17 October

Start of class: "On the Sunny Side of the Street" by La Quintette du Hot Club de France (1946) "Golden Leaf Strut" by Bunk Johnson (1945) Count Basie example: "Taxi War Dance" (1939) Count Basie example: "A Warm Breeze" from A Warm Breeze (1981) Duke Ellington example: "Mood Indigo" (1930) Duke Ellington's Blanton-Webster Band example: "Conga Brava" (1940) End of class: "I Got Rhythm" by Teddy Wilson's Sextet (1944) "East St. Louis Toodle-o" by Duke Ellington and his Kentucky Club Orchestra (1927) "Bemsha Swing-Lively Up Yourself" by Medeski Martin and Wood from It's a Jungle in Here (1993) "The Peanut Vendor" by Earl Jackson and his Musical Companions (1931)