In this concert, we listened to some jazz songs interpreted by different very talented musicians. Among them, there were tracks such as “Body and Soul”, “Softly as in a Morning Sunrise” and “Emily”. At the beginning, of the course, I was not familiar with the Jazz music genre. Throughout the course, Music of USA, I began to learn about Jazz as a musical phenomenon in the United States. I was soon able to identify characteristics of this incredible genre. Jazz originated in the southern city New Orleans in the 20th century. It soon became characterized by been a mix of Ragtime and Blues. It can also sound familiar to a popular form of March and Quadrilles. The reason of why Jazz is such a rich musical genre can be explained by New Orleans’ cosmopolitanism at the time of its rising. Musicians from different places and ideas contributed by merging several sounds and styles to create the Jazz culture. The
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Danny Harrington played baritone sax; John Bahrain played guitar, Bruce Gertz played bass and Phil McGowan played drums. "Body and Soul" is usually performed in the key of Db major, and the main part of the tune consists of a repeated eight-bar melody, followed by an eight-bar bridge and a final eight-bar return to the melody. The AAA form is typical of popular songs of the time, such as Black Bottom Stomp. This song was classified as a Jazz standard because The "A" section uses conventional chord progressions including ii-V-I turnaround in the home key of Db. However, the bridge is highly unusual in its tonal center shifts. It has been described as "a bridge like no other". The melody very slowly and smooth. The pitch is very low, and timber is very classic, the bass and saxophone are very strong (“Body and Soul.” 2012). Meanwhile, the intensity is a whisper, and duration not very long. This is a great song. Therefore, “Body and Soul” is a famous song in the history of Jazz, and the performers also did very
Danny Harrington played baritone sax; John Bahrain played guitar, Bruce Gertz played bass and Phil McGowan played drums. "Body and Soul" is usually performed in the key of Db major, and the main part of the tune consists of a repeated eight-bar melody, followed by an eight-bar bridge and a final eight-bar return to the melody. The AAA form is typical of popular songs of the time, such as Black Bottom Stomp. This song was classified as a Jazz standard because The "A" section uses conventional chord progressions including ii-V-I turnaround in the home key of Db. However, the bridge is highly unusual in its tonal center shifts. It has been described as "a bridge like no other". The melody very slowly and smooth. The pitch is very low, and timber is very classic, the bass and saxophone are very strong (“Body and Soul.” 2012). Meanwhile, the intensity is a whisper, and duration not very long. This is a great song. Therefore, “Body and Soul” is a famous song in the history of Jazz, and the performers also did very