Steve in KY wrote:
Geff R. wrote:
This thread should also be in different strokes. It is a "jungle music" jazz album.
I'm not familiar with this term. What is "jungle music" jazz?
Mid-late 20's Black jazz. It's a style that's heard often in early cartoons. I don't really know how to describe it, other than i love it. Listen to just about any 1928-31 Ellington for great examples.
http://www.scaruffi.com/jazz/ellingto.html wrote:
Bubber Miley's wah-wah trumpet (originally an imitation of the blues shouting of Mamie Smith, whom he accompanied in 1921) was as essential as Ellington's piano. The growling sound of both his trumpet and Joe Nanton's trombone lent the band's sound its "savage" appeal. Couple with Sonny Greer's primordial drumming, they evoked the African jungle, and therefore was advertised as "jungle music".