Chapter 5 of
CM

Modelling the Groove

MP3s for Larry Zbikowski's Publications

I Got Rhythm

Red Nichols and His Five Pennies, recorded 23 October 1930

Fred Rich and His Orchestra, recorded 29 October 1930

Don Redman and His Orchestra, recorded 30 June 1932

George Gershwin, recorded 19 February 1934

Red Norvo and His Swing Sextette, recorded 16 March 1936

Chick Webb and His Little Chicks, recorded 21 September 1937

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra, recorded 28 November 1942

Red Norvo and others, recorded 18 January 1944

Lester Young with the Kansas City Six, recorded 28 March 1944

The Benny Goodman Sextet, recorded 8 September 1945

Charlie Parker and others, recorded 22 April 1946

Bye Bye Blackbird

Gene Austin, recorded 29 April 1926

Freddie "Schnickelfritz" Fisher and his Orchestra, recorded 22 February 1941

Charlie and his Orchestra, recorded 1941

Peggy Lee, recorded 6 May 1955

Bobby Short, recorded 15 September 1955

Examples for "Modelling the Groove: Conceptual Structure and Popular Music," the Journal of the Royal Musical Association 129/2 (December 2004): 272-297.

Each of the excerpts below appears as a score example in the article.

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3

Example 4

Example 5

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