Episode 17 with Scott Hallgren: "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" by Charles Mingus

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

Melodology Podcast on Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/melodypodcast