October-9th-2008, 12:52 PM
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Jazz Themes
Post some jazz themes that you like.
Harlem Nocturne - Earle Hagen
Suspended Variations II - Tomasz Stanko Quartet
Images - Nat Adderley
Walk Tall - Cannonball Adderley
Stolen Moments - Oliver Nelson
Pensativo - Chico O'Farrill
Continuum - Jaco Pastorius
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October-9th-2008, 12:58 PM
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Epistrophy - Monk
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October-9th-2008, 01:15 PM
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The Theme
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October-9th-2008, 01:50 PM
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Themes for what?
Hank Mancini for Mr. Lucky, Peter Gunn and the Pink Panther
Count Basie for M-Squad
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October-9th-2008, 03:46 PM
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Pat Williams: Streets of San Francisco
Dave Grusin : Baretta
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October-9th-2008, 04:03 PM
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I'm not sure what this thread is all about, but we've had a big thread about "Jazz standards" before.
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October-9th-2008, 05:12 PM
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A theme is basically the main melody of a piece of music. An example of a theme that most everyone has heard is Happy Birthday. Many jazz pieces have a theme at the beginning, improvisation in the middle (sometimes containing variation on the theme), and repeat the theme again at the end.
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October-9th-2008, 06:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Headless Jazzman
A theme is basically the main melody of a piece of music. An example of a theme that most everyone has heard is Happy Birthday. Many jazz pieces have a theme at the beginning, improvisation in the middle (sometimes containing variation on the theme), and repeat the theme again at the end.
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aka head or tune.
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October-9th-2008, 07:12 PM
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I like Pensativa! (Clare Fischer)
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October-9th-2008, 07:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Headless Jazzman
A theme is basically the main melody of a piece of music. An example of a theme that most everyone has heard is Happy Birthday. Many jazz pieces have a theme at the beginning, improvisation in the middle (sometimes containing variation on the theme), and repeat the theme again at the end.
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Thanks for the enlightenment.
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October-9th-2008, 07:22 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Uli
aka head or tune.
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Dare we add "composition"?
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October-9th-2008, 07:36 PM
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Happy 50th, Alaska!
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Hey, what about our old friend "Mister Melody"?
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October-9th-2008, 08:11 PM
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Music, Maestro, Please
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October-13th-2008, 02:04 PM
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When It's Sleepy Time Down South
Let's Dance
Getting Sentimental Over You
Moonlight Serenade
Bubbles In The Wine
One O'clock Jump
Take the A Train
Blue Flame
Artistry In Rhythm
Nightmare
Auld Lang Syne
(How I'll Miss You) When The Summer is Gone
Contrasts
Rhythm Is our Business
The Waltz You Saved For Me
Until The Real Thing Comes Along
Manteca
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October-13th-2008, 02:47 PM
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Clint, I didn't know you were into that new shit.
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October-13th-2008, 03:02 PM
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Okay, I'll do Movie themes:
-Chinatown
-Taxi Driver
-Love theme from Dracula
-French Connection
-Anatomy of a Murder
-Vertigo
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October-13th-2008, 03:05 PM
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For me, a theme is a musicians or bands tune they end a set with.
Epistrophy is an example or on record you have The Theme from the Miles '64 concert with the wonderful Mort Fega MC'ing.
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October-13th-2008, 03:17 PM
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Ah, themes! Grainger's Country Gardens riff as played by Bird.
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October-13th-2008, 10:02 PM
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Tales from the Far Side - Bill Frisell
J & B - Billy Mitchell
Bamako - Roswell Rudd & Toumani Diabate
Bobby Hutcherson - Theme from Blow-Up
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October-14th-2008, 05:53 AM
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Nino Rota - Godfather Theme
Ornette -Silence , his finest themeless theme
Jelly Roll - The Chant multi theme, sub-theme, counter theme
Nelson Riddle ? - Batman Theme
The Band on the Titantic - Underwater Theme
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October-14th-2008, 02:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LutherBlissett
Nino Rota - Godfather Theme
Ornette -Silence , his finest themeless theme
Jelly Roll - The Chant multi theme, sub-theme, counter theme
Nelson Riddle ? - Batman Theme
The Band on the Titantic - Underwater Theme
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small correction :
Neal Hefti wrote the Batman theme ...
Another of my favorite movie themes :
Mulholland Falls -Dave Grusin
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October-14th-2008, 03:46 PM
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Frolic ("Theme from Curb Your Enthusiasm") - Luciano Michelini
Shaft - Isaac Hayes
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October-14th-2008, 06:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pete C
Ah, themes! Grainger's Country Gardens riff as played by Bird.
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Where's this, Pete? Been listening to Grainger, actually.
Last edited by Squaredancecalling Steve; October-14th-2008 at 06:43 PM.
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October-19th-2008, 11:19 PM
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Another tangent...
Lots of folks over the years have used theme music for their radio shows. At present I don't use one. Back in the day when I had to back-time into hourly news, etc., etc. I always did.
The ones I liked were the "catchy" pieces that sounded familiar but really weren't.
"Sepia Panorama" by Duke Ellington
"A Handful of Stars" as performed by Serge Chaloff
"I'm Not So Sure" by Cedar Walton
Last edited by Bill Barton; October-19th-2008 at 11:23 PM.
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