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"Echoes of Harlem", also known as "Cootie's Concerto",^[1] is a 1936 composition by Duke Ellington. A piece with a jazz blues sound in F minor with an ostinato piano pattern, it has been cited as one of Ellington's "mood" pieces. It opens with trumpet, playing blues sounds in F minor over the ostinato pattern, followed by a segment of 14 bars with some harmony. The third part, played in velvet sound, by the saxophone section, is in Ab majeur, but starts with Db, the subdominant of Ab. The piece contains thus 3 segments.^[2] The original recording features Cootie Williams on trumpet,^[3] playing in what Lawrence McClellan describes as "muted" and "in a somber minor key".^[4] It has been performed by Roy Eldridge, with Oscar Peterson and Herb Ellis.^[5]

Jazz musician and musicologist André Hodeir wrote the following:

Few records do more than the Concerto to make possible an appreciation of how great the role is that sonority can play in the creation of jazz. The trumpet part is a true bouqet of sonorities. The phrases given to it by Ellington which have a melodic beauty which should not be overlooked, are completely taken over by Cootie. He makes them shine forth in dazzling colors, then plunges them in the shade, plays around with them, make them glitter or delicately tones them down; and each time what he shows us is something new.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Wallace, John; McGrattan, Alexander (2011). The Trumpet. Yale University Press. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-300-11230-6.
^ Gates, Henry Louis; Higginbotham, Evelyn Brooks (2009). Harlem Renaissance Lives from the African American National Biography. Oxford University Press. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-19-538795-7.
^ Stewart, Alexander (2 August 2007). Making the Scene: Contemporary New York City Big Band Jazz. University of California Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-520-94016-1.
^ McClellan, Lawrence (2004). The Later Swing Era, 1942 to 1955. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-313-30157-5.
^ "JazzTimes". Jazztimes: America's Jazz Magazine. JazzTimes, Inc.: 190 September 1995. ISSN 0272-572X.

[WallaceMcGrattan2011-1] Wallace, John; McGrattan, Alexander (2011). The Trumpet. Yale University Press. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-300-11230-6.

[GatesHigginbotham2009-2] Gates, Henry Louis; Higginbotham, Evelyn Brooks (2009). Harlem Renaissance Lives from the African American National Biography. Oxford University Press. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-19-538795-7.

[Stewart2007-3] Stewart, Alexander (2 August 2007). Making the Scene: Contemporary New York City Big Band Jazz. University of California Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-520-94016-1.

[McClellan2004-4] McClellan, Lawrence (2004). The Later Swing Era, 1942 to 1955. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-313-30157-5.

[Inc.1995-5] "JazzTimes". Jazztimes: America's Jazz Magazine. JazzTimes, Inc.: 190 September 1995. ISSN 0272-572X.

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+{{Short description|1936 composition by Duke Ellington}}
-"'''Echoes of Harlem'''", also known as "Cootie's Concerto",<ref name="WallaceMcGrattan2011">{{cite book|last1=Wallace|first1=John|last2=McGrattan|first2=Alexander|title=The Trumpet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JcyYpIKW78kC&pg=PA272|year=2011|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0-300-11230-6|page=272}}</ref> is a 1936 composition by [[Duke Ellington]]. A piece with a jazz blues sound in [[F minor]] with a ostinato piano pattern, it has been cited as one of Ellington's "mood" pieces. It opens with trumpet, playing blues sounds in F minor over the ostinato pattern, followed by a segment of 14 bars with some harmony. The third part, played in velvet sound, by the saxophone section, is in Ab majeur, but starts with Db, the subdominant of Ab. The piece contains thus 3 segments.<ref name="GatesHigginbotham2009">{{cite book|last1=Gates|first1=Henry Louis|last2=Higginbotham|first2=Evelyn Brooks|title=Harlem Renaissance Lives from the African American National Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E_vRLcgEdGoC&pg=PA185|year=2009|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-538795-7|page=185}}</ref> The original recording features [[Cootie Williams]] on trumpet,<ref name="Stewart2007">{{cite book|last=Stewart|first=Alexander|title=Making the Scene: Contemporary New York City Big Band Jazz|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qFgowjbqfl8C&pg=PA158|date=2 August 2007|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-94016-1|page=158}}</ref> playing in what Lawrence McClellan describes as "muted" and "in a somber minor key".<ref name="McClellan2004">{{cite book|last=McClellan|first=Lawrence|title=The Later Swing Era, 1942 to 1955|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Oit7y0bS4MUC&pg=PA81|year=2004|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-30157-5|page=81}}</ref> It has been performed by [[Roy Eldridge]], with [[Oscar Peterson]] and [[Herb Ellis]].<ref name="Inc.1995">{{cite book|title=JazzTimes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rycEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA190|date=September 1995|publisher=JazzTimes, Inc.|page=190|issn=0272-572X}}</ref>
+"'''Echoes of Harlem'''", also known as "Cootie's Concerto",<ref name="WallaceMcGrattan2011">{{cite book|last1=Wallace|first1=John|last2=McGrattan|first2=Alexander|title=The Trumpet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JcyYpIKW78kC&pg=PA272|year=2011|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0-300-11230-6|page=272}}</ref> is a 1936 composition by [[Duke Ellington]]. A piece with a jazz blues sound in [[F minor]] with an ostinato piano pattern, it has been cited as one of Ellington's "mood" pieces. It opens with trumpet, playing blues sounds in F minor over the ostinato pattern, followed by a segment of 14 bars with some harmony. The third part, played in velvet sound, by the saxophone section, is in Ab majeur, but starts with Db, the subdominant of Ab. The piece contains thus 3 segments.<ref name="GatesHigginbotham2009">{{cite book|last1=Gates|first1=Henry Louis|last2=Higginbotham|first2=Evelyn Brooks|title=Harlem Renaissance Lives from the African American National Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E_vRLcgEdGoC&pg=PA185|year=2009|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-538795-7|page=185}}</ref> The original recording features [[Cootie Williams]] on trumpet,<ref name="Stewart2007">{{cite book|last=Stewart|first=Alexander|title=Making the Scene: Contemporary New York City Big Band Jazz|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qFgowjbqfl8C&pg=PA158|date=2 August 2007|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-94016-1|page=158}}</ref> playing in what Lawrence McClellan describes as "muted" and "in a somber minor key".<ref name="McClellan2004">{{cite book|last=McClellan|first=Lawrence|title=The Later Swing Era, 1942 to 1955|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Oit7y0bS4MUC&pg=PA81|year=2004|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-30157-5|page=81}}</ref> It has been performed by [[Roy Eldridge]], with [[Oscar Peterson]] and [[Herb Ellis]].<ref name="Inc.1995">{{cite journal|title=JazzTimes|journal = Jazztimes: America's Jazz Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rycEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA190|date=September 1995|publisher=JazzTimes, Inc.|page=190|issn=0272-572X}}</ref>
 Jazz musician and musicologist [[André Hodeir]] wrote the following:
-{{quote|Few records do more than the Concerto to make possible an appreciation of how great the role is that sonority can play in the creation of jazz. The trumpet part is a true bouqet of sonorities. The phrases given to it by Ellington which have a melodic beauty which should not be overlooked, are completely taken over by Cootie. He makes them shine forth in dazzling colors, then plunges them in the shade, plays around with them, make them glitter or delicately tones them down; and each time what he shows us is something new.<ref name="WallaceMcGrattan2011"/>|sign=|source=}}
+{{blockquote|Few records do more than the Concerto to make possible an appreciation of how great the role is that sonority can play in the creation of jazz. The trumpet part is a true bouqet of sonorities. The phrases given to it by Ellington which have a melodic beauty which should not be overlooked, are completely taken over by Cootie. He makes them shine forth in dazzling colors, then plunges them in the shade, plays around with them, make them glitter or delicately tones them down; and each time what he shows us is something new.<ref name="WallaceMcGrattan2011"/>|sign=|source=}}
-== Swing dance troupe ==
-{{Split section|Echoes of Harlem (dance troupe)|date=September 2018}}
-Echoes of Harlem is a [[Swing (dance)|swing dance]] troupe based in [[Melbourne]], Victoria, Australia. "Founded in 2008, Echoes of Harlem celebrates the music, movement, and style of the [[Swing music|swing]] era. From [[ragtime]] rhythms to swingin’ [[Big band|big bands]], our repertoire encompasses high-flying [[Lindy Hop|lindy hop]], soulful [[Blues dance|blues]], cheeky [[Charleston (dance)|charleston]] and other specialty dances."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.echoesofharlem.com|title=Echoes of Harlem {{!}} Good Old Fashioned Entertainment! |last=http://www.echoesofharlem.com|website=www.echoesofharlem.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-12}}</ref>
-Past and present members originate from different parts of Australia, as well as Argentina, Canada and the USA.  Many started dancing with Swing Patrol and are/were teachers for Swing Patrol or [http://1929studios.com/ 1929 Studios].
-=== Performances ===
-Echoes of Harlem have performed in Melbourne and Sydney. Notable venues include [[Melbourne Town Hall]] (2013), [[Arts Centre Melbourne]]'s [[Hamer Hall, Melbourne|Hamer Hall]] (2013, 2015), Thornbury Theatre (2015), Bella Union (2017), Ormond Hall (2014), Spiegeltent (2016). Below is a listing of some of those performances and video <ins>(</ins>where possible<ins>)</ins>.
-{| class="wikitable"
-|+
-!Show / Event Name
-!Description
-!Video
-!Date
-|-
-|"Rugcutters Live Jazz Party"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.echoesofharlem.com/ox_portfolio/rugcutters-live-jazz-party/|title=Rugcutters Live Jazz Party|last=http://www.echoesofharlem.com|website=www.echoesofharlem.com||access-date=2018-07-12}}</ref>
-|"Hoot and holler and enjoy the hell out of yourself! Unleash your inner jazz hound, modern day dandy, hepcat or swingkid and get your jam on at Rugcutters’ live jazz party. "
-Four Rugcutters events ran with Echoes of Harlem performing an entirely new 20-30 minute show each event.
-In conjunction with 1929 Studios.
-|'''Promotional video'''
-[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89okkal6F80 https://youtu.be/89okkal6F80]
-|Four shows:
-(1) February 11, 2017
-(2) May 27, 2017
-(3) July 29, 2017
-(4) September 23, 2017
-|-
-|"Speak Easy, Swing Hard"
-|On Friday October 23, 2015, Echoes of Harlem presented their very first sold out show "Speak Easy, Swing Hard" at the Thornbury Theatre showcasing three acts of spirited lindy hop and vintage jazz dance.
-'''Act 1 – Speaking Easy (1920s)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.echoesofharlem.com/ox_portfolio/speak-easy-swing-hard-act-1/|title=Speak Easy, Swing Hard – Act 1|last=http://www.echoesofharlem.com|website=www.echoesofharlem.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-12}}</ref>'''
-Our newlyweds stumble upon a speakeasy and get swept up in rhythm and revelry, partying like it’s 1929.
-'''Act 2 – The Joint Gets Jumpin’ (1930s to 1940s)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.echoesofharlem.com/ox_portfolio/speak-easy-swing-hard-act-2/|title=Speak Easy, Swing Hard – Act 2 |last=http://www.echoesofharlem.com|website=www.echoesofharlem.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-12}}</ref>'''
-The bar of ill-repute is now the place to be! It’s time to jump, jitterbug, and dance through the heady days of the WWII era.
-'''Act 3 – Rhythm Revisited (Modern Era)'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.echoesofharlem.com/ox_portfolio/speak-easy-swing-hard-act-3/|title=Speak Easy, Swing Hard – Act 3 |last=http://www.echoesofharlem.com|website=www.echoesofharlem.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-12}}</ref>
-A new owner and his friends revive the spirit of the swing era, breathing life into a forgotten gem.
-|'''Act 1 -'''
-[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66riafvt6ds https://youtu.be/66riafvt6ds]
-'''Act 2 -''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihlM8kEwTiw&t=9s https://youtu.be/ihlM8kEwTiw]
-'''Act 3 -''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sOwjHhhKkI https://youtu.be/1sOwjHhhKkI]
-|October 23, 2015
-|-
-|"Swinging the Spiegeltent"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://mel.swingpatrol.com/event/swinging-spiegeltent-christmas-party/|title=Swing Patrol's Swinging the Spiegeltent Christmas Party - Swing Patrol - Melbourne|work=Swing Patrol - Melbourne|access-date=2018-07-13|language=en-US}}</ref>
-|Performance at Swing Patrol’s Swinging The Spiegeltent Christmas Party
-|
-|December 3, 2016
-|-
-|"A Night at The Cotton Club"
-|Show performed live to [https://www.facebook.com/redhotrhythmakers/ Michael McQuaid's Red Hot Rhythmakers]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://jazzlives.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/echoes-of-harlem-with-michael-mcquaid/|title="Echoes Of Harlem" with Michael Mcquaid|date=2009-10-11|work=Jazz Lives|access-date=2018-07-13}}</ref> celebrating and paying tribute to [[Cotton Club]] in [[Harlem]] (and [[Midtown Manhattan|midtown]]) New York City, US in the 1923-1940.
-|
-|October 9, 2009
-|-
-|"Roaring Swing"
-|Capturing the colour and energy of the swing era, Echoes of Harlem perform a number of pieces with live music by Michael McQuaid's Red Hot Rhythmakers at the Melbourne Swing Festival/[[Melbourne Jazz Festival|Melbourne International Jazz Festival]]
-|
-|June 9, 2013
-|}
-=== Workshops ===
-Echoes of Harlem periodically offers workshops to the local swing dance community (calendar of events).  On World Lindy Hop Day (May 26, 2018), Echoes of Harlem celebrated with a workshop and social dance night.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.echoesofharlem.com/world-lindy-hop-day/|title=World Lindy Hop Day |last=http://www.echoesofharlem.com |website=www.echoesofharlem.com|access-date=2018-07-12}}</ref>
-On September 9, 2018, Echoes of Harlem hosted “The Big Practice” workshop. “This workshop is about what you want to work on, about getting together in one big room to practise whatever you want for as long as you want with experienced help on hand. It’s an open session where dancers of all levels can explore ideas, seek feedback, get practice tips, spend one-on-one time with Echoes members, and also meet other dancers and future practise pals.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.echoesofharlem.com/the-big-practice-a-workshop-all-about-you/|title=The Big Practice: A workshop all about you!  {{!}}  				Echoes of Harlem {{!}} Good Old Fashioned Entertainment!|last=http://www.echoesofharlem.com|website=www.echoesofharlem.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-03}}</ref>
-To celebrate their tenth anniversary, Echoes is running an “Artists In Residence” (AIR) program where an exceptional swing dance couple works intensively with the troupe for 10 days across a variety of Jazz and Lindy Hop topics. In November 2018, acclaimed dancers and teachers Marie N’Diaye and Anders Sihlberg (based in Sweden) were selected as the AIRs. There will be public and private workshops and a social dance night, called Harlem Roots.  <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/events/268601993789344/?ti=ia|title=Harlem Roots feat. Marie N'Diaye & Anders Sihlberg|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-03}}</ref>
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