Black and Tan Fantasy
Context
Composition by Duke Ellington and Bubber Miley, recorded several times in 1927; the Victor take of October 26, released under the title Black and Tan Fantasie, is considered the reference version of the 1920s. It opens with a twelve-bar blues with growl trumpet and plunger trombone, and quotes Chopin's funeral march. Grammy Hall of Fame in 1981.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington. Among the origins and influences of Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington: Chicago, Stride (Harlem piano).
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