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Interpreting The Lennon/Mccartney Songbook: Part 1, Early Songs
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Since its earliest days, Jazz musicians have used popular songs as springboards for creative interpretation, reimagining these tunes through the art of improvisation.. The great American songbooks of
Irving Berlin
composer / conductor1888 - 1989

Cole Porter
composer / conductor1891 - 1964

George Gershwin
composer / conductor1898 - 1937

John Lennon
guitar and vocals1940 - 1980

Paul McCartney
bass, electricb.1942
Considering the enduring nature of their compositions, it is remarkable that

The Beatles
band / ensemble / orchestra
John Coltrane
saxophone1926 - 1967

Clifford Brown
trumpetb.1930
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Bill Frisell
guitar, electricb.1951

Count Basie
piano1904 - 1984

Scott Robinson
saxophone, tenorb.1959

Don Byron
clarinetb.1958

Christian Sands
pianob.1989

Joscho Stephan
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