My Favourite Things

My Favourite Things

Classic song from the broadway musical (1959)
and movie (1965) The Sound of Music.

Composed by Rodgers and Hammerstein.

Popular for jazz improvisations

because of its circle-of-fifths structure.

Wiki link here.

More Samba! (One Note Samba, I Go To Rio, Mas Que Nada)

This post is in conjunction with the Rio Olympics 2016.

(Ambigram of Rio2016 Olympics logo from 

https://twitter.com/hypergeometricx/status/765473293126111232)

In the spirit of the Rio Olympics, 
here are more catchy sambas,
in addition to the previous post on Aquarela do Brasil.

Enjoy!

Brazil - Aquarela do Brasil

This post is in conjunction with the Rio Olympics 2016.

Aquarela do Brasil (1939)
(Watercolours of Brazil)

Jazz Standard. 

A lively Samba.

One of the most famous Brazilian songs. 

Composed by Ary Barroso. 

First sung by Francisco Alves.

Wiki link here .

Royal Garden Blues

Royal Garden Blues (1919)
Dixieland Jazz Standard
Composed by Clarence Williams and Spencer Williams

Wiki link here.

Tiger Rag

Tiger Rag
(1917)

Traditional Jazz Standard.

Wiki link here.

Pentatonic May

Pentatonic May

The five-note scale for the fifth month.

A selection of  pieces with pentatonic melodies/motifs.

The April Post - Happy Birthday

The April Post

Happy Birthday

Some interesting jazzy acappella improvisations

By Simon Akesson 

(to Jacob Collier)

by Evan Sanders and JB Craipeau 

(to Andrew Kesler)

by Simon Akesson

(to Andrew Kesler)