I. Introduction
A. Announcements
B. Content of Today’s Class
II. Definitions of Technical Terms
A. Introduction
B. Definitions
1. Trading Fours and Eights
2. Stop-Timing
3. Double-Timing
4. Half-Timing
III. The Swing Era
A. Social Context
1. The Depression
2. "Hot" and "Sweet" Styles
3. Major Cities
4. Mass Conversion
5. Second World War
B. The Music
1. Introduction
2. The Swing Style
a) Instrumentation
b) Two Major Trends
3. Musicians
a) Bandleaders
b) Rhythm Section
(1) Bass
(2) Drums
(3) Piano
(4) Guitar
c) Brass Section
(1) Trumpet
(2) Trombone
d) Reed Section
(1) Tenor Sax
(2) Alto Sax
e) Singers
IV. Ellington and Basie
A. Duke Ellington (1899-1974)
1. Introduction
2. Arranging Style
3. Musical Examples
B. Count Basie (1904-1984)
1. Introduction
2. Arranging Style
3. Combos
V. Reading and Listening
A. Reading
1. Techniques
a) Gridley, p. 15-17
b) Read the following paragraphs
(1) Trading Fours, Trading Eights
(2) Double-Timing
(3) Half-Timing
(4) Stop-Timing
2. Swing Era in General
a) Gridley, p. 90, 92-113
b) Concentrate on the names we have seen in class
3. Ellington
a) Gridley, p.114-116, 118, 120-127, 129-133
b) Concentrate on the names we have seen in class
4. Basie
a) Gridley, p. 134-137, 140-142, 144-146
b) Concentrate on the names we have seen in class
B. Listening
1. Techniques
a) DEMO CD, Tracks 34-36
b) Real Audio Files, no. 14 at about 01:03 (second chorus of Young’s solo) "Lester Leaps In" (also found on SCCJ, vol. 2, Track 22; on reserve)
2. Ellington
a) "Transbulency" (Jazz Classics CD, Track 26; Listening Guide in Gridley, p. 117-118)
b) "Cottontail" (Jazz Classics CD, Track 14; Listening Guide in Gridley, p. 119-120)
c) "Harlem Airshaft" (Jazz Classics CD, Track 20; Listening Guide in Gridley, p. 127-129)
3. Others
a) Basie
1. "Lester Leaps In" (Real Audio, no. 14; also available on SCCJ, vol. 2, Track 22; on reserve); Listening Guide in Gridley, p. 143-144
2. “Taxi War Dance” (1939), Gridley, p. 138-139, Classics CD, track 33.
b) Various musicians, "I found a new Baby" (Real Audio, no. 15; also found on SCCJ, vol 2, Track 23)
(1) Soloists
(a) Benny Goodman (clarinet)
(b) Charlie Christian (guitar)
(c) Count Basie (piano)
(d) Cootie Williams (muted Trumpet)
(e) George Auld (Tenor Sax) (Not that important)
(f) Jo Jones (drums)