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The Emerald City Jazz Kings in Swingin' the Blues Sun, Oct 21, 7:30 - 10:00 pm Jacoby Auditorium, Umpqua CC |
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Just as "jazz" became a word familiar to the American public at large by 1920 because of the recordings of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, so did the "blues" make inroads in the early 20s through the popularity of songs by W. C. Handy and blues singers such as the Smith "Sisters" -- Bessie, Clara and Mamie -- particularly Mamie's recording of "Crazy Blues" in 1920. Quickly the word "blues" began appearing in the titles of American popular songs, but many of the writers had little understanding of the music and often made no attempt to use blues chord progressions, and the songs were often far removed in feeling from the blues. Similarly, the blues chord structure became the basis for many jazz and swing numbers with little resemblance to the early blues in feeling. (E.g., "Limehouse Blues" is not a blues , "String of Pearls" it based on a blues chord progression.) We will examine some of these numbers to see just how broadly this word was used during the jazz and swing eras!
| Event Personnel | | | | | Vocalists | | | | Musicians | | Frank Kenney, reedsSteve Owen, reedsTodd DelGiudice, reedsKevin Hoferer, reedsDave Bender, trumpetTim Clarke, trumpetErnie Carbajal, trumpetGlenn Griffith, tromboneGlenn Bonney, tromboneVicki Brabham, pianoMark Forrest, guitar, banjoNathan Waddell, bassAlan Tarpinian, drums |
| The Half Of It, Dearie, Blues (1924) Lady, Be Good |
|  | Am I Blue? (1929) Cotton Club Parade, 22nd Edition |
SET II. SWINGIN' THE BLUES |
| Tin Roof Blues (1923) Music by Paul Mares |
| Black Coffee (1948) Words & music by Paul Francis Webster, Sonny Burke |
| Featured composers, lyricists, creators | | | Harry Akst, 1894-1963Harold Arlen, 1905-1986Louis Armstrong, 1901-1971Philip Braham, - Sonny Burke, - Grant Clarke, 1891-1931 Mercer Ellington, 1919-1996 Douglas Furber, 1885-1961 George Gershwin, 1898-1937Ira Gershwin, 1896-1983Paul Mares, 1900-1949 Johnny Mercer, 1909-1976Ted Persons, - Paul Francis Webster, 1907-1984 Spencer Williams, 1889-1965 |
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No ticketing information available.  | Jacoby Auditorium Umpqua CC 1140 Umpqua Coll. Rd Roseburg, OR
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