B. Goren. Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Aren't there a slew of Randy Weston titles related to Morocco? You mean "Marrakech in the Cool of the Evening". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Goren. Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 From Jazz Impressions of Japan (Dave Brubeck): Tokyo Traffic, Fujiyama, Osaka Blues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinging Swede Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Also, what are some of the earliest examples?? Original Dixieland Jazz Band had a couple of early ones,Soudan and Palesteena, both from 1920. I can't say for sure that they are the earliest examples, since by that time many jazz or jazz-influenced bands had recorded, and exotic references in tune titles were not uncommon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Goren. Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Telavivision is a tune written by Joanne Brackeen inspired by her visit to Tel-Aviv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinging Swede Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 And of course the early Fletcher Henderson classic Shanghai Shuffle from 1924, which has a cornet solo by Louis Armstrong. In 1936 Henry "Red" Allen recorded Algiers Stomp. On guitar was Lawrence Lucie who just turned 100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 India (John Coltrane) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Goren. Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Israel - Nat Adderley MG I think the composer of "Israel" is Johnny Carisi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montg Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Stuff Smith "Twilight in Turkey" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Lightning Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Jenin - Gilad Atzmon Al-Quds - Gilad Atzmon both from "Exile" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Israel - Nat Adderley MG I think the composer of "Israel" is Johnny Carisi. So it is - only got that CD a week or so ago and Nat writes so many of his own tunes, I jumped to that conclusion. I slouch corrected. Thanks Bengtsy. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Israel - Nat Adderley MG I think the composer of "Israel" is Johnny Carisi. So it is - only got that CD a week or so ago and Nat writes so many of his own tunes, I jumped to that conclusion. I slouch corrected. Thanks Bengtsy. MG FWIW, Carisi did a great arrangement of the tune that was recorded by the Mullian CJB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Blue Rondo a la Turk- Dave Brubeck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Singapore Sorrows. Ben Pollack orch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Ad Lib on Nippon---Far East Suite, Ellington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Also, what are some of the earliest examples?? Original Dixieland Jazz Band had a couple of early ones,Soudan and Palesteena, both from 1920. Gil Melle had a Bartok-inspired number called Soudan on his Gil's Guests Prestige album . As a result of his appearance with Dizzy Gillespie on his State Department-sponsored tour of the Middle East in 1956 , Frank Rehak wrote a couple of tunes based on their travels : Very Syrian Business , and Never Do An Abadanian In ( a reference to Abadan Iran , the site of the opening concert of the tour ) . Both these tracks appeared on Rehak's Dawn album , Jazzville Vol. 2 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Japanese sandman - written by someone called R Whiting and Egan, but famously recorded by Paul Whiteman & Benny Goodman The Holy Land - Cedar Walton MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Asia Minor by Tom Harrell, not to be confused with the album Asia Minor by Dizzy Reece. The "Asia Minor" Reece recorded is the tune written by Roger "King" Mozian in the 1940's - he was of Armenian descent and the tune was featured by the Machito Orchestra. Herbie Mann recorded that tune in a medley with one of his own titled "Baghdad", in 1960. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Cold Turkey - Ray Bryant Cold Turkey - James Booker (a different one) Don't these use the term in the sense of ridding oneself of a drug addiction the hard way, not the country? John Lennon wrote a piece with that title, and the lyrics didn't leave any room for speculation ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 "Hymn of the Orient" (Gigi Gryce) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold_Z Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Hindustan - Played by a lot of Dixieland bands The Road to Morocco - Bing and Bob Oriental Strut - Pop's Hot 5 The Road To Mandalay - Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold_Z Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Almost forgot - Little Egypt - the Leiber-Stoller tune done by The Coasters. Also - Egyptian Ella - Ted Lewis with Fats Waller, Muggsy Spanier, Benny Goodman and George Brunis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Alice ColtraneBlue NileStopover Bombay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Cold Turkey - Ray Bryant Cold Turkey - James Booker (a different one) Don't these use the term in the sense of ridding oneself of a drug addiction the hard way, not the country? John Lennon wrote a piece with that title, and the lyrics didn't leave any room for speculation ... Yes - it's like picking songs with a person's name in the title - like "Albatros". MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Almost forgot - Little Egypt - the Leiber-Stoller tune done by The Coasters. Road to Morocco is just about OK since Bing was slightly a bit jazzy - but we ARE looking for tunes at least done by jazz bands (What about "Ahab the Arab"?) Little Niles - Randy Weston MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Oh - On a slow boat to China - recorded by Benny Goodman MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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