MUSC 171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Duke Ellington, Ball Culture, Alan Freed
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Duke ellington, recorded conga brava in 1940, performed for white audiences in harlem clubs didn"t do well commercially, but had a following in upscale harlem clubs. B, 8 measures (clarinet solo also with a brass backing) A, 20 measures, 16 (trombone solo) and 4 (short clarinet bridge) A, 20 measures, 16 (trombone solo with a brass backing) and 4 (clarinet bridge) A, 20 measures, 16 (sax, and muted trumpets), and 4. D, 22 measures, all instrumentations going at once. Sections are carefully crafted and designed, improv reduced. Not just 12 bar blues structure, sometimes 16. Written music mostly with some organized solos. Jump bands are a smaller version of big bands, the period between big bands and rhythm and blues, smaller brass section, sax, trumpet, piano, drums, and bass guitar, last 3 with heavier emphasis (increase in rhythm section) Independent radio stations, local djs, regional accents: resistance to playing african american music, cleveland"s alan freed, more variety on local stations.
