Stop-time
Geoffrey Smith analyses the challenging art of 鈥渟top-time鈥, when a jazz soloist improvises not against a steady beat but rhythmic punctuation, with thrilling examples from the likes of Louis Armstrong, Pee Wee Russell and Sonny Rollins.
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Juanita Hall
Lovin' Sam From Alabam'
- Juanita Hall Sings Bessie Smith.
- Storyville.
- 6.
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Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings
The Breaks
- Topaz Jazz: Albert Ammons - Boogie Woogie Man.
- Topaz.
- 20.
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Count Basie Kansas City Seven
Lester Leaps In
- The Lester Young Story.
- Proper.
- 2.
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Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
Cornet Chop Suey
- Louis Armstrong - King Louis.
- Proper.
- 7.
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Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven
Potato Head Blues
- King Louis.
- Proper.
- 4.
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Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven
Wild Man Blues
- King Louis.
- Proper.
- 2.
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Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
Once In A While
- King Louis.
- Proper.
- 17.
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The Benny Goodman Quartet
I'M A Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas
- Benny Goodman On the Air 1937 - 1938.
- Columbia.
- 15.
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Max Kaminsky And His Dixieland Band
Stuyvesant Blues
- Windy City Jazz.
- Concert Hall Society.
- 3.
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Dizzy Gillespie
I Know That You Know
- Dizzy Gillespie 鈥- The Eternal Triangles.
- Fresh Sounds Records.
- 2.
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Rahsaan Roland Kirk
You Did It, You Did It!
- ROLAND KIRK Four Classic Albums.
- Avid.
- 7.
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The Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band
Blueport
- Gerry Mulligan At The Village Vanguard.
- Verve.
- 1.
Stop-time
TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 LOVIN鈥 SAM FROM ALABAM
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Juanita Hall
Composers:听听听听 Perry Bradford
Album Title:听听听 Juanita Hall Sings Bessie Smith
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Storyville听 SLP 113
Performers:听听听听 Juanita Hall (vocal); Claude Hopkins (piano); Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax); Buster Bailey (clarinet); Doc Cheatham (trumpet); Jimmy Crawford (drums); George Duvivier (bass).
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听TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 THE BREAKS
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Albert Ammons and his Rhythm Kings
Composers:听听听听 Young
Album Title:听听听 Albert Ammons 鈥 Boogie Woogie Man
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Topaz 鈥 TPZ 1067
Performers:听听听听 鈥楬ot Lips鈥 Page (trumpet); Vic Dickenson (trombone);听 Don Byas (tenor sax); Albert Ammons (piano); Israel Crosby (bass); Sid Catlett (drums).
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 LESTER LEAPS IN
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Count Basie鈥檚 Kansas City Seven
Composers:听听听听 Lester Young
Album Title:听听听 The Lester Young Story
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Proper: P1130
Performers:听听听听 Buck Clayton (trumpet); Dickie Wells (trombone); Lester Young (tenor sax); Count Basie (piano); Freddy Green (guitar); Walter Page (bass); Jo Jones (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 CORNET CHOP SUEY
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Louis Armstrong鈥檚 Hot Five
Composers:听听听听 Louis Armstrong
Album Title:听听听 Louis Armstrong - King Louis
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Proper : P1470
Performers:听听听听 Louis Armstrong (cornet); Kid Ory (trombone); Johnny Dodds (clarinet); Lil Armstrong (piano); Johnny St. Cyr (banjo)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 POTATO HEAD BLUES
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven
Composers:听听听听 Louis Armstrong
Album Title:听听听 King Louis
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Proper: P-1471
Performers:听听听听 Louis Armstrong (cornet); John Thomas (trombone); Johnny Dodds (clarinet); Lil Armstrong (piano); Johnny St. Cyr (banjo/guitar); Pete Briggs (tuba); Baby Dodds (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 WILD MAN BLUES
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven
Composers:听听听听 Jelly Roll Morton/Louis Armstrong
Album Title:听听听 King Louis
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Proper: P-1471
Performers:听听听听 Louis Armstrong (cornet); John Thomas (trombone); Johnny Dodds (clarinet); Lil Armstrong (piano); Johnny St. Cyr (banjo/guitar); Pete Briggs (tuba); Baby Dodds (drums)
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听TITLE听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 ONCE IN A WHILE
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five
Composers:听听听听 Michael Edwards/Bud Green
Album Title:听听听 King Louis
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Proper: P-1471
Performers:听听听听 Louis Armstrong (cornet); Kid Ory (trombone); Johnny Dodds (clarinet); Lil Armstrong (piano); Johnny St. Cyr (banjo/guitar)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I鈥橫 A DING DONG DADDY FROM DUMAS
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Benny Goodman Quartet
Composers:听听听听 Phil Baxter
Album Title:听听听 Benny Goodman On the Air 1937 - 1938
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Columbia: CK-4729900-10
Performers:听听听听 Benny Goodman (clarinet); Lionel Hampton (vibes); Teddy Wilson (piano); Gene Drupa (drums).
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 STUYVESANT BLUES
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Max Kaminsky and his Dixieland Band
Composers:听听听听 Pee Wee Russell
Album Title:听听听 Windy City Jazz
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Concert Hall Society: CHJ-1009
Performers:听听听听 Max Kaminsky (trumpet); Pee Wee Russell (clarinet); Miff Mole (trombone); Joe Sullivan (piano); George Wettling (drums); Jack Lesberg (bass)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Dizzy Gillespie
Composers:听听听听 Vincent Youmans/ Anne Caldwell
Album Title:听听听 Dizzy Gillespie 鈥- The Eternal Triangles
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Fresh Sounds Records: FSR-CD 558
Performers:听听听听 Dizzie Gillespie (trumpet); Sonny Stitt (tenor sax); Sonny Rollins (tenor sax); Ray Bryant (piano); Tommy Bryant (bass); Charlie Persip (drums).
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 YOU DID IT, YOU DID IT听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Roland Kirk
Composers:听听听听 Roland Kirk
Album Title:听听听 ROLAND KIRK Four Classic Albums
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Avid: AMSC 1111
Performers:听听听听 Roland Kirk (tenor sax/stritch/manzello/flute/siren); Hank Jones (piano); Wendell Marshall (bass); Charlie Persip (drums).
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听TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 BLUEPORT
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band
Composers:听听听听 Art Farmer
Album Title:听听听 Gerry Mulligan At The Village Vanguard
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Verve: V-8396
Performers:听听听听 Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax/piano); Mel Lewis (drums); Bill Crow (bass);
Trumpets: Nick Travis, Clark Terry, Don Ferrara
Trombones: Bob Brookmeyer, Willie Dennis, Alan Ralph
Reeds: Gene Quill (clarinet/alto sax); Rob Donovan (alto sax); Jim Reider (tenor sax); Gene Allen (baritone and bass sax)
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- Sun 24 Feb 2019 00:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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