A Very Brief History of Jazz via “Tiger Rag”

Apr 04 2013

A Very Brief History of Jazz via “Tiger Rag”

This list is more stylistic than chronological, and certainly less than comprehensive, but hopefully it still provides a fair overview of the music’s development. At the very least it shows that good musicians never play “the same old tune.”

Unfortunately, YouTube removed a great clip of Barry Ulanov’s All Stars, featuring Ray Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Max Roach and Lennie Tristano playing “Tiger Rag.

Readers are encouraged to share examples of “Tiger Fusion, Tiger Latin, Tiger Atonal, Tiger Hip Hop” or their own favorite exploration of this perennial favorite.

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2 thoughts on “A Very Brief History of Jazz via “Tiger Rag””

Barbara Effros says:

June 2, 2014 at 12:06 pm

Great versions – thanks for posting! Have a great story posted about Vincent Lopez Orchestra and Joe Tarto playing Bass – and a live alley cat flies out of Joe’s Bass into audience! (V.Lopez Autobiography)
- Andrew J. Sammut says:
  
  June 2, 2014 at 3:14 pm
  
  Hello Barbara, was it this story
  https://yestercenturypop.com/2013/08/20/support-your-library-joe-tarto-will-thank-you/
  because I love that one! Lopez’s recording of “TNT,” with Tarto on tuba, is a personal favorite featuring the two of them working together.
  
  Thanks for commenting!

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