19 October

Start of class: "La Mer" by Biréli Lagrène from Gypsy Project (2001) Duke Ellington's Blanton-Webster Band example: "Conga Brava" (1940) Ellington/Strayhorn example: "Take the 'A' Train" by the Duke Ellington Orchestra (1938) Ellington/Strayhorn example: "Blood Count" by the Duke Ellington Orchestra from …And His Mother Called Him Bill (1967) Big Band Era soloists - Lester Young: "Oh, Lady Be Good" by Jones-Smith Incorporated (1936) Big Band Era soloists - Coleman Hawkins: "Body and Soul" by Coleman Hawkins and his Orchestra (1939) End of class: "Our Love Was Meant To Be" by Count Basie and his Orchestra (1939) "The Meanest Kind of Blues" by the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra with Louis Armstrong (1924) "Trav'lin Light" by Billie Holiday (1942)