Hey thanks Adrian, really appreciate it! I'm just getting back into making vids again, so there should be more on the way :D But really, thanks for the nice words.
"Banger from your childhood" Followed by an absolute banger from my childhood. You've sold a subscription my man! Can't wait to hear more from you. *Edited spelling mistake from my fat fingers.
Haha, I am with you on finger width! Glad you enjoyed it - I remember singing be kind to you web footed friends years before I knew who Johnny Sousa was (maybe that would have been different if I was American 🤷) Thanks for the sub!
@@TimBeauBennett fun fact, also an Aussie! (Melbourne) But my grandfather did that Salvos Big Band stuff when I was a kid. Sousa was a fun practice one for them, so it was always enjoyable. On the other hand, "when the saints go marching in" makes me want to blow up whatever music device is playing it. Always enjoyed jazz and big band music but never really got in depth. Trying to get my head around it now so your videos have been amazing for giving an overview along with some music to start with. It's been amazing! Thanks so much 😊 P.S. You said video suggestions, not sure if it counts from a total jazz pleb. But out of curiosity, would you consider going into Duke Ellington's actual history vs what the cartoon Big Mouth portrayed? I really liked your brief deep dives into the history of some of these musicians. Also would be curious to what you thought about jazz in The Simpsons. I feel like they portray it as way more uncool than it actually is. But again...pleb 😅
The “ABC Song” is 100% derived from French folk song "Ah! vous dirai-je, maman". “ Twelve Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman", K. 265/300e, is a piano composition by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed when he was around 25 years old (1781 or 1782). This piece consists of twelve variations on the French folk song "Ah! vous dirai-je, maman". The French melody first appeared in 1761, and has been used for many children's songs, such as "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep", and the "Alphabet Song" (c) Wikipedia Anyway, thanks for the interesting channel 👍
Love your videos, so interesting! There are so many nice contrafacts, but two worth mentioning are "Tadd's Delight", based on "But Not For Me" and (because I am a trombone player) J.J. Johnson's "Tea Pot", based on "Sweet Georgia Brown".
I don't know if copyright avoidance was a big deal, just that a new melody meant the composer would get paid when people covered them. And there's a difference when songs have roughly the same changes, and some are straight up homages where the first melody and title are referenced. It's always enjoyable when a singer will cover both in a performance. Ella has done this, as has Al Jarreau. Great content!
For sure - getting future publisher royalties I essentially is what I mean by copyright avoidance. No one was gonna sue Bird for recording All The Things, but he'll make more money by recoridng Bird Of Paradise. And yeah, Ella and Al are both great for that - there's a live recording of Ella Fitzgerald on of How High The Moon where she busts out Ornithology over one of the scat verses, it's great! Thanks for watching!
If the new melody is the same rhythm as the original melody then you could call it a harmonisation of the melody, yeah. If it was a different rhythm then you might call it a counter melody.
