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Trio Cycles

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Composer Confidential: My Don Music Moment

 

I feel like Don Music from Sesame Street. full post>

Composer Confidential: Concepts for trio music

 

I am really looking forward to leading gigs at Blue Whale April 22 and May 13. full post>

Funky on the One, Part 5

 

What is the Organic Drum Machine? full post>

Funky on the One, Part 4

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Throwing Darts

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Funky on the One, Part 3

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The Dartboard

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Happy Birthday Shostakovich

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Dmitri Shostakovich dressed as a fireman, 1941. Images such as these were intended to inspire the Russian people during WWII.

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Funky on the One, Part 2

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Speeding Up, Slowing Down

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Effective Rhythmic Cliches: A Case Study

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During my August vacation I listened to Michael Jackson’s Off The Wall quite a bit. It’s really good.

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Irving Berlin and Ahmad Jamal: Cheek to Cheek?


Irving Berlin’s “Cheek to Cheek” as performed in Top Hat sung by Fred Astaire with dance by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Music performed by Johnny Green and his orchestra, arranged by Max Steiner (?).

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“Cheek to Cheek” as performed by Ahmad Jamal, piano, Israel Crosby, bass, and Vernel Fournier, drums. Recorded at the Spotlite Club Washington DC September 1958. Originally released as Argo LP636, available for download at Amazon (99¢, what a deal!) as part of Ahmad’s Blues.

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An example of symbiosis and transmogrification between popular song and jazz

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