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C Jam Blues

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C Jam Blues
by Duke Ellington
Jam Session
KeyC major
GenreJazz
FormTwelve-bar blues
Composed1941 (1941)

"C Jam Blues" is a jazz standard composed in 1942 by Duke Ellington and performed by countless other musicians, such as Dave Grusin, Django Reinhardt, Oscar Peterson, and Charles Mingus.

Background

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As the title suggests, the piece follows a twelve-bar blues form in the key of C major. The tune is well known for being extremely easy to play, with the entire melody featuring only two notes: G and C.

A performance typically features several improvised solos. The melody likely originated from the clarinetist Barney Bigard in 1941, but its origin is not perfectly clear.[1]

It was also known as "Duke's Place", with lyrics added by Bill Katts, Bob Thiele and Ruth Roberts.

Recordings

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References

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  1. ^ "C Jam Blues (1942)". JazzStandards.com. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  2. ^ San Antonio Rose. Tiffany Transcriptions page 351.
  3. ^ Tracey, Ed (18 September 2016). "Odds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Week?" poll)". Daily Kos. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Mulgrew Miller Discography". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Recordings". Dave Brubeck Jazz. Retrieved 2020-03-29.