jazz: big band music of the 21 century · modern day big bands •along with the big phat band,...
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Jazz: Big Band Music of the 21stCentury
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“SingSangSung”GordonGoodwin’sBigPhatBand
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MCGApB7Uxg
• ThispieceisagreatexampleofamoderndaybigbandarrangementofaclassicBennyGoodmanChart.Thischartutilizesamelodiclinesimilartotheoriginaltune,butwithamoremodernsoundwithmorecomplexharmonization'sandtextures.Italsoissignificantlymorerhythmicallydemandingthanitspredecessor
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About“TheBigPhatBand”
• Formedin1999bypianist/saxophonistGordonGoodwin• WestCoastBand• 10albumsincludingacomboalbumwith“TheLittlePhatBand”andaChristmasalbum
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ModernDayBigBands
• AlongwiththeBigPhatBand,thereareseveralveryactivebigbandsinourmodernpop-musicworldkeepingstrongtonotletthegenredie
• TomKubris BigBand• TommyIgoe andtheGrooveConspiracy• TheBenPattersonBigBand• ClubbandssuchastheBirdlandandBlueNoteHouseBands
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Jazzisn’tforOldPeople!
It’sforeveryone!
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References
• http://www.bigphatband.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/poster_thephatpack.jpg• http://www.bigphatband.com/about-bpbbio• https://www.redbubble.com/people/tmurphytime/works/24525655-ya-like-jazz?p=sticker• StreetSmarts