
Stop-time
Geoffrey Smith analyses the challenging art of “stop-time”, when a jazz soloist improvises not against a steady beat but rhythmic punctuation, with thrilling examples from the likes of Louis Armstrong, Pee Wee Russell and Sonny Rollins.
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Juanita Hall
Lovin' Sam From Alabam'
- Juanita Hall Sings Bessie Smith.
- Storyville.
- 6.
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Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings
The Breaks
- Topaz Jazz: Albert Ammons - Boogie Woogie Man.
- Topaz.
- 20.
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Count Basie Kansas City Seven
Lester Leaps In
- The Lester Young Story.
- Proper.
- 2.
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Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
Cornet Chop Suey
- Louis Armstrong - King Louis.
- Proper.
- 7.
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Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven
Potato Head Blues
- King Louis.
- Proper.
- 4.
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Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven
Wild Man Blues
- King Louis.
- Proper.
- 2.
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Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
Once In A While
- King Louis.
- Proper.
- 17.
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The Benny Goodman Quartet
I'M A Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas
- Benny Goodman On the Air 1937 - 1938.
- Columbia.
- 15.
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Max Kaminsky And His Dixieland Band
Stuyvesant Blues
- Windy City Jazz.
- Concert Hall Society.
- 3.
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Dizzy Gillespie
I Know That You Know
- Dizzy Gillespie - The Eternal Triangles.
- Fresh Sounds Records.
- 2.
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Rahsaan Roland Kirk
You Did It, You Did It!
- ROLAND KIRK Four Classic Albums.
- Avid.
- 7.
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The Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band
Blueport
- Gerry Mulligan At The Village Vanguard.
- Verve.
- 1.
Stop-time
TITLE LOVIN’ SAM FROM ALABAM
Artists: Juanita Hall
Composers: Perry Bradford
Album Title: Juanita Hall Sings Bessie Smith
Label: Storyville SLP 113
Performers: Juanita Hall (vocal); Claude Hopkins (piano); Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax); Buster Bailey (clarinet); Doc Cheatham (trumpet); Jimmy Crawford (drums); George Duvivier (bass).
TITLE THE BREAKS
Artists: Albert Ammons and his Rhythm Kings
Composers: Young
Album Title: Albert Ammons – Boogie Woogie Man
Label: Topaz – TPZ 1067
Performers: ‘Hot Lips’ Page (trumpet); Vic Dickenson (trombone); Don Byas (tenor sax); Albert Ammons (piano); Israel Crosby (bass); Sid Catlett (drums).
TITLE LESTER LEAPS IN
Artists: Count Basie’s Kansas City Seven
Composers: Lester Young
Album Title: The Lester Young Story
Label: Proper: P1130
Performers: Buck Clayton (trumpet); Dickie Wells (trombone); Lester Young (tenor sax); Count Basie (piano); Freddy Green (guitar); Walter Page (bass); Jo Jones (drums)
TITLE CORNET CHOP SUEY
Artists: Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five
Composers: Louis Armstrong
Album Title: Louis Armstrong - King Louis
Label: Proper : P1470
Performers: Louis Armstrong (cornet); Kid Ory (trombone); Johnny Dodds (clarinet); Lil Armstrong (piano); Johnny St. Cyr (banjo)
TITLE POTATO HEAD BLUES
Artists: Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven
Composers: Louis Armstrong
Album Title: King Louis
Label: Proper: P-1471
Performers: Louis Armstrong (cornet); John Thomas (trombone); Johnny Dodds (clarinet); Lil Armstrong (piano); Johnny St. Cyr (banjo/guitar); Pete Briggs (tuba); Baby Dodds (drums)
TITLE WILD MAN BLUES
Artists: Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven
Composers: Jelly Roll Morton/Louis Armstrong
Album Title: King Louis
Label: Proper: P-1471
Performers: Louis Armstrong (cornet); John Thomas (trombone); Johnny Dodds (clarinet); Lil Armstrong (piano); Johnny St. Cyr (banjo/guitar); Pete Briggs (tuba); Baby Dodds (drums)
TITLE ONCE IN A WHILE
Artists: Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five
Composers: Michael Edwards/Bud Green
Album Title: King Louis
Label: Proper: P-1471
Performers: Louis Armstrong (cornet); Kid Ory (trombone); Johnny Dodds (clarinet); Lil Armstrong (piano); Johnny St. Cyr (banjo/guitar)
TITLE I’M A DING DONG DADDY FROM DUMAS
Artists: Benny Goodman Quartet
Composers: Phil Baxter
Album Title: Benny Goodman On the Air 1937 - 1938
Label: Columbia: CK-4729900-10
Performers: Benny Goodman (clarinet); Lionel Hampton (vibes); Teddy Wilson (piano); Gene Drupa (drums).
TITLE STUYVESANT BLUES
Artists: Max Kaminsky and his Dixieland Band
Composers: Pee Wee Russell
Album Title: Windy City Jazz
Label: Concert Hall Society: CHJ-1009
Performers: Max Kaminsky (trumpet); Pee Wee Russell (clarinet); Miff Mole (trombone); Joe Sullivan (piano); George Wettling (drums); Jack Lesberg (bass)
TITLE I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW
Artists: Dizzy Gillespie
Composers: Vincent Youmans/ Anne Caldwell
Album Title: Dizzy Gillespie - The Eternal Triangles
Label: Fresh Sounds Records: FSR-CD 558
Performers: Dizzie Gillespie (trumpet); Sonny Stitt (tenor sax); Sonny Rollins (tenor sax); Ray Bryant (piano); Tommy Bryant (bass); Charlie Persip (drums).
TITLE YOU DID IT, YOU DID IT
Artists: Roland Kirk
Composers: Roland Kirk
Album Title: ROLAND KIRK Four Classic Albums
Label: Avid: AMSC 1111
Performers: Roland Kirk (tenor sax/stritch/manzello/flute/siren); Hank Jones (piano); Wendell Marshall (bass); Charlie Persip (drums).
TITLE BLUEPORT
Artists: The Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band
Composers: Art Farmer
Album Title: Gerry Mulligan At The Village Vanguard
Label: Verve: V-8396
Performers: Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax/piano); Mel Lewis (drums); Bill Crow (bass);
Trumpets: Nick Travis, Clark Terry, Don Ferrara
Trombones: Bob Brookmeyer, Willie Dennis, Alan Ralph
Reeds: Gene Quill (clarinet/alto sax); Rob Donovan (alto sax); Jim Reider (tenor sax); Gene Allen (baritone and bass sax)
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