Friday, December 30, 2011
Friday's class
Today we explored ragtime and blues, listening to and discussing Maple Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton, and Rev. Gary Davis versions), Dallas Rag, La Gallina (Louis Moreau Gottschalk) versus Scott Joplin's Peacherine Rag, St. Louis Rag (Tom Turpin), Mississippi Rag (Wm. Krell), Hellhound on My Trail (Rbt. Johnson), Dippermouth Blues (Joe "King" Oliver), and Dead Man Blues (Jelly Roll Morton). We also viewed and discussed part 2 of KTWU's Kansas City Jazz. An interesting side note, Brian said that he has recorded with Myra Taylor--tres cool, eh?
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If anyone is interested, here is an article about Myra Taylor. It mentions her "favorite organizations" Kansas City Youth Jazz, which is the group I participated in when I was in high school. http://www.kansascity.com/2011/11/13/3261083/the-twilight-of-myra-taylor.html
ReplyDeleteAlso, this is the song that we recorded, it's within the article itself. Unfortunately this isn't the version we recorded. I'm not sure where I can find it, but this is the song we recorded, "Spider and the Fly". http://www.pitch.com/kansascity/now-in-her-90s-kansas-city-jazz-singer-myra-taylor-has-had-a-life-of-ups-and-downs-in-the-music-industry/Content?oid=2188912
ReplyDeleteThanks very much, Brian. Great to hear her sing this tune that she wrote.
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