Experiments with Mice

John Dankworth (Johnny Dankworth and His Orchestra) · 1956

Context

Comic hit of 1956 credited to Johnny Dankworth and his orchestra, "Experiments with Mice" spins the nursery rhyme "Three Blind Mice" into a pastiche of several major jazz orchestras. The record entered the British top 10.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to British jazz, Swing, big bands. Among the origins and influences of British jazz: Traditional revival, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

Sources

• EN: John Dankworth

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