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Tag: Charles Mingus

Solo Transcription: Lou Donaldson’s “Minor Bash”

A close look at a Lou Donaldson solo transcription and how it relates to moments in jazz history

Published September 27, 2020
Categorized as American Music History, Transcription Tagged Blues, Carmen, Charles Mingus, Charleston, Fables of Faubus, Georges Bizet, James P. Johnson, Jazz, Jon Batiste, Joshua Berrett, Lou Donaldson, Louis Armstrong, Paul Whiteman, Ricky Riccardi, Soloist, Summer Reading, Transcription, West End Blues

Jitterbug Waltz

The history behind Fats Waller’s “Jitterbug Watlz” and some of the finest renditions of the tune

Published September 21, 2019
Categorized as American Music History Tagged Abbey Lincoln, Art Tatum, Charles Mingus, Chick Corea, Dinah Washington, Dizzy Gillespie, Eric Dolphy, Erroll Garner, Fats Waller, Frank Foster, Great American Songbook, Hank Jones, Herbie Hancock, Jazz, Jitterbug Waltz, John Coltrane, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Vince Guaraldi, Zoot Sims

Summer Reading List 2019

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My great summer reads – Mary Lou Williams, Billie Holiday, Angela Davis, and more

Published August 30, 2019
Categorized as American Music History, Uncategorized Tagged Angela Davis, Art Taylor, Billie Holiday, Books, Charles Mingus, Gunther Schuller, Madame Jazz, Mary Lou Williams, Music, Music History
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