16 October

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 Can't Pretend" by Billie Holiday and her Orchestra (1936)