19 September

Start of class: "Norah 6" by Medeski Martin and Wood from The Dropper (2000)

"Moon Dreams" by Miles Davis from Birth of the Cool (1957)

City/classic blues and acoustic recording example: "Reckless Blues" by Bessie Smith (1925)

Electric recording example: "West End Blues" by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five (1928)

Minstrelsy example: "De Boatmen's Dance" from The Early Minstrel Show (1985)

Brass/concert band example: "Stars and Stripes Forever" recorded by John Philip Sousa (1913)

Ragtime example: "Maple Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin from Classical Treasures: Maple Leaf Rag (2003)

Ragtime into jazz example: "Maple Leaf Rag" as performed by Jelly Roll Morton (1938)

End of class: "Long As You Know You're Living Yours" by Keith Jarrett from Belonging (1974)