Tag: jazz rondo
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How do you count the time in Blue Rondo la Turk?
“Blue Rondo a la Turk” has a time signature of 9/8. In 9/8 time, the nine eighth notes are usually divided into three groups of three, with the stress pattern one two three one two three one two three, but “Blue Rondo” has the pattern…
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What was the best selling jazz 45 song of all time?
Though precise figures have been disputed, Kind of Blue is often cited as the best-selling jazz record of all time. Also, Why is take five so famous? “Take Five” was originally intended to be a drum solo, but after collaborating with Desmond, it became a…
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What is the biggest selling jazz single of all time?
“Take Five” is a jazz standard composed by saxophonist Paul Desmond and originally recorded by the Dave Brubeck Quartet for their album Time Out at Columbia Records’ 30th Street Studios in New York City on July 1, 1959. Two years later it became a surprise…