Tin Tin Deo Jazz Bar ( Proyecto): agosto 2015

Audición en Tin Tin Deo
Jazz Bar.
Abril 18 de 1984
Ciclo: El Jazz y sus alrededores.

ANTOLOGÍA DEL JAZZ:

Hablar del jazz hoy resulta sin duda difícil, ya que se refiere a expresiones musicales sumamente dispares. En lo fundamental sigue siendo música improvisada. El jazz no ha dejado de transformarse desde sus comienzos y por ello deviene música cada vez más compleja y elaborada como lo muestran los trabajos recientes de Keith Jarrett o Chick Corea. La presente audición intenta presentar Piezas e interpretes destacados de las diferentes épocas cuidando al mismo tiempo el aspecto cronológico.

Las primeras cinco piezas seleccionadas pertenecen a la época primigenia (denominada por los críticos de "New Orleans" ). Cada pieza es un clásico de la época. Sobresalen en particular King Porter Stomp" y "Potato head blues". Tambien los músicos son los más importantes de su tiempo e insustituibles en la historia del jazz.

1. Jelly Roll Morton - King Porter Stomp: Escrita en 1905.

Morton recorded King Poter Stomp commercially on four occasions, Three times as a piano and on the other occasion with King Oliver as a cornet and piano duet. In addition, he recorded it twice for the library of congress, and made a private recording of it in Baltimore in 1938, all three as piano solos. His last known recording was a radio transcription of King Porter Stomp on 14th July 1940 (piano solo with drums) when he appeared on an NBC program with Henry Levine. There is also a piano roll datind from 1924"

www.doctorjazz.co.uk/portearly.html#porter

2. Louis Armstrong - Potato Head Blues. 1927.

Armstrong and his Hot Seven was a jazz studio group organized to make a series of recordings for Okeh Records in Chicago, Illinois, in May 1927.

Some of the personnel also recorded with Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five, including Johnny Dodds (clarinet), Lil Armstrong (piano), and Johnny St. Cyr (banjo and guitar). These musicians were augmented by Johnny Dodds's brother, Baby Dodds (drums), Pete Briggs (tuba), and John Thomas (trombone, replacing Armstrong's usual trombonist Kid Ory, then touring with King Oliver). Briggs and Thomas were at the time working with Armstrong's performing group, the Sunset Stompers.

In five sessions between May 7 and May 14, 1927, the group recorded at least 12 sides, including "Willie the Weeper," "Wild Man Blues", "Twelfth Street Rag" and "Potato Head Blues" (celebrated for Louis Armstrong's stop-time solo and triumphant ride-out final chorus).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Armstrong_and_His_Hot_Seven

3. East St Louis toodle - Oo - Duke Ellington 1927.