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Taint What You Do - Music Project
Taint What You Do - Music Project
Background Information
It was composed by Melvin Sy Oliver and co-written by Trummy
Young
It was first recorded in 1939 by Jimmie Lunceford and his orchestra
Its a classic Jazz song
The Style
Taint What You Do is a jazz song. Jazz songs usually...
Have a swing beat
Include blue notes (a minor interval where a major would
be expected)
Demonstrate interesting rhythms
Are upbeat and lively, but not always
A little after the jazz style was introduced, many musicians
improvised while playing it.
Interesting Facts
The song Taint What you do, by Fun Boy Three, didnt get
onto the Bananarama album until 1988
Shim sham is often danced to this song
Bibliography
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Shuffle Projects
Jazz Standards
Commander Trombone