C Jam Blues is a jazz standard composed in 1942 by Duke Ellington and performed by countless other musicians, such as Django Reinhardt, Oscar Peterson, and Charles Mingus.
It was also known as “Duke’s Place“, with lyrics added by Bill Katts, Bob Thiele and Ruth Roberts.
This is a simple 12-bar blues with an extremely easy melody, which makes it a great tune to learn early on.
In this lesson “C Jam Blues” we study articulation, motif development, transposing in all 12 keys, swing feel exercises, bass line, and the 4 levels of improvisation.
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Lyrics:
Baby, take me down to Duke’s place
Wildest box in town is Duke’s place
Love that piano sound in Duke’s place
Saxes do their tricks in Duke’s place
Fellas swing their chicks in Duke’s place
Come on, get your kicks in Duke’s place
You find yourself a seat, and when you want to eat
You look around and yell waiter
You fill your cup chock full of dreams and drink it up
You’re jetting along with your girlie
It’s after three o’clock, but, baby, it’s still early
If you’ve never been to Duke’s place
Take your tootsies into Duke’s place
Life is in a spin in Duke’s place
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