From Phil Rice's Banjo Instructor, 1858.
Try as I might I don't think I've managed to play this *exactly as written* more than once or twice. All those slippery and inconsistent dotted sixteenths!
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Either that or a cruel exercise in timing for students.
Nice job, Andy. That was one of the first tunes to draw me to this genre.
I always wondered about it's origin. Any insights on that?
Musically....I think it is Juba gone crazy.
Thanks everyone! No idea about its origins... It's a nifty tune in its own right, but it does feel like it could have been written as a "Juba on steroids" exercise in jumping between straight passages, rests, and those twisty dotted notes.
Yes, we often speak on improvisation and looking closely at set arrangements. If one has ever "gotten off the page" with a tune, this is the sort of stuff that might happen. I think..( just think ) that improvisations may have been of a different nature back then. We think of it now largely as a departure from the melodic line, taking our cue from jazz players, but loosen Juba up a bit......the "tune' sort of stays intact, but strays. The rhythm binds it as well as some sense of phrasing and feel. This is pretty abstract I know, but does anyone else "improvise" on these tunes? It is not as simple as it seems.
Tim, have you any idea how many YouTube videos use your "Whoop Jamboree" recording as background music!?!?!?!?
No.
Type "Twiss Whoop Jamboree" and start counting!
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