MELBA LISTON (Breaking the gender barrier) Jazz History #32

Melba Liston was a woman instrumentalist in jazz at a time when that was an uncommon role. That her chosen instrument was the trombone makes her even more so. Her performance of My Reverie in this video demonstrates an impactful combination of sensitivity and power. Ultimately, she made her biggest mark as a composer and arranger, collaborating with Randy Weston, Quincy Jones and others. As a woman of color in a male-dominated field during times of segregation, Melba faced an uphill battle to put it mildly, and she paved the way for women in jazz to follow, even as the protagonist in a children's book.

ABOUT THIS SERIES
The Jazz History series is a video adaptation of a PowerPoint presentation used to teach a university course. It traces the roots of jazz from Ragtime at the turn of the 20th century to jazz-rock fusion at the end of the 1960s. You’ll find a lot more videos like this one in the JAZZ HISTORY playlist on this channel.

If you want to learn more about the nuts and bolts of playing jazz, check out the videos in the
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JAZZ HISTORY SUGGESTIONS
Dorothy Donegan (the most popular video)    • DOROTHY DONEGAN (The greatest pianist...  
Art Tatum    • ART TATUM (The greatest pianist you m...  
Oscar Peterson    • OSCAR PETERSON (Heir apparent and pri...  
Mary Lou Williams    • MARY LOU WILLIAMS (Through muck and m...  
The Sweethearts of Rhythm    • THE INTERNATIONAL SWEETHEARTS OF RHYT...  
Melba Liston    • MELBA LISTON (Breaking the gender bar...  
Betty Carter    • BETTY CARTER (Bebop Betty) Jazz Histo...  

JAZZ TACTICS SUGGESTIONS
Do You Speak Jazz?    • YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW TO IMPROVISE / J...  
What Makes Jazz Jazz?    • TRADING FOURS WITH FREDDIE HUBBARD (S...  
Why I Can't Teach You Jazz    • WHY I CAN'T TEACH YOU JAZZ (a theoret...  
What's So Great About Chet Baker?    • TRADING FOURS WITH FREDDIE HUBBARD (S...  
Guido Basso: A Voice You Won't Forget    • GUIDO BASSO (A voice you won't forget)  
Trading Fours With Freddie Hubbard    • TRADING FOURS WITH FREDDIE HUBBARD (S...  
Improvising on Rhythm Changes    • IMPROVISING ON RHYTHM CHANGES Jazz Ta...  
ABOUT THIS CHANNEL
On this channel, jazz trumpeter, educator and author Chase Sanborn offers advice and tips for musicians and music students, based on more than forty years of experience as a professional musician.

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MORE INFORMATION
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