Also "playing in two." A form of rhythm organization in which the first and third beats of the bar are emphasized (particularly by the bass), often leaving the second and fourth beats silent, with a resulting "boom-chick" feel. Two-beat was especially common in early jazz, but can be found in all eras.
From Africa came the first musical instrument, a drum. A hollow trunk of a tree or a taut of animal hide supplied the rhythm or beat. To the basic rhythm was added the human voice. Next, the first wind instrument, the shepherd's flute. The basic beat of the tom-tom, the same thematic strain of the chant that was carried across oceans and contained in early Spanish music after the invention of the guitar. It spread to countries which share the Spanish language. Cuba, Western Indies, and South America where the rhythm or beat assumeda new form of expression. The ever-winding cycle finally reached the shores of the southern United States where the beat was momentarily lost, but the melody was woven into the pure Negro spiritual. And the beat returned.
この前の場面で、黒板に「Origins of Jazz」のチャートが出ているので、エクセルで再現してみた。
Danny Kaye as Professor Hobart Frisbee
Virginia Mayo as Honey Swanson
Benny Goodman as Professor Magenbruch
Tommy Dorsey as Himself
Louis Armstrong as Himself
Charlie Barnet as Himself
Lionel Hampton as Himself
Mel Powell as Himself
Buck and Bubbles
Buck Washington as Buck
John William Sublett as Bubbles
The Page Cavanaugh Trio as Themselves
The Golden Gate Quartet as Themselves
Russo and the Samba Kings as Themselves
Swing関連でダラダラとYouTube検索して偶然見つけたのが、今回のタイトル映画「A Song is Born(Danny Kaye主演、1948年)」の1シーン、浜崎あゆみの歌に同名の曲があるらしいけどそれは知らない。
今や伝説のプレイヤー達が出演(一部は代役らしい)してるけど、それよりDanny Kaye扮する教授が朗読するのが、"The History of Jazz"というんで聞き取ってみたら、意外や意外な話だったんだな(YouTubeの再生速度を落としても聞き取れないところとか、わからないところがあったけどね)。
The History of Jazz From Africa came the first musical instrument, a drum. A hollow trunk of a tree or ?(tore of) animal hide supplied the rhythm of beat. To the basic rhythm was added the human voice. (Next) the first wind instrument, the shepherd's flute. The basic beat of the tom tom, the same (semantic) strain of the chant that was carried across oceans (which) contained an early Spanish music after the invention of the guitar. Spread the country was the shared Spanish language, Cuba, Western India, and South America were the rhythm of beat (the) soon the new form of expression. There's the winding cycle finally reached the shores of the southern United States where the beat was momentarily lost. But the melody was woven at the pure negro spirit. And the beat returned.
映画"A Song is Born"は恋愛ミュージカルだし、1948年の映画だからこのジャズ史もどうなんだと思ってしまうんだけど、ジャズは、アフリカのリズムにスペインのギターから中南米を介して合衆国南部の海岸にたどり着いて、それから黒人が・・・、なんてのは聞いたことないですよね?僕が知らんだけかな。
色々と検索している中で、フィッツジェラルドの「ジャズ・エイジのこだま/Echos of The Jazz Age, 1931(「崩壊」-フィッツジェラルド作品集3に収録)」と「ジャズ・エイジの物語-フィッツジェラルド作品集1」というのがあったんで、おぉ、フィッツジェラルドか、っていうことでAmazonで古本を注文したのが昨日と今日に分かれて届いた。
アルバム・タイトル"Chromatic Banana"に関連して英会話学校に行ってた頃に習った"Close, but no bananas."というフレーズのこともこの記事に書いてて、Jazz Ageに似たようなタイトルで流行った歌があったんだとうれしくなって検索して出てきたのが、下の歌、"Yes, We Have No Bananas"だ。
Sneak preview of that new Diana Krall Album cover "Glad Rag Doll" out Oct 2nd. I think I am going to have to pre order this one. I wonder if there is any music inside?
I'm ill at ease that an artist of such caliber resort to the whims of record executives marketing schemes to sell more units. Would Peggy Lee or Ella surrender to such an image?
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