[Dixielandjazz] keeping track on measures in a song /A different confusing pattern.

Mike Durham mikedurham_jazz at hotmail.com
Sat Feb 14 13:36:46 PST 2004


It's a small world.....I played "I Wished On The Moon" with Jeff Barnhart at 
a concert ("Drop Me Off At Harlem") we held last September here in 
Newcastle, England. Lovely tune, with a rather touching lyric by Dorothy 
Parker of all people.... and yes, you have to watch that bit in the middle!

Mike.

>From: whadayesay at webtv.net (Paul Reid)
>To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
>Subject: [Dixielandjazz]  keeping track on measures in a song /A different 
>confusing pattern.
>Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 11:19:11 -0800 (PST)
>
>Hi listmates, and all you cousin's. Back on line again.
>Last month at the Decatur Jazz fest', a small impromtu jam set took
>place with `Jeff Barnhart, myself, Brian Casserly, Randy Morris, Dan
>Coots, and others. I called out the ballad "I Wished On The Moon". One
>of a bunch of songs that is divided into two 16 bar patterns. If one is
>not careful, the last 16 and the first 16 can be mistaken for one 16
>measure chorus instead of 2 patterns of 16, disregarding the turnaround.
>( The first having a turnaround into the 2nd 16 bar pattern which
>ultimately resolves itself at the end.) If someone isn't familiar with
>the tune it can easily resolve into just a 16 bar chorus, instead of the
>full 32 bars. For one familiar with a song of this ilk, it becomes quite
>frustrating to not be able to play the full 32 bars. And also a boring
>16 bar jam song.
>         It's somewhat like someone chopping up Darktown Strutters Ball.
>Editing, after playing the first four bars, to bar 13.and taking it to
>the end. And I've seen that happen at very loose "four sheets to the
>wind" jam sessions. But then, DSB is a 20 bar tune. (ugh!)
>         Anybody have any more nightmarish' example's such as these?
>Hmmmmm..... Just how many legitimate measures ARE there in Artie Shaws;
>"Nightmare"? (I used to endlessly play that for strippers.)
>
>(Music content; "I Had The Craziest Dream" )
>
>"Uncle" Paul Reid
>
>
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