Fine and Mellow- Billie Holiday- Notes - 2 views

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  #1 Eliza Gislason on 18 Oct 13

   

  Billie Holiday
  
  -huge american singer songwriter
  -nicknamed "Lady Day"
  -musical partner partner and Mentor Lester Young- very famous american jazz musician- tenor sax player,
  -She was a huge influence on vocal jazz, and even vocal pop
  -Had little technical training
  -very distinct vocal style -known for the way she played with tempo and phrasing
  -Joined Count Basie's band in 1937
  -In 1938 she joined Artie Shaw's orchestra the next year and became the first african american women in an all white band
  
  -She had a rough upbringing involving rape and prostitution
  -She was famous for her song called"Strange Fruit" one of the first songs dealed with american racism.
  -died a very young death at age 44
  
  Fine and Mellow- Billie Holiday
  
  Live on CBS studios in 1957
  
  Billie Holiday- Vocals
  Ben Webster, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, - Tenor sax
  Vic Dickson- Trombone
  Gerry Mulligan- baritone sax
  Roy Eldridge, Doc Cheathan- trumpet
  Mal Waldron- piano
  Osie Johnson- drums
  Danny Barker- guitar
  
  -4/4 time
  -swing rhythm
  -12 bar blues
  -Blues vocal pattern- instead of aaba- just aab-
  
  -I chose this song because I've always loved Billie Holiday's voice but I have never listened to this one before. I like the overall feeling of the song. I also wanted try looking at a vocal blues.
  
  Form
  -riffs
  -Holiday- first AAB
  -tenor sax solos by Ben Webster, and Lester Young
  -Holiday- second AAB
  -Trombone solo- Vic Dickson
  -Baritone sax -Berry Mulligan double time
  -Holiday- third AAB
  -Tenor sax solo Colman Hawkin
  -Trumpet solo- Roy Eldridge
  -Holiday- fourth AAB
  -Holiday- fifth AAB
  -shout chorus ending

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Billie Holiday <br /> <br /> -huge american singer songwriter <br /> -nicknamed "Lady Day" <br /> -musical partner partner and Mentor Lester Young- very famous american jazz musician- tenor sax player, <br /> -She was a huge influence on vocal jazz, and even vocal pop <br /> -Had little technical training <br /> -very distinct vocal style -known for the way she played with tempo and phrasing <br /> -Joined Count Basie's band in 1937 <br /> -In 1938 she joined Artie Shaw's orchestra the next year and became the first african american women in an all white band <br /> <br /> -She had a rough upbringing involving rape and prostitution <br /> -She was famous for her song called"Strange Fruit" one of the first songs dealed with american racism. <br /> -died a very young death at age 44 <br /> <br /> Fine and Mellow- Billie Holiday <br /> <br /> Live on CBS studios in 1957 <br /> <br /> Billie Holiday- Vocals <br /> Ben Webster, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, - Tenor sax <br /> Vic Dickson- Trombone <br /> Gerry Mulligan- baritone sax <br /> Roy Eldridge, Doc Cheathan- trumpet <br /> Mal Waldron- piano <br /> Osie Johnson- drums <br /> Danny Barker- guitar <br /> <br /> -4/4 time <br /> -swing rhythm <br /> -12 bar blues <br /> -Blues vocal pattern- instead of aaba- just aab- <br /> <br /> -I chose this song because I've always loved Billie Holiday's voice but I have never listened to this one before. I like the overall feeling of the song. I also wanted try looking at a vocal blues. <br /> <br /> Form <br /> -riffs <br /> -Holiday- first AAB <br /> -tenor sax solos by Ben Webster, and Lester Young <br /> -Holiday- second AAB <br /> -Trombone solo- Vic Dickson <br /> -Baritone sax -Berry Mulligan double time <br /> -Holiday- third AAB <br /> -Tenor sax solo Colman Hawkin <br /> -Trumpet solo- Roy Eldridge <br /> -Holiday- fourth AAB <br /> -Holiday- fifth AAB <br /> -shout chorus ending</div>

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