Intimacy of the Blues
12/15/11 – The Hale School Jazz Orchestra visits Foxborough High School. From Wikipedia: The Intimacy of the Blues is a studio album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1967 and 1970, and released on theFantasy label in 1986. Track listing All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated “The Intimacy of the Blues” (Billy Strayhorn)… Read more »
Black & Tan Fantasy
12/15/11 – The Hale School Jazz Orchestra visits Foxborough High School. From Wikipedia: Black And Tan Fantasy is a 1927 jazz composition by Duke Ellington and Bubber Miley. The song was recorded several times in 1927 for the Okeh, RCA Victor and Brunswick record labels. The song was also featured in the 1929 short film Black and Tan. The Victor… Read more »
Smack Dab in the Middle
12/15/11 – The Hale School Jazz Orchestra visits Foxborough High School.
Bli Blip
12/15/11 – The Hale School Jazz Orchestra visits Foxborough High School.
OOP BOP SH’ BAM
12/15/11 – The Hale School Jazz Orchestra visits Foxborough High School. From Wikipedia: While working in the bands of Edgar Hayes and Roy Eldridge, Clarke began experimenting with moving the time-keeping role from the combination of snare drum or hi-hat and bass drum to embellished quarter notes on the ride cymbal, the familiar “ding-ding-da-ding” pattern,… Read more »
Hanky Panky
12/15/11 – The Hale School Jazz Orchestra visits Foxborough High School.
Sunset and the Mocking Bird
12/15/11 – The Hale School Jazz Orchestra visits Foxborough High School. From Wikipedia: The Ellington Suites is a studio album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington which collects three suites recorded in 1959, 1971 & 1972 released on the Pablo label in 1976.[1]. The album won a Grammy Awardfor Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band in 1976.[2] Ellington wrote… Read more »
Meetin’ Time
12/15/11 – Hale School Jazz Orchestra performs with Foxborough High School Jazz Ensemble. Kansas City Suite
Moanin’ (Mingus)
12/15/11 – Hale School Jazz Orchestra performs with Foxborough High School Jazz Ensemble