Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Dizzy Gillespie performing Salt Peanuts


Even though, this piece performed by
Dizzy Gillespie has no lyrics, beside the shouts
he makes, "salt peanuts." I strongly believe
that the Harlem Renaissance theme is
Pride.

The first few seconds are slower than the other
parts in the song, but overall this song
is very upbeat and sounds cheerful. 
In the end, he says something, Im guessing
"peanut songs, peanut" or "peanut salt, peanut"
and the audience laugh. 
Out of all the 6 themes, it seemed to fit
Pride the most. 

I chose this because of his name, Dizzy Gillespie. 
All the other musicians name are serious,
but he had a unique name, and it brought my attention to him.
I looked for his video, and this was in one of the related videos.
Seeing the picture of his cheeks, I clicked it from curiosity.
When i listened to the song, I realized that i really liked
the tempo of this song, and even though 
there were no lyrics i found myself
replaying the song over and over. 

2 comments:

  1. funny the way the man looks on the pic. i agree this song is up beat and cheerful=D

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  2. Funny picture!
    Why is the HR theme pride?

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