Critical Listening 10

'Tain't what you do (It's the way that you do it) - Jimmie Lunceford

The A section begins with saxophones along with strong bass drum and tom tom. The volume of the saxophones gets louder and then the brass section of the band begins to play. The B section starts with brass and some saxophone improv. The A section starts again with saxophone and brass demonstrating call and response. The tune has a bluesy feel to it now at this point, I believe. A drum roll starts the first verse with Trummy Young singing. The song changes to a new key and the melody is sang by the band with call and response being used again. The band sings during the second B section. There's a saxophone solo shortly after the bridge which is then followed by the brass repeating the A section over the solo. There's a short drum solo towards the end. This song is 32-bar popular song in AABA format. It is a swing song but has a blues feel at times. There is quite a bit of call and response I noticed as well. Overall it is a very catchy tune due to the fact that it's been stuck in my head since I first heard it!