The "Classical Tinge" in Jazz

Jelly Roll Morton famously cited the "Spanish Tinge," but jazz has also been influenced by "classical" music. I'm calling this the "Classical Tinge." This began well before the term "Third Stream" was coined by Gunther Schuller in the 1950's. In fact, as soon as jazz-influenced dance bands (or dance-influenced jazz bands) began to record, we began to hear this happen. I hope you enjoy this look at some of tunes from 1920-1931 that had a Classical Tinge.

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Playlist:

 Paul Whiteman Orchestra "The Japanese Sandman" (Jazz, 1920) on Victor 

 Paul Whiteman Orchestra "Thais" (Jazz, 1924) on Victor 

 Hitchs Happy Harmonists "Boneyard Shuffle" (Jazz, 1925) on Gennett 

 Ross Gorman And His Earl Carroll Orchestra "Rhythm of the Day"  (Jazz, 1925) on Columbia 

 Bix Beiderbecke  "Humpty Dumpty"  (Jazz, 1927) on Parlophone 

 Fletcher Henderson "Whiteman Stomp" (Jazz, 1927) on Columbia 

 Bix Beiderbecke "In a Mist"  (Jazz, 1927) on Okeh 

 Romain Baud "Flashes (By Bix)" Jazz, 2011) 

 Red Nicholls & His Five Pennies "Davenport Blues" (Jazz, 1927) on Victor 

 Carl Fenton's Orchestra "Delirium" (Jazz, 1927) on Brunswick 

 Carroll Dickerson and His Orchestra "Symphonic Raps" (Jazz, 1928) on Odeon 

 Red Nichols "Imagination" (Jazz, 1928) on Brunswick 

 Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra "Jubilee"(Jazz, 1928) on Parlophone 

 Paul Whiteman and His Orch "San" (Jazz, 1928) on Victor 

 Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra "My Gal Sal"  (Jazz, 1931) on Columbia 

 Red Nichols & His Five Pennies  "That's No Bargain" (Jazz, 1926) on Brunswick