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As we approach the middle of the year, for many people in North America, a significant birthday party takes place in the form of a holiday that is steeped in tradition. There are large gatherings for music, fireworks, and don't forget some of the best food of the year. This uniquely American festivity is of course the Independence Day celebration and the 249th birthday of the USA. In this hour, we will explore some music and Americana through the lens of jazz improvisation.
Artist | Track | Album |
Duke Ellington | Star Spangled Banner | Ellington At Newport 1956 |
Oscar Peterson & Milt Jackson | John Brown's Body | Very Tall |
Billie Holiday & Teddy Wilson | Yankee Doodle Never Went To Town | Lady Day: the Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933-1944 |
Jimmy Smith | When Johnny Comes Marching Home | Crazy! Baby |
Rene Marie | My Country 'Tis of Thee | Voice of My Beautiful Country |
Jim Self | Wabashed | My America 3 - 'My Country' |
Herbie Mann | Battle Hymn of the Republic | Memphis Underground |
Claude Gordon | Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean | at the Palladium |
Bruce Hornsby & Branford Marsalis |
Star Spangled Banner | Intersections |
Ray Charles | America the Beautiful | A Message From The People |
Monty Alexander | Battle Hymn of the Republic | Live! at the Montreux Festival 1976 |