C jam blues, WOW!

Have you watched this Duke? It Is Amazing. C jam blues in 1942. I was born in 1943. This film is a bit older than I am. It nicely shows how each of the player join the performance and make it whole jam. Another excellent C Jam Blues I remember is the Oscar Peterson and Red Garland.

While I was checking if I could find Peterson played C jam, I've found Ella. This is something that I wasn't aware of. She sure has perfect pitch. She harmonizes with horn. That is something. She does four verses and lots of improvisation with her voice. Just amazing. You ought to watch this.



Well, Oscar could be the Night Train. Anyway C Jam Blues is the tune of blues and has easiest melody. You keep hitting a note and jump to the other one at the end a phrase. That alone shows the vast possibility of improvisation and that is why I like this tune.