{"id":72944,"date":"2023-07-08T21:13:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T21:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essays.homeworkacetutors.com\/music-concert-report\/"},"modified":"2023-07-08T21:13:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T21:13:37","slug":"music-concert-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colapapers.com\/us\/music-concert-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Concert Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I saw the Bill Charcoal Trio featuring Peter Washington and Kenny Washington at Tizzy\u2019s Club Coca-Cola in the Lincoln Center. The highly respected Jazz trio made up of pianist Bill Charcoal, bassist Kenny Washington and drummer Peter Washington played for about an hour an a half. Their smooth melodies and precise playing worked perfectly together to give a great performance against the New York City skyline at Tizzy\u2019s Club Coca-Cola. The trio opened up the show with a song called \u201cI\u2019ll Remember April\u201d.The song was originally written in 1941 y Gene De Paul (Wilson, Macerate, Tyler).<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll Remember April\u201d first performance was in a very atypical setting.<\/p>\n

The song was not performed in a Broadway play or Jazz Club but rather the 1942 comedy Called Ride \u2018Me Cowboy. Actor Dick Forman sang the song In what a critic at the time called, \u201cI\u2019ll Remember April\u2019 was an oasis of sanity In the madness\u201d (Wilson, Macerate, Tyler). Although an odd start the movie Ride \u2018Me Cowboy proved to be significant in the Jazz community for another reason as well.In the movie the famous Jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald appeared in her first film role laying an employee at the dude ranch named Ruby (\u201cI\u2019ll Remember April (1941)\u201d). \u201d She projected a light, frothy, easy-going humor\u201d in her performance of \u201cA-Ticket, A- Tasked\u201d (\u201cI\u2019ll Remember April (1941 This movie brought out Just how significant Jazz music was at the time because It made a mediocre film come to life. This was not Gene De Pall\u2019s first time creating a brilliant Jazz song.The pianist, composer and arranger had written many songs before for Hollywood films and Broadway shows such as \u201cYou Don\u2019t Know What Love is\u201d and \u201cStar Eyes\u201d (\u201cI\u2019ll Remember April (1941)\u201d).<\/p>\n

He had worked with many lyricists before but on this particular song Gene De Paul worked with his friend Don Rare and Patricia Johnston (\u201cI\u2019ll Remember April (1941)\u201d). The lyrics portrays two distant lovers remembering the past and have a close connection with Dorothy Fields \u201cThe Way You Look Tonight\u201d (\u201cI\u2019ll Remember April (1941 P).The song entered the pop charts in the spring of 1942 after being recorded by Woody Herman and his Orchestra. The song did not catch on quickly because it differed in many ways from the typical pop song of the time. The melody and form separated \u201cI\u2019ll Remember April\u201d the most from other music of the time. Songs of the time usually followed an A-A-B-A form, repeating a lot giving it a catchy tune. \u201cI\u2019ll Remember April\u201d however, used a 48-bar A-B-C-D-A-B form making It seem long and dragged out compared to other popular Jazz songs.<\/p>\n

Wilson, Macerate, Tyler) \u201cBeepers Charlie Parker and Bud Powell were among the first to explore the song\u2019s unconventional structure, followed by an influential 1 950 recording by Red Norm\u2019s trio with Tall Barlow and Charles Minus\u201d (\u201cI\u2019ll Remember April (1941)\u201d). The actually musicality of the song is quite complex with many chord changes and key changes. The song starts off in G but has a \u201cfalse key change to B major during the first eight moves rather step wise throughout. The chord progression of the song is a twist and turn roller coaster taking you from a G too E major back to the G then too DO.This is important because it allows for many different substitutions of chords and improvisations. (Wilson, Macerate, Tyler) One of the most important and defining elements in Jazz is improvisation. It is expected that during any Jazz performance one or more musicians will improvise.<\/p>\n

Improvisation is so common that most of the time a Caucasian will not perform the same piece the same way twice. However the freedom given to Jazz musicians does come with some boundaries. \u201cI\u2019ll Remember April\u201d gives much leeway to improvisation as long as they are \u201cchosen carefully so as to at least imply a logical harmonic progression\u201d (Wilson, Macerate, Tyler).Typical Jazz instruments are the saxophone, clarinet, flute, vibraphone, trumpet, piano, guitar, banjo, tuba, double bass, bass guitar, vocals, trombone and drum kit. The size of the band can vary greatly in Jazz however from an ensembles which can have as little as woo people to big bands that can have as many as 30 people. The Jazz show that I saw was a trio including a pianist, bassist and drummer. The setting in which I saw \u201cII Remember April\u201d performed is much different then the setting I would have seen it in 1942.<\/p>\n

I saw the song be performed in a rather fancy evening setting at a Jazz Club where there was dinners and drinks being served. The club was modern and well designed. The backdrop behind the performers was a large window outlining part of the New York City skyline. Around 75 people went to the club to watch a well expected trio play their rendition of \u201cI\u2019ll Remember April\u201d, as well as several other songs. In 1942 1 would not have been able to go too club one night and be served dinner as I listened to a band play the song.At first the only way to hear the song was in the movies it was featured in. The song was featured in the 1942 film Ride \u2018me Cowboy as I had mentioned earlier, it was also in the 1942 movie Strictly in the Groove and was again featured in the 1945 movie Eve Knew Her Apples.<\/p>\n

It is not until later that I would have been able to sit down at a Jazz club or concert hall to see the piece be performed. Anita Borer recording of \u201cI\u2019ll Remember April\u201d appeared on the album The Nat King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 disc 4 (Wilson, Macerate, Tyler).Since then \u201cI\u2019ll Remember April\u201d has been recorded hundreds of times by various artists throughout the years. \u201cThe songs unconventional characteristics became assets, and it found favor as a bop vehicle\u201d (Wilson, Macerate, Tyler). Each performance of \u201cI\u2019ll Remember April\u201d takes on its own identity according to the performer. Artists have put their own twists on the song sometimes even implying a \u201cLatin-feel\u201d or they have stuck close to the original. The aspect of flexibility while maintaining the same brilliant theme makes \u201cI\u2019ll Remember April\u201d so exciting making artists recreate the classic for years.<\/p>\n

Before going to the concert I listened to \u201cI\u2019ll Remember April\u201d performed by Charlie Parker. Charlie Parker was an extremely influential Jazz saxophonist. He recorded \u201cI\u2019ll Remember April\u201d on July 5, 1950. While having the same melody Charlie Parser\u2019s version of \u201cI\u2019ll Remember April\u201d and the Bill Charcoal Trio\u2019s version differed greatly. The biggest difference was the use of instruments. The Bill Charcoal Trio did not include a saxophone. I had expected to hear a saxophone so at first it took a second for my ears to adjust when the Bill Charcoal Trio began to play the song.<\/p>\n

I personally preferred the saxophone. I thought same time it gave the song a very magically, flowing feeling. The saxophone was also backed up by other instruments like the piano which gave it a full rich sound. The piano, bass, and drums of the Bill Charcoal Trio also gave a good performance however I felt it lacked a clear \u201clead\u201d instrument how the saxophone did for Parser\u2019s rendition. One aspect I did like more in the Bill Charcoal Trio\u2019s version was the elongated piano solo. Solos are very important in Jazz music and they occur often.Solos give artists the opportunity to improvisation keeping the piece fresh and giving it an element of surprise.<\/p>\n

Throughout the Bill Charcoal Trio\u2019s performance there were many solos. In \u201cI\u2019ll Remember April\u201d it was the piano\u2019s time to shine. I enjoyed the solo because it showed off Bill Charcoal\u2019s talent and kept the piece exciting. An interesting aspect of his solo was he included a verse from Dorothy Field\u2019s \u201cThe Way You Look Tonight\u201d which as I mentioned earlier gave inspiration to the writing of \u201cI\u2019ll Remember April\u201d.Overall I enjoyed listening the piece live better than the recording because it allowed the music to \u201ccome alive\u201d rather than Just listening to a recording. Going to the concert opened my eyes to what seems to be a whole new world. I was very anxious and nerve about what to expect when I went to the Jazz Club but when I got there I was pleasantly surprised.<\/p>\n

The music was entertaining and I loved the experience. Looking up the history of the songs continued to spark my interest. It is very interesting to see how music written seventy years ago is still influential and laded in modern settings such as a Jazz Club.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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