2 December

Start of class: "Take the A Train" by Ella Fitzgerald with Duke Ellington and his Orchestra from Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1957) Fusion example: "Bitches Brew" by Miles Davis from Bitches Brew (1970) Soul jazz example: "This Little Girl of Mine" by Grant Green from Blues for Lou (1963) Smooth jazz example: "Breezin'" by George Benson from Breezin' (1976) Jazz-rock fusion: "Teen Town" by Weather Report from Heavy Weather (1976) End of class: "Major and Minor Stomp" by Jimmy Dorsey (1939)