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Mercer Ellington has stated that Juan Tizol conceived the melody to "Caravan" in 1936 as a result of his days studying music in Puerto Rico, where they couldn't afford much sheet music so the teacher would turn the music upside down after they had learned to play it right-side up. This "inversion" technique led to a modal sound throughout Tizol's work - wikipedia entry for "modal jazz"

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Long Train Running: The Story of the Oakland Blues
« on: September 02, 2021, 02:48:32 PM »
Hi all,
If you go to www.criterionchannel.com scroll down the page and look under Leaving This Month, you'll find "Long Train Running: The Story of the Oakland Blues", a documentary film that I think is worth watching. I enjoyed it and got to see a number of musicians I'd never heard or heard of before. The narration is minus a lot of the normal "blues talk" mumbo jumbo, and is refreshingly clear-headed and right down the line. I'm pretty sure you can watch the movie for free as part of an introductory offer. If you're interested, you should check it out.
All best,
Johnm

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