Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

Take the A TrainJazzy MelodyWhat is Melody?

A) A sofaB) A girls nameC) a pleasing series of musical notes that form the main part of a song or piece of music

Answer: C

Can you identify the instrument with the melody? A) Clarinet B) Trumpet

C) Saxophone D) Theremin

Jazz melody a combination of European musical elements with existing African-based music.

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Something else took over the melody!

What emotions does the melody evoke?

Do you like the melody? WHY?!

Everyone else likes it too!

Take The A Train has become one of the most popular and influential jazz songs of all time!References

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Take The A-TrainDuke EllingtonKelly Dean Demo, track 10/102000Variety187543.55eng - iTunes_CDDB_17907F80A+2043+10+150+4068+21039+41418+58899+83346+96286+109783+124199+139145eng - iTunes_CDDB_TrackNumber10eng - From kellydean.net...featuring John Calderon-guitar; Keith Vivens-bass; me-sax....A classic from Duke. This was a "wait, before you leave" recording, and of course Keith Vivens nailed it in one take...