The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jiveass Slippers
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"The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jiveass Slippers" is a composition by Charles Mingus
released on his 1972 album Let My Children Hear Music
. "The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife", as it is sometimes referred to, is a rearrangement of the song "Once Upon a Time, There Was a Holding Corporation Called Old America," recorded on Mingus' 1965 live album Music Written For Monterey 1965. Not Heard... Played In Its Entirety At UCLA.
The main melody
of "Shoes" follows an ascending chromatic chord pattern, presented in multiple separate tempos. Sy Johnson
is credited for the orchestration, transcription, arrangement, and conduction of the recording on Let My Children Hear Music.
The song is also famous repertoire for Polka
Big Band. It is widely celebrated throughout Eastern Europe
and is frequently performed as a Traditional Wedding Tarantella
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Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus Jr. was an American jazz musician, composer, bandleader, and civil rights activist.Mingus's compositions retained the hot and soulful feel of hard bop and drew heavily from black gospel music while sometimes drawing on elements of Third stream, free jazz, and classical music...
released on his 1972 album Let My Children Hear Music
Let My Children Hear Music
Let My Children Hear Music is a 1972 jazz album by Charles Mingus. In the original liner notes, Mingus described it as "the best album I have ever made".-Track listing:All tracks composed by Charles Mingus....
. "The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife", as it is sometimes referred to, is a rearrangement of the song "Once Upon a Time, There Was a Holding Corporation Called Old America," recorded on Mingus' 1965 live album Music Written For Monterey 1965. Not Heard... Played In Its Entirety At UCLA.
The main melody
Melody
A melody , also tune, voice, or line, is a linear succession of musical tones which is perceived as a single entity...
of "Shoes" follows an ascending chromatic chord pattern, presented in multiple separate tempos. Sy Johnson
Sy Johnson
Sy Johnson is a jazz arranger and pianist who worked with Charles Mingus in the 1970s. He also worked with the Lee Konitz Nonet among others. His work with Mingus is his best known.- References :...
is credited for the orchestration, transcription, arrangement, and conduction of the recording on Let My Children Hear Music.
The song is also famous repertoire for Polka
Polka
The polka is a Central European dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia...
Big Band. It is widely celebrated throughout Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
and is frequently performed as a Traditional Wedding Tarantella
Tarantella
The term tarantella groups a number of different southern Italian couple folk dances characterized by a fast upbeat tempo, usually in 6/8 time , accompanied by tambourines. It is among the most recognized of traditional Italian music. The specific dance name varies with every region, for instance...
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