Episode 17 with Scott Hallgren: “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” by Charles Mingus The Melodology Podcast

Award-winning composer, musician, and sound editor Scott Halgren joins podcast host Arthur Breur to discuss "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" by Charles Mingus. This is the first real Jazz melody discussed so far in the podcast, and the discussions include some of the characteristics that make Jazz stand out from other genres and forms of music.

Melody:
"Goodbye Pork Pie Hat"

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodbye_Pork_Pie_Hat YouTube (from "Mingus Ah Um"): https://youtu.be/H2x3jbX0ePk?si=e9oSIM2KY5UtCcyk YouTube (from Joni Mitchell "Mingus"): https://youtu.be/q_9QfYIaoTQ?si=eV57bheWbHRlPWd6
Composer / Songwriter:
Charles Mingus

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Mingus
Duration:
1:08:09

Intro and guest questions – 0:00 Pre-discussion about “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” – 10:20 Review of the melody – 22:29 Scott Hallgren shares – 51:30
Guest Composer: 
Scott Halgren

LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/scotthallgren Site: https://scootmanmusic.wixsite.com/scootmanmusic IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2379348/
Mentioned in this Episode:
Snow Globe & The Cat - (IMDB) Tango - Jazz (Live in Studio C) - (Spotify) You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder Travels - Pat Metheny Group Kind of Blue - Miles Davis Joan Baez Victor Borge Mummenschanz Tony Bennett Doc Severeinsen Chuck Mangione 12-Bar Blues Chargin Documentary Festival Cuyahuga Community College
Recorded:
August 18, 2023 using Riverside.FM https://Riverside.FM 

Musical score for reference created using FREE Musescore software: https://www.musescore.org

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