frequent and often exaggerated use of affectations, such as scoops, sighs, and glissandi. The resulting body of research highlights the identifiable characteristics of Hodges’ style, and it provides both musical and historical contributions to the scholarship. JOHNNY HODGES: AN ANALYSIS AND STUDY OF HIS IMPROVISATIONAL STYLE THROUGH SELECTED TRANSCRIPTIONS by Aaron D. Hill A Dissertation Submitted to The Faculty of the Graduate School at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Musical Arts Greensboro 2021 Approved by __________________________________ Committee Chair 2 APPROVAL PAGE This dissertation written by AARON D. HILL has been approved by the following committee of the Faculty of The Graduate School at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. -
The Journal of the Duke Ellington Society Uk Volume 23 Number 3 Autumn 2016
THE JOURNAL OF THE DUKE ELLINGTON SOCIETY UK VOLUME 23 NUMBER 3 AUTUMN 2016 nil significat nisi pulsatur DUKE ELLINGTON SOCIETY UK http://dukeellington.org.uk DESUK COMMITTEE HONORARY MEMBERS OF DESUK Art Baron CHAIRMAN: Geoff Smith John Lamb Vincent Prudente VICE CHAIRMAN: Mike Coates Monsignor John Sanders SECRETARY: Quentin Bryar Tel: 0208 998 2761 Email: [email protected] HONORARY MEMBERS SADLY NO LONGER WITH US TREASURER: Grant Elliot Tel: 01284 753825 Bill Berry (13 October 2002) Email: [email protected] Harold Ashby (13 June 2003) Jimmy Woode (23 April 2005) MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY: Mike Coates Tel: 0114 234 8927 Humphrey Lyttelton (25 April 2008) Email: [email protected] Louie Bellson (14 February 2009) Joya Sherrill (28 June 2010) PUBLICITY: Chris Addison Tel:01642-274740 Alice Babs (11 February, 2014) Email: [email protected] Herb Jeffries (25 May 2014) MEETINGS: Antony Pepper Tel: 01342-314053 Derek Else (16 July 2014) Email: [email protected] Clark Terry (21 February 2015) Joe Temperley (11 May, 2016) COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Roger Boyes, Ian Buster Cooper (13 May 2016) Bradley, George Duncan, Frank Griffith, Frank Harvey Membership of Duke Ellington Society UK costs £25 SOCIETY NOTICES per year. Members receive quarterly a copy of the Society’s journal Blue Light. DESUK London Social Meetings: Civil Service Club, 13-15 Great Scotland Yard, London nd Payment may be made by: SW1A 2HJ; off Whitehall, Trafalgar Square end. 2 Saturday of the month, 2pm. Cheque, payable to DESUK drawn on a Sterling bank Antony Pepper, contact details as above. account and sent to The Treasurer, 55 Home Farm Lane, Bury St. -
ELLINGTON '2000 - by Roger Boyes
TH THE INTERNATIONAL BULLETIN22 year of publication OEMSDUKE ELLINGTON MUSIC SOCIETY | FOUNDER: BENNY AASLAND HONORARY MEMBER: FATHER JOHN GARCIA GENSEL As a DEMS member you'll get access from time to time to / jj£*V:Y WL uni < jue Duke material. Please bear in mind that such _ 2000_ 2 material is to be \ handled with care and common sense.lt " AUQUSl ^^ jj# nust: under no circumstances be used for commercial JUriG w «• ; j y i j p u r p o s e s . As a DEMS member please help see to that this Editor : Sjef Hoefsmit ; simple rule is we \&! : T NSSESgf followed. Thus will be able to continue Assisted by: Roger Boyes ^ fueur special offers lil^ W * - DEMS is a non-profit organization, depending on ' J voluntary offered assistance in time and material. ALL FOR THE L O V E D U K E !* O F Sponsors are welcomed. Address: Voort 18b, Meerle. Belgium - Telephone and Fax: +32 3 315 75 83 - E-mail: [email protected] LOS ANGELES ELLINGTON '2000 - By Roger Boyes The eighteenth international conference of the Kenny struck something of a sombre note, observing that Duke Ellington Study Group took place in the we’re all getting older, and urging on us the need for active effort Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Boulevard, Los to attract the younger recruits who will come after us. Angeles, from Wednesday to Sunday, 24-28 May This report isn't the place for pondering the future of either 2000. The Duke Ellington Society of Southern conferences or the wider activities of the Ellington Study Groups California were our hosts, and congratulations are due around the world. -
John Cornelius Hodges “Johnny” “Rabbit”
1 The ALTOSAX and SOPRANOSAX of JOHN CORNELIUS HODGES “JOHNNY” “RABBIT” Solographers: Jan Evensmo & Ulf Renberg Last update: Aug. 1, 2014, June 5, 2021 2 Born: Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 25, 1906 Died: NYC. May 11, 1970 Introduction: When I joined the Oslo Jazz Circle back in 1950s, there were in fact only three altosaxophonists who really mattered: Benny Carter, Johnny Hodges and Charlie Parker (in alphabetical order). JH’s playing with Duke Ellington, as well as numerous swing recording sessions made an unforgettable impression on me and my friends. It is time to go through his works and organize a solography! Early history: Played drums and piano, then sax at the age of 14; through his sister, he got to know Sidney Bechet, who gave him lessons. He followed Bechet in Willie ‘The Lion’ Smith’s quartet at the Rhythm Club (ca. 1924), then played with Bechet at the Club Basha (1925). Continued to live in Boston during the mid -1920s, travelling to New York for week-end ‘gigs’. Played with Bobby Sawyer (ca. 1925) and Lloyd Scott (ca. 1926), then from late 1926 worked regularly with Chick webb at Paddock Club, Savoy Ballroom, etc. Briefly with Luckey Roberts’ orchestra, then joined Duke Ellington in May 1928. With Duke until March 1951 when formed own small band (ref. John Chilton). Message: No jazz topic has been studied by more people and more systematically than Duke Ellington. So much has been written, culminating with Luciano Massagli & Giovanni M. Volonte: “The New Desor – An updated edition of Duke Ellington’s Story on Records 1924 – 1974”. -
Understanding Music Past and Present
Understanding Music Past and Present N. Alan Clark, PhD Thomas Heflin, DMA Jeffrey Kluball, EdD Elizabeth Kramer, PhD Understanding Music Past and Present N. Alan Clark, PhD Thomas Heflin, DMA Jeffrey Kluball, EdD Elizabeth Kramer, PhD Dahlonega, GA Understanding Music: Past and Present is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribu- tion-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This license allows you to remix, tweak, and build upon this work, even commercially, as long as you credit this original source for the creation and license the new creation under identical terms. If you reuse this content elsewhere, in order to comply with the attribution requirements of the license please attribute the original source to the University System of Georgia. NOTE: The above copyright license which University System of Georgia uses for their original content does not extend to or include content which was accessed and incorpo- rated, and which is licensed under various other CC Licenses, such as ND licenses. Nor does it extend to or include any Special Permissions which were granted to us by the rightsholders for our use of their content. Image Disclaimer: All images and figures in this book are believed to be (after a rea- sonable investigation) either public domain or carry a compatible Creative Commons license. If you are the copyright owner of images in this book and you have not authorized the use of your work under these terms, please contact the University of North Georgia Press at [email protected] to have the content removed. ISBN: 978-1-940771-33-5 Produced by: University System of Georgia Published by: University of North Georgia Press Dahlonega, Georgia Cover Design and Layout Design: Corey Parson For more information, please visit http://ung.edu/university-press Or email [email protected] TABLE OF C ONTENTS MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS 1 N. -
Duke Ellington 4 Meet the Ellingtonians 9 Additional Resources 15
ellington 101 a beginner’s guide Vital Statistics • One of the greatest composers of the 20th century • Composed nearly 2,000 works, including three-minute instrumental pieces, popular songs, large-scale suites, sacred music, film scores, and a nearly finished opera • Developed an extraordinary group of musicians, many of whom stayed with him for over 50 years • Played more than 20,000 performances over the course of his career • Influenced generations of pianists with his distinctive style and beautiful sound • Embraced the range of American music like no one else • Extended the scope and sound of jazz • Spread the language of jazz around the world ellington 101 a beginner’s guide Table of Contents A Brief Biography of Duke Ellington 4 Meet the Ellingtonians 9 Additional Resources 15 Duke’s artistic development and sustained achievement were among the most spectacular in the history of music. His was a distinctly democratic vision of music in which musicians developed their unique styles by selflessly contributing to the whole band’s sound . Few other artists of the last 100 years have been more successful at capturing humanity’s triumphs and tribulations in their work than this composer, bandleader, and pianist. He codified the sound of America in the 20th century. Wynton Marsalis Artistic Director, Jazz at Lincoln Center Ellington, 1934 I wrote “Black and Tan Fantasy” in a taxi coming down through Central Park on my way to a recording studio. I wrote “Mood Indigo” in 15 minutes. I wrote “Solitude” in 20 minutes in Chicago, standing up against a glass enclosure, waiting for another band to finish recording. -
Frank Driggs Collection of Duke Ellington Photographic Reference Prints [Copy Prints]
Frank Driggs Collection of Duke Ellington Photographic Reference Prints [copy prints] NMAH.AC.0389 NMAH Staff 2018 Archives Center, National Museum of American History P.O. Box 37012 Suite 1100, MRC 601 Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 [email protected] http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives Table of Contents Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Arrangement..................................................................................................................... 2 Scope and Contents note................................................................................................ 2 Biographical/Historical note.............................................................................................. 2 Names and Subjects ...................................................................................................... 2 Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 3 Series 1: Band Members......................................................................................... 3 Series 2: Ellington at Piano...................................................................................... 5 Series 3: Candid Shots............................................................................................ 6 Series : Ellington -
History of Jazz Tenor Saxophone Black Artists
HISTORY OF JAZZ TENOR SAXOPHONE BLACK ARTISTS 1940 – 1944 SIMPLIFIED EDITION INTRODUCTION UPDATE SIMPLIFIED EDITION I have decided not to put on internet the ‘red’ Volume 3 in my Jazz Solography series on “The History of Jazz Tenor Saxophone – Black Artists 1940 – 1944”. Quite a lot of the main performers already have their own Jazz Archeology files. This volume will only have the remainders, and also auxiliary material like status reports, chronology, summing ups, statistics, etc. are removed, to appear later in another context. This will give better focus on the many good artists who nevertheless not belong to the most important ones. Jan Evensmo June 22, 2015 INTRODUCTION ORIGINAL EDITION What is there to say? That the period 1940 - 1944 is a most exciting one, presenting the tenorsax giants of the swing era in their prime, while at the same time introducing the young, talented modern innovators. That this is the last volume with no doubt about the contents, we know what is jazz and what is not. Later it will not be that easy! That the recording activities grow decade by decade, thus this volume is substantially thicker than the previous ones. Just wait until Vol. 4 appears ... That the existence of the numerous AFRS programs partly compensates for the unfortunate recording ban of 1943. That there must be a lot of material around not yet generally available and thus not listed in this book. Please help building up our jazz knowledge base, and share your treasures with the rest of us. That we should remember and be eternally grateful to the late Jerry Newman, whose recording activities at Minton's and Monroe's have given us valuable insight into the developments of modern jazz. -
Understanding Music Popular Music in the United States
Popular Music in the United States 8 N. Alan Clark and Thomas Heflin 8.1 OBJECTIVES • Basic knowledge of the history and origins of popular styles • Basic knowledge of representative artists in various popular styles • Ability to recognize representative music from various popular styles • Ability to identify the development of Ragtime, the Blues, Early Jazz, Bebop, Fusion, Rock, and other popular styles as a synthesis of both African and Western European musical practices • Ability to recognize important style traits of Early Jazz, the Blues, Big Band Jazz, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Fusion, Rock, and Country • Ability to identify important historical facts about Early Jazz, the Blues, Big Band Jazz, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Fusion, and Rock music • Ability to recognize important composers of Early Jazz, the Blues, Big Band Jazz, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Fusion, and Rock music 8.2 KEY TERMS • 45’s • Bob Dylan • A Tribe Called Quest • Broadway Musical • Alan Freed • Charles “Buddy” Bolden • Arthur Pryor • Chestnut Valley • Ballads • Children’s Song • BB King • Chuck Berry • Bebop • Contemporary Country • Big Band • Contemporary R&B • Bluegrass • Count Basie • Blues • Country Page | 255 UNDERSTANDING MUSIC POPULAR MUSIC IN THE UNITED STATES • Creole • Protest Song • Curtis Blow • Ragtime • Dance Music • Rap • Dixieland • Ray Charles • Duane Eddy • Rhythm and Blues • Duke Ellington • Richard Rodgers • Earth, Wind & Fire • Ricky Skaggs • Elvis Presley • Robert Johnson • Folk Music • Rock and Roll • Frank Sinatra • Sampling • Fusion • Scott Joplin • George Gershwin • Scratching • Hillbilly Music • Stan Kenton • Honky Tonk Music • Stan Kenton • Improvisation • Stephen Foster • Jelly Roll Morton • Storyville • Joan Baez • Swing • Leonard Bernstein • Syncopated • Louis Armstrong • The Beatles • LPs • Victor Herbert • Michael Bublé • Weather Report • Minstrel Show • Western Swing • Musical Theatre • William Billings • Operetta • WJW Radio • Original Dixieland Jazz Band • Work Songs • Oscar Hammerstein 8.3 INTRODUCTION Popular music is by definition music that is disseminated widely. -
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Дюк Елингтън ÐÐ »Ð±ÑƒÐ¼ ÑÐ ¿Ð¸ÑÑ ŠÐº (Ð ´Ð¸ÑÐ ºÐ¾Ð³Ñ€Ð°Ñ„иÑÑ ‚а & график) https://bg.listvote.com/lists/music/albums/duke-ellington-%26-john-coltrane- Duke Ellington & John Coltrane 2473088/songs Such Sweet Thunder https://bg.listvote.com/lists/music/albums/such-sweet-thunder-833545/songs Black, Brown and Beige https://bg.listvote.com/lists/music/albums/black%2C-brown-and-beige-3640656/songs https://bg.listvote.com/lists/music/albums/duke-ellington-meets-coleman-hawkins- Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins 3716164/songs Dance to the Duke! https://bg.listvote.com/lists/music/albums/dance-to-the-duke%21-5215314/songs https://bg.listvote.com/lists/music/albums/first-time%21-the-count-meets-the-duke- First Time! The Count Meets the Duke 5453893/songs Ellington '55 https://bg.listvote.com/lists/music/albums/ellington-%2755-5365430/songs Liberian Suite https://bg.listvote.com/lists/music/albums/liberian-suite-6541181/songs Masterpieces by Ellington https://bg.listvote.com/lists/music/albums/masterpieces-by-ellington-6785409/songs Ellington '66 https://bg.listvote.com/lists/music/albums/ellington-%2766-5365407/songs It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That https://bg.listvote.com/lists/music/albums/it-don%27t-mean-a-thing-if-it-ain%27t-got- Swing that-swing-6091720/songs Blues in Orbit https://bg.listvote.com/lists/music/albums/blues-in-orbit-886050/songs Duke Ellington Presents... https://bg.listvote.com/lists/music/albums/duke-ellington-presents...-5312769/songs The Duke Plays Ellington https://bg.listvote.com/lists/music/albums/the-duke-plays-ellington-7731175/songs Swinging Suites by Edward E.