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[1] [2] Written in A-flat, it is based on the chord changes of the jazz standard "(Back Home Again in) Indiana". [1] Beginning with an unusual half-bar rest, "Donna Lee" is a very complex, fast-moving chart with a compositional style based on four-note groups over each change.
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers – Caravan, New York, October 23, 1962 [1] Wes Montgomery – Movin' Wes, New York, November 16, 1964 [1] Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar Peterson – Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie, London, November 28–29, 1974 [1] Les Paul & Chet Atkins – Chester and Lester, May 6–7, 1975
The Jazz Singer is a 1980 American musical drama film directed by Richard Fleischer and produced by Jerry Leider. The film stars Neil Diamond (in his acting debut), Laurence Olivier and Lucie Arnaz , and tells the story of a young singer who is torn between tradition and pursuing his dreams as a pop singer.
Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. According to the Great American Songbook Foundation: . The "Great American Songbook" is the canon of the most important and influential American popular songs and jazz standards from the early 20th century that have stood the test of time in their life and legacy.
Arbors, Blue Note / EMI. David Lee Frishberg (March 23, 1933 – November 17, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, and lyricist. His songs have been performed by Blossom Dearie, Rosemary Clooney, Shirley Horn, [1] Anita O'Day, Michael Feinstein, Irene Kral, Diana Krall, Rebecca Kilgore, Stacey Kent, Bette Midler, John ...
In New York's jazz club, Birdland, American jazz pianist and vocalist, Barbara Carroll, performed Berlin's composition on the 17th January 2015, adhering to the swing tones of the original song. [50] Jeff Goldblum debuted his rendition of Berlin's "Let’s Face the Music and Dance," featuring Sharon Van Etten, in 2019 on his Glastonbury set. [51]
Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section. Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section is a 1957 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper with pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones, who were the acclaimed rhythm section for Miles Davis at that time. [1] The album is considered a milestone in Pepper's career. [2][3]
This is an A–Z list of jazz tunes which have been covered by multiple jazz artists. It includes the more popular jazz standards, lesser-known or minor standards, and many other songs and compositions which may have entered a jazz musician's or jazz singer's repertoire or be featured in the Real Books, but may not be performed as regularly or as widely as many of the popular standards.