I need some good Jazz songs.

[Sophia]

Hello,everyone,I'm new!!*waves*

Just to tell you a little about myself,I'm Sophia and I was born in Pakistan,but now live in the USA.

Music is one of my life-long passions,and I listen to it 24/7.I listen mostly to Urdu and Hindi music(Pakistan and India) and I also love English songs.

I've recently taken an interest in Jazz music,after being introduced to it by a good friend,who's a die-hard fan.

Now I've found this forum,and I hope I'll enjoy it!

I've decided to do a research project on Jazz,during the Roaring Twenties.

I would apperciate it tons if you could please help me out on some good Jazz music that I can buy,from that period,and please feel free to add any basic fun facts about Jazz!

I also have to engage my classmates into Jazz,and I have to make them participate in an activity about Jazz.I'm somewhat lost on ideas,but if you know any good ideas that I may use,then please tell me.

I don't want you to feel that you have to help,and I won't be hurt if you can't

Thanks so much for you time!

~Sophia

[couw]

you may want to check this site: http://www.redhotjazz.com

tons of info and samples of early jazz, much of it from the era of your interest.

[jazzbo]

Welcome!

I think if you want to learn about jazz in the twenties there is a wealth of information out there on the internet.

Some key figures to seek out and study to would be King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Bix Beiderbecke, Frank Trumbauer, Eddie Lang, Paul Whiteman, Red Nichols, Adrian Rolini, Fletcher Henderson, James P. Johnson, Jelly Roll Morton. There are many other important figures as well. Enjoy the search!

[Bright Moments]

welcome to the board!

B-)

[WD45]

Welcome!

And vice versa, some of us would like to know more about your interest in Hindi and Urdu musics! [Resources, recordings, etc.]

[jazzbo]

I can recommend exploring recordings on the Jazz Oracle label, the Timeless label and the Retrieval label of twenties recordings; you'll get good notes and great sound.

Jazz Oracle

http://www.timelessjazz.com/shop/default.p...0b944fae80f74b9

There are also good recordings available on Columbia, RCA Bluebird, Decca GRP, The Old Masters, Swingtime and many other labels.

Edited April 12, 2005 by jazzbo

[7/4]

Welcome!

And vice versa, some of us would like to know more about your interest in Hindi and Urdu musics! [Resources, recordings, etc.]

Me too!

I'm always interested in Indian music. Here's a thread I started recently: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...=18551&hl=tabla

[PHILLYQ]

Welcome!

And vice versa, some of us would like to know more about your interest in Hindi and Urdu musics!  [Resources, recordings, etc.]

Me too!

I'm always interested in Indian music. Here's a thread I started recently: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...=18551&hl=tabla

Me three! Welcome to the board

Hang around here and you'll forget more than many people ever knew about music. Tell us what you like, too, in Hindi & Urdu music.

If I'm not mistaken, EKE BBB knows a lot of music from the '20s- you might want to PM him.

[wolff]

Sounds like a good project. Keep it simple. Being 14 you have a lot of time to learn about jazz. I'd probably listen to all the Louis Armstrong I could from the twenties. Have you watched the Ken Burn's DVD "Jazz"? You could get some ideas from it.

Edited April 13, 2005 by wolff

[wolff]

You may want to visit with Jazz Kat. He's 16, lives in New York and needs a date.

[chris olivarez]

I can't really add anything to the already good ideas already advanced by some board members.Welcome to the board and good luck in your search.

[Sophia]

Thanks so much for your help!Sorry I haven't posted recently,I was busy.

I would love to give you more information on Hindi music.I'm kind of busy right now,so I'll do it tomorrow,I promise!

Just to let you know that my fav Hindi songs are Mein Nikala Gadi Leke and Maahi Ve(off the top of my head).If you can download or find it on the internet(I'll find a link too,I know there's one somewhere),they're really fun to listen to.The songs have been #1 like forever,in India,Afganistan,and Pakistan.Even if you can't understand a word,you'll still love it.It's very exciting,and the instruments make you get up and dance.

It's okay if you don't like it though.Everyone has their own musical tastes and interests.

I just have one more question.Did Louis Armstrong ever do scat singing?

If so,could you please post one or two works of his,of scat singing?

Thanks,guys.

Okay,I'll talk to you later.

*gives virtual hug to everyone*

Edited April 17, 2005 by Sophia

[marcello]

Heebie Jeebies

Transcribed from vocals by Louis Armstrong, recorded 2/26/26,

From Louis Armstrong, Hot Fives & Hot Sevens, the 25 Greatest; Living Era AJA 5171.

Say, I've got the heebies,

I mean the jeebies,

Talking about

The dance, the heebie jeebies,

Do, because they're boys,

Because it pleases me to be joy!

Say, don't you know it?

You don't know how, don't be blue,

Someone will teach you;

Come on, and do that dance,

They call the heebie jeebies dance,

Yes, ma'am,

Papa's got the heebie jeebies dance!

Skatting...

Say, come on, now, and do that dance,

They call the heebie jeebies dance,

Sweet mama!

Papa's got to do the heebie jeebies dance!

Spoken:

Wooh! Got the heebie jeebies!

Whatcha doin' with the heebies?

I just have to have the heebies!

[marcello]

A rhythmic genius. The pioneer of scat singing. The herald of the jazz solo. A master of swing. The man who could turn a popular song into high art. This was Louis Armstrong.

Master of Scat

"Ba-ba-da-ba heebie-jeebie deh. Ay! Jeep. Dah. Boop. Dee-bah, jip bah bah, bip bip be-doo-doo-doo. Doo, doo-doo-doo deh-deh-deh da-da, deh-da-da-da dee. Oo-be-doo-de-oo..."

-Louis Armstrong in "Heebie Jeebies" (transcribed from the Louis Armstrong-The Hot Five, Vol. 1 recording)

Hailed as having perfect pitch and flawless rhythm, Armstrong could manipulate his voice like he could blow his horn. In fact, it was often stated that Armstrong used his voice like a musical instrument and his trumpet like human voice.

Indeed, when Armstrong's Hot Five recorded "Heebie Jeebies" at Okeh Records in 1926, he sang in an improvisational way that no one had ever heard before. The story is told like this: In the middle of recording "Heebie Jeebies," Armstrong dropped his sheet music. Rather than stopping the song midway, Armstrong chose to continue singing, and he did so without using actual words. Instead, he combined sounds made up of consonants and vowels, something he often did during instrumental breaks. This song became known as the first recorded example of scat singing.

[Sophia]

Thanks for all the info you guys!Everyone has been very helpful,I'm grateful.

Here's a video clip of one of my fav Hindi songs,Maahi Ve,just if you're interested.

You'll also be able to see India's and Pakistan's traditional dresses,they're so gorgeous..

http://www.dharma-production.com/Fmovie/Pl...vfile=KHNH-Mahi ve.wmv

I'll talk to you guys later*gives virtual wave and hug to everyone*

Edited April 18, 2005 by Sophia

[Sophia]

I don't know why the video won't work.

Here's another link.Scroll down until you see a small picture of a girl with "VIEW PROMOS" on top of it.Click on it,and then with the new window,scroll down until you see "Mahi Ve"Then click.I highly recommend you to watch the other videos,just for fun!

http://www.dharma-production.com/FMovie/FM...9f-0fba8c2a4151

[GregN]

Hello,everyone,I'm new!!*waves*

Just to tell you a little about myself,I'm Sophia and I was born in Pakistan,but now live in the USA.

Music is one of my life-long passions,and I listen to it 24/7.I listen mostly to Urdu and Hindi music(Pakistan and India) and I also love English songs.

I've recently taken an interest in Jazz music,after being introduced to it by a good friend,who's a die-hard fan.

Now I've found this forum,and I hope I'll enjoy it!

I've decided to do a research project on Jazz,during the Roaring Twenties.

I would apperciate it tons if you could please help me out on some good Jazz music that I can buy,from that period,and please feel free to add any basic fun facts about Jazz!

I also have to engage my classmates into Jazz,and I have to make them participate in an activity about Jazz.I'm somewhat lost on ideas,but if you know any good ideas that I may use,then please tell me.

I don't want you to feel that you have to help,and I won't be hurt if you can't

Thanks so much for you time!

~Sophia

If you wish to engage your classmates in Jazz, you really ought to buy the Organissimo CD and play it for them. They will go nuts!!! You'll think the Fab Four... oh wait... uh, Brittany...or Jessica... or somebody really, really, awesome just entered their world.

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[Sophia]

What do you guys think of this idea?

African drummers created polyrhythms and cross rhythms that gave the music its driving force. To demonstrate this, we're going to establish a bet, then divide the class in half and have one half clap twice to one beat and the other half, three times to one beat. This is a very 'tame' polyrhythm. Two against three. It is the presence of very complicated polyrhythms that gives African music its sometimes seemingly unorganized sound.

Do you guys also know a song by Louis Armstrong that was very important during the 1920s?

[gslade]

Do you guys also know a song by Louis Armstrong that was very important during the 1920s?

West End Blues 1928

Potatoe Head Blues 1927

just off the top of my head

two very influencial tunes by Louis

[Sophia]

Thank you!!

[Jazz Kat]

"Ba ba doo ba ba doo ba zat, oh yeah!!!!!!!" Louis Armstrong.