Re. [Dixielandjazz] The Bridge

[Stephen Barbone]

Bill Gunter wrote: (polite snip)

> Ps . . . the "bridge" is simply the third eight.

While that might be the case in many popular songs adapted to jazz,
there are
also many songs that either don't have a third eight, or a when they do, the
third eight is not really a bridge. Besides "Indiana" there are "Chimes Blues",
(in fact just about all blues) "Copenhagen", "Panama", "After You've Gone",
"Darktown Strutter's Ball", "Up A Lazy River", "Flee As A Bird", "Didn't He
Ramble", "Muskrat Ramble", "Ja Da", "Struttin With Some BBQ", "South", "Love
Songs Of The Nile",  etc.  (and "Somebody Stole My Gal" with it's 40 measure
chorus)

For the song's third eight to be a proper bridge, the song construction
probably has to be "aaba" with each section being 8 measures. There must be
at least 500 songs that do not fit this pattern. Anybody care to start a list?

Cheers,
Steve Barbone