Help! Jazz paper deadline approaching...

[Deilure]

I'm in a class called Jazz History & Appreciation. I need to write a paper on any given Jazz-type song so long as it has the traditional Jazz elements, such as improvisation, stop time, blues notes or trading twos. I've been considering the song 'Jazzy Interlude' by Billy Munn for this paper, but I'm not sure if the song has enough Jazz Would any Jazz experts help me decide if this song is fit for my paper?

[Free For All]

improvisation, stop time, blues notes

There's a song by jazz trumpeter Nat Adderley performed by him and his brother (saxophonist Cannonball Adderley) called "Work Song" that has all three of the above (no trading twos, but it sounds like that's optional). The stop time and blue notes are built into the melody of the tune, and there's plenty of improvisation.

Waiting until the last minute to write our paper, are we?

Edited December 7, 2008 by Free For All

[Bright Moments]

what school?

[Deilure]

Waiting until the last minute to write our paper, are we?

Ha, yeah, probably should've started this earlier. :\

Thanks for the mentioning the song, I tried sending the instructor a couple songs that I thought would work well, but he said they wouldnt work as they lacked too many of the more jazzy elements, like the ones in the song you mentioned. Are you familiar with 'Jazzy Interlude' by Billy Munn? I was wondering if this one would also be viable for the paper, not sure if there's improv in that song or if its just a solo.

The school is UW-Marathon County.

[Hot Ptah]

Waiting until the last minute to write our paper, are we?

Ha, yeah, probably should've started this earlier. :\

Thanks for the mentioning the song, I tried sending the instructor a couple songs that I thought would work well, but he said they wouldnt work as they lacked too many of the more jazzy elements, like the ones in the song you mentioned. Are you familiar with 'Jazzy Interlude' by Billy Munn? I was wondering if this one would also be viable for the paper, not sure if there's improv in that song or if its just a solo.

The school is UW-Marathon County.

In Wausau, Wisconsin, where I lived for a time.

I would use the "Work Song" suggestion for your paper. It is clearly correct for what you need. I am quite a jazz fan and I have never heard of "Jazzy Interlude" by Billy Munn.

You might also try allaboutjazz.com for this type of question. There are a lot of jazz musicians there who discuss technical musical issues all day on that forum, and they may be familar with "Jazzy Interlude" by Billy Munn, if you need to try to use it.

[Larry Kart]

Waiting until the last minute to write our paper, are we?

Ha, yeah, probably should've started this earlier. :\

Thanks for the mentioning the song, I tried sending the instructor a couple songs that I thought would work well, but he said they wouldnt work as they lacked too many of the more jazzy elements, like the ones in the song you mentioned. Are you familiar with 'Jazzy Interlude' by Billy Munn? I was wondering if this one would also be viable for the paper, not sure if there's improv in that song or if its just a solo.

The school is UW-Marathon County.

In Wausau, Wisconsin, where I lived for a time.

I would use the "Work Song" suggestion for your paper. It is clearly correct for what you need. I am quite a jazz fan and I have never heard of "Jazzy Interlude" by Billy Munn.

You might also try allaboutjazz.com for this type of question. There are a lot of jazz musicians there who discuss technical musical issues all day on that forum, and they may be familar with "Jazzy Interlude" by Billy Munn, if you need to try to use it.

More on Mr. Munn:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Munn

Certainly seems like an off-the-wall choice.

[AndrewHill]

Keep us informed on how your paper comes out. Good luck!