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Jan 21, 2024
Tadd Dameron and “Cream Oil Charlie”
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I’ve been checking some of Tadd Dameron’s compositions. The definitive biography Dameronia lists “Cream Oil Charlie” as one of them, compos...
Dec 31, 2023
Tunes published in 1928 will be entering public domain in 2024
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As of January 1, 2024, U.S. copyright will expire for works published in 1928, including the following songs: Back in Your Own Backyard (J...
Dec 29, 2023
A Complete History of Rico Reeds - dissertation by Neal Postma
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Every now and then I run across some really interesting information on the "Sax on the Web” forum. A recent thread led me to to a diss...
Oct 30, 2023
Song from the Old Country - Don Pullen, Béla Kéler, and Brahms
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Here's the latest installment of tune-detective-I-can't-resist-this-stuff. One of the members of my jazz combo class suggested that ...
Sep 4, 2023
Bonanza, My Favorite Martian, Rossini, and Prokofiev
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Here's a twofer installment of "Tune Detective!" My sister Laura was visiting this weekend, and at one point the conversation ...
Jun 21, 2023
Billie's Bounce - What are the right notes?
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Comparing versions of “Billie’s Bounce” Charlie Parker’s blues “Billie’s Bounce” is a staple in the jazz repertoire. Most jazz musicians kno...
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