Its in 16 bar blues. The format is AABA. Then it goes to a trumpet and saxophone who are in perfect sync, so good it sounds like a new instrument, a trumpophone. Then it goes into Mary Lou's solo. Then it is the sax's turn to solo. Mary Lou then goes into a short bit and then does a call/echo with the rest of the band. Then it goes back into the AABA with some more flair on the top of it. Overall, it is AABATsPSPAABA. Its got the 16 bar blues as book ends with some fun stuff in between. A girl walked by my room and said this music made her wanna swing dance. Is that just pure coincidence that the song is called walkin and swingin and that is what she did? The world may never know.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Listening 12- Walkin and Swingin /Andy Kirk & His Twelve Clouds Of Joy
I have always loved swing music, so this song title caught my eye. Walkin and Swinging by Andy Kirk.
The song is written by Mary Lou Williams, an accomplished female jazz pianist. She has written and arranged for a lot of great band leaders. She wrote this for Andy Kirk while she played piano.
Its in 16 bar blues. The format is AABA. Then it goes to a trumpet and saxophone who are in perfect sync, so good it sounds like a new instrument, a trumpophone. Then it goes into Mary Lou's solo. Then it is the sax's turn to solo. Mary Lou then goes into a short bit and then does a call/echo with the rest of the band. Then it goes back into the AABA with some more flair on the top of it. Overall, it is AABATsPSPAABA. Its got the 16 bar blues as book ends with some fun stuff in between. A girl walked by my room and said this music made her wanna swing dance. Is that just pure coincidence that the song is called walkin and swingin and that is what she did? The world may never know.
Its in 16 bar blues. The format is AABA. Then it goes to a trumpet and saxophone who are in perfect sync, so good it sounds like a new instrument, a trumpophone. Then it goes into Mary Lou's solo. Then it is the sax's turn to solo. Mary Lou then goes into a short bit and then does a call/echo with the rest of the band. Then it goes back into the AABA with some more flair on the top of it. Overall, it is AABATsPSPAABA. Its got the 16 bar blues as book ends with some fun stuff in between. A girl walked by my room and said this music made her wanna swing dance. Is that just pure coincidence that the song is called walkin and swingin and that is what she did? The world may never know.
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A great tune, but it's not 16-bar blues.
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