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Sunday, 19 January 2025, 12:00 (GMT)
Harlem Live with Bob Hunt
Station Road, Blisworth NN7 3DS
Superb 13-piece band featuring a host of Midlands jazz stars and Sarah Spencer (vocals). Do not miss this spectacular band!
Tickets £15.00 in advance.
For reservations and enquiries call Tad Newton on 01604 858549.
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 15:00 (EST)
Ellington Effect Workshop 47
Echoes of Harlem with David Berger
From David Berger:
Join us for the 47th Zoom webinar in David Berger's Ellington Effect workshop series, which will focus on Ellington's iconic composition Echoes Of Harlem. The Ellington Effect workshops are monthly Zoom meetings where David dives into a single composition each time, analyzing it musically line by line, as well as relating pertinent stories about Duke and the band, and answering questions from attendees. This one will take place on Sunday, January 19th at 3:00pm EST.
About Echoes Of Harlem
Originally titled Cootie’s Concerto (not to be confused with the later Concerto For Cootie), this big band version was preceded by a small band version with a slightly different form. The main theme has Cootie playing over an Fm shuffle bass line ostinato. The contrasting theme in the relative major (Ab), first stated by the saxes and then by Cootie, is one of Ellington’s most expressively beautiful cantabile melodies. This theme was first recorded in a small group recording in 1932 as Clouds In My Heart with alternate titles of Harlem Romance and Never Again.
Aside from the minor/major opposites in the themes, the minor vamp repeats the simple i V chords while the major theme begins on the subdominant and goes through a series of chromatic harmonies not resolving to the tonic until the 16th bar. In addition, Cootie plays plunger on the a theme and open on the b. The plunger/open combination will be used again in Concerto For Cootie.
Echoes Of Harlem is part of the series of concertos Ellington composed for Hodges, Bigard, Stewart, and Brown in the late 1930s. Johnny’s Concerto was never recorded. The set of parts that have survived do not include Hodges’ melody. He never got around to writing concertos for Otto, Harry, Artie, Tricky, Tizol, or the rhythm section.
Echoes Of Harlem was a big hit adding to Cootie’s fame and prompting other bands to play and record it. It also inspired similar pieces from other composers, most notably Earl Hagen’s Harlem Nocturne.
The Pocket Ellington directed by Alex Webb
Featuring Tony Kofi and Alana Barnes
Toulouse Lautrec Jazz Club, 140 Newington Butts, Kennington, London, SE11 4RN
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7582 6800
E-mail: info@toulouselautrec.co.uk
Tickets and further details here.
As well as clever adaptations of Ellington classics by pianist / MD Alex Webb, the group also plays music from arranger/composers influenced by the Duke, including Mingus, Monk and Gil Evans. Music for the heart, ears and feet.
Alan Barnes (reeds): A highly regarded British saxophonist and clarinetist known for his versatility and skill across multiple reed instruments. He’s an active performer, recording artist, and arranger in the jazz scene, blending traditional and modern jazz styles.
Tony Kofi (tenor saxophone): A prominent British jazz saxophonist who has gained recognition for his powerful playing and contribution to hard bop and contemporary jazz. He’s a former member of the Jazz Warriors and has collaborated widely in the jazz world.Tony Kofi (tenor saxophone): My bio here is also solid. Tony Kofi is a prominent jazz saxophonist, widely respected for his work, including as a member of the Jazz Warriors and various solo projects.
Dave Green (bass): A legendary British double bassist known for his long-standing contributions to jazz. He has played with numerous iconic figures, including Stan Tracey, Humphrey Lyttelton, and even American jazz stars like Ben Webster and Sonny Rollins when they toured the UK.
Winston Clifford (drums): A versatile and dynamic British drummer with a wide-ranging career. Known for his work in both traditional and contemporary jazz settings, his playing is characterized by a deep sense of groove and musicality.
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