VPMB94H3 Lecture : VPMB94 Movie Episode 7
24 Feb 2012
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Boss of minton (nightclub) provided free food & drink for musicians. Resolve harmonic progression despite busy fast playing melody. Audience was not ready for the topic yet. Jazz music was affected due to black out, night club could not open. Was 31 back then, too old to conscript to army. Recorded take the a train with pianist billy strayhorn. Black people they should be allowed to join the defence department in the war. Black soldiers were treated badly and beaten up by white. White policemen picked on gillespie & parker due to their nice clothes & assertiveness. Harlem became dangerous, gangs would beat black people. Sung in a style that conveyed solitude after her mom"s death. Notes were assigned to different musicians based on personality to create a certain tone quality. Composed extended composition black, brown, beige that was 44 minutes long.
