C Jam Blues

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"C Jam Blues" is a classic jazz standard composed by Duke Ellington, known for its simple two-note melody and blues structure that make it a favorite for improvisation.

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C Jam Blues canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz standard ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Duke's Place ⓘ
category Duke Ellington compositions ⓘ
jazz blues compositions ⓘ
commonForm head-solos-head ⓘ
composer Duke Ellington ⓘ
era Swing era ⓘ
linked to: Big band era
firstRecordingArtist Duke Ellington and His Orchestra ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
harmonicFeature I-IV-V blues progression in C ⓘ
improvisationApproach chorus-by-chorus solos over 12-bar blues ⓘ
improvisationBasis blues scale in C ⓘ
influenceOn jazz education repertoire ⓘ
jazz jam session repertoire ⓘ
isInRepertoireOf big bands ⓘ
small jazz combos ⓘ
student jazz ensembles ⓘ
key C major ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
melodicContour repetition of two pitches ⓘ
melodicFeature two-note melody ⓘ
notableFor simplicity of melody ⓘ
use as a vehicle for improvisation ⓘ
pedagogicalUse teaching blues form ⓘ
teaching jazz improvisation ⓘ
teaching swing feel ⓘ
performancePractice features extended solos ⓘ
often opened by piano or horns stating the head ⓘ
recordedBy Count Basie ⓘ
Duke Ellington ⓘ
Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ
Louis Armstrong ⓘ
Oscar Peterson ⓘ
Ray Brown ⓘ
Wynton Marsalis ⓘ
rhythmicFeel swing ⓘ
structure 12-bar blues ⓘ
subgenre blues ⓘ
tonalCenter C ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation big band ⓘ
jazz ensemble ⓘ
small combo ⓘ
typicalTempo medium swing ⓘ
usedFor jam sessions ⓘ
jazz education ⓘ

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Duke Ellington → notableWork → C Jam Blues ⓘ
Night Train → hasTrack → C Jam Blues ⓘ