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Struttin' With Some Barbecue - Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
- In this recording you will hear three early jazz performance practices; collective improvisation, breaks, and stoptime.
Take the "A" Train (Billy Strayhorn) - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
- In this recording you will hear performance practices (riffs, improvisation, 4/4 meter, and swinging eighths) and characteristics (arrangements, big band sound) that typified the swing/big band era.
A Night In Tunisia (Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli) - Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
- In this recording you will hear the AABA form, walking bass patterns, countermelodies, solo breaks, swinging eighths and extended solos.
Moanin' (Bobby Timmons) - Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
- In this recording you will hear walking bass patterns, call and response patterns, swinging eighths, extended solos and Bobby Timmons' blending of gospel music, blues and jazz.
Hot House - Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
- In this video clip, you will see a jazz performance known as "trading fours."