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Tag: Dizzy Gillespie

3 Compelling Stories from They All Played Ragtime

The seldom-discussed stories of three ragtime pioneers

Published November 13, 2020
Categorized as Ragtime Project Tagged Axel Christensen, Bebop, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Eubie Blake, James P. Johnson, John Stark, Joseph Lamb, Ragtime, Ragtime Project, Rudi Blesh, Scott Joplin, They All Played Ragtime, Tin Pan Alley, Tom Turpin

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

I Know That You Know

A deep dive into one of my favorite tunes from the Great American Songbook

Published August 19, 2019
Categorized as American Music History Tagged Art Tatum, Dizzy Gillespie, Great American Songbook, I Know That You Know, Jazz, Jimmie Noone, Music, Music History, Nat King Cole, Sonny Stitt
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