Larkin's Jazz

Content of Course

1. 7th June 1967: The Man from Defiance (Ohio)

Including Wild Bill Davidson, B. B. King, Reverend Kelsey, Fats Waller, Mississippi John Hurt, Henry Red Allen

2. 10th July 1967: The Great Russell Band

Including Luis Russell, Thelonius Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Freeman, Cannonball Adderley, The Beatles

3. 8th June 1968: Whose Flaming Youth?

Including Miles Davis, Clarence Williams, Jabbo Smith, Duke Ellington, Chick Webb, Charlie Mingus, Chris McGregor

4. 10th August 1968: The Inimitable Jimmy Yancey

Including Jimmy Yancey, Roosevelt Holts, Jimmy Witherspoon, Forest City Joe, Benny Goodman, Gary Burton, Archie Shepp

5. 8th February 1969: Coverage

Including Willie Smith, Andre Previn, Ian Carr, John Surman, Don Ellis, Gene Krupa, Johnny Dankworth, Ella and Louis

6. 8th November 1969: Ancient and Modern

Including Eddie Condon, Bob Crosby, Albert Ayler, Paul Winter, Lightnin' Hopkins, Big Bill Broonzy, Clyde Valley Stompers

7. 14th February 1970: Resurrected Big Bands

Including Kenny Clarke and Francy Boland, Don Ellis, Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Woody Herman

8. 18th April 1970: The Colour of Their Music

Including Art Hodes, George Lewis, Jack Teagarden, Stuff Smith, Duke Ellington, Paul Whiteman, Jack Hylton

9. 15th May 1971: How Things Get Better

Including Ornette Coleman, Louis Armstrong, Gary Burton, Benny Goodman, Harry Roy, Miff Mole, Sophie Tucker

10. 12th June 1971: Voices as Instruments

Including Mills Brothers, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Ben Webster, Graham Collier

Teaching method(s)

Lecture and discussion with musical interludes.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

• Differentiate between objective and subjective musical criticism;

• Appreciate how mastery of language can be put at the service of music;

• Appreciate a wide range of styles of jazz.

Sources

Core Readings

Essential:

• Larkin, Philip. 2004. Jazz Writings London: Continuum.

• Larkin, Philip, 1985. All What Jazz. London: Faber and Faber.

Recommended:

• Crow, Bill. 1990. Jazz Anecdotes. Oxford: OUP.

Class Handouts

HTML pages of links sent by email after every session.

Queries

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