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Dameron, Mary Lou Williams, and Dizzy Gillespie in Williams's apartment, c. June 1946 Photograph by William P. Gottlieb.. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, [1] Dameron was the most influential arranger of the bebop era, but also wrote charts for swing and hard bop players. [2]
"If You Could See Me Now" is a 1946 jazz standard, composed by Tadd Dameron. [1] He wrote it especially for vocalist Sarah Vaughan, [2] a frequent collaborator. Lyrics were written by Carl Sigman and it became one of Vaughan's signature songs, inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. [3]
A moderately fast bebop song, it featured the trumpeter Fats Navarro, who is said to "exhibit mastery of the difficult chord progression". [5] One author said, "'Our Delight' is a genuine song, a bubbly, jaggedly ascending theme that sticks in one's mind, enriched by harmonic interplay between a flaming trumpet section led by Dizzy, creamy ...
Pages in category "Songs with music by Tadd Dameron" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... If You Could See Me Now (1946 song) L.
Lady Bird" is a sixteen-bar jazz standard by Tadd Dameron. This "celebrated" composition, "one of the most performed in modern jazz", was written around 1939, [1] and released in 1948. [2] Featuring, "a suave, mellow theme," [3] it is the origin of the Tadd Dameron turnaround (in C: CM 7 E ♭ 7 A ♭ M 7 D ♭ 7 CM 7). [4] Play ⓘ
The song has been performed by a number of other artists, including: Charlie Parker with Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra - Live "Pershing Ballroom", Chicago (1948) Fats Navarro with Tadd Dameron - Broadcast "Royal Roost", New York, August 29 and October 2, 1948; Miles Davis with Tadd Dameron - several live recordings, 1949 and 1951
Mating Call is a studio album by jazz musician Tadd Dameron with saxophonist John Coltrane, issued in early 1957 on Prestige Records. [1] [2] It was recorded at the studio of Rudy Van Gelder in Hackensack, New Jersey.
In 1976, Barry Harris who was the pianist on the 1964 version played a trio version on his Barry Harris Plays Tadd Dameron - Xanadu Records; In 1982, Chaka Khan covered the tune as part of "Be Bop Medley," on her album Chaka Khan. [4] In 1988, Emily Remler was the first jazz guitarist to record it, on her album East To Wes.