NOVEMBER 19, 1940
Tuesday |
THE MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM |
Martin Block Show, WNEW Radio, NYC |
|
32 BARS (AABA) |
Key of |
|
D♭ |
Quarter Note = |
|
212 |
Time: |
|
4:51 |
[ Goodman: George, sit
down {cough} ] |
|
12-Bar Intro + 7 ˝ CHORUSES: |
|
• |
4 bars CC |
(Intro riffs) |
|
• |
4 bars CC, clt |
(Intro riffs) |
|
• |
4 bars CC, clt, ts |
(Intro riffs) |
|
|
1 chor clarinet |
(Melody) |
(over ts & tpt obbl) |
|
|
1 chor trumpet |
(over ts riffs except on bridge) |
|
|
2 chor clarinet |
(over ts & tpt riffs except on bridge) |
|
|
8 bars clarinet |
(over ts & tpt riffs) |
|
• |
8 bars clarinet |
(over CC arpeggios) |
[bridge] |
|
• |
8 bars CC, clt, ts |
(riffs) |
[as on Intro] |
[ MC: And so, ladies and
gentlemen, we conclude the first appearance |
at any radio studio of Benny Goodman and his new septet. ] |
|
Benny Goodman and his Sextet |
|
Composed by: |
Fats Waller
(lyrics by Andy Razaf) |
C&A:
Charlie Christians solo on the studio-recorded Honeysuckle Rose
from a year before began with a very fluid phrase. His solo on this broadcast begins
much differently with staccato notes and phrases. He seems to be up
for this radio studio performance, apparently delighted with the presence of Cootie
and Basie in the new sextet.
The line at mm 9-11 is much the same as
the one he played at mm 22-24 at the Christmas Eve concert the year before – this time
he turns it rhythmically upside down.
Unlike the unusual bridge on the studio version, here Charles addresses the bridge in
his customary manner. At bar 18 and mm 22-23, CC treats us to some beautifully timed
slides. The phrase at bar 21 is the same as the one on the previous measure but
dressed up in a different way. The piano accompaniment is notably
refreshing here on the bridge.
As at the studio, theres the pedal root with alternating octaves
and Maj7s after the bridge-from measures 24 through 27. The
solo ends with a nice blues line on the final bar. Lovely work of art. |
|
[ LP ] |
Festival |
ALB 377 |
(side D, track 2) |
|
|
Jazz Anthology |
JA 5181 |
(side B, track 2) |
|
|
Jazz Archives |
JA-23 |
(side B, track 2) |
|
[ CD ] |
Archives of Jazz |
380123 2 |
(track 10) |
|
|
Archives of Jazz |
389123 2 |
(track 10) |
|
|
Definitive |
DRCD11177 |
(disc 3, track 10) |
|
|
Definitive |
DRCD11386 |
(track 11) |
|
|
Galaxy |
389944 2 |
(track 10) |
|
|
Jazz Classics |
JZCL-5005 |
(disc 1, track 19) |
|
|
JSP |
JSP909 |
(disc 3, track 10) |
|
|
Masters of Jazz |
MJCD 67 |
(track 11) |
|
|
Music Memoria |
87998 2 |
(disc 2, track 8) |
|
|
Norma |
NOCD5657 |
(track 16) |
|
|
Phoenix |
131606 |
(track 11) |
|
|
Proper |
PROPERBOX 98 |
(disc 4, track 2) |
|
|
Stardust |
CLP 1150-2 |
(track 10) |
|
|
Vintage Jazz Classics |
VJC-1021-2 |
(track 19) |
[ Home ] [ Up ]
|