Boogie-woogie: differenze tra le versioni

Il '''''boogie-woogie''''' è uno [[stile musicale]] derivato dal [[blues]] per [[pianoforte]], diventato molto popolare a partire dagli [[anni 1930|anni trenta]] e [[anni 1940|anni quaranta]], ma che vede le proprie origini in tempi molto precedenti, e che fu successivamente esteso dal piano a formazioni di tre pianoforti, alla chitarra, alle [[big band]], alle formazioni di [[Musica country|musica country e western]] ed a volte a formazioni [[gospel]]. Come il blues, il boogie-woogie descrive tradizionalmente una vasta gamma di emozioni, ed è principalmente legato ad un genere di ballo. Le parole dei primi brani di successo come "[[Pinetop Smith|Pinetop's Boogie Woogie]]", erano spesso le istruzioni per eseguire il ballo:

Two of the earliest recordings of pure boogie-woogie to achieve popularity were "Honky Tonk Train Blues" by [[Meade Lux Lewis]], recorded by [[Paramount Records]]; [[1927 in music]], first released in March of [[1930]], and "Pinetop's Boogie Woogie" by [[Pinetop Smith]] ([[1928 in music]]) recorded in [[1928]] and first released in [[1929]]. Pinetop's record was the first boogie-woogie recording to be a commercial hit, and helped established ''boogie-woogie'' as the name of the style.

Boogie-woogie came to widespread public attention in [[1937]] and [[1938]], in the ''[[From Spirituals to Swing]]'' concerts in [[Carnegie Hall]] promoted by [[record producer]] [[John Hammond]]. The concerts featured [[Pete Johnson]] and [[Big Joe Turner]] performing Turner's tribute to Johnson, "Roll 'Em, Pete", as well as [[Meade Lux Lewis]] performing "Honky Tonk Train Blues" and [[Albert Ammons]] playing "Swanee River Boogie'. ("Roll 'Em, Pete" is now considered one of the [[first rock and roll record]]s.)

These three pianists, with Turner, took up residence in the Café Society night club in [[New York City]] where they were popular with the sophisticated set. They often played in combinations of two and even three pianos, creating a richly textured piano performance.

Their popularity meant work for many of the fellow boogie players and also led to the adaptation of boogie-woogie sounds to many other forms of music. [[Tommy Dorsey]]'s band had a hit with "T.D.'s Boogie Woogie" as arranged by [[Sy Oliver]] and soon there were boogie players of many different stripes. The boogie-woogie was very popular with [[country music]] performers and is considered part of the combined evolution of country music and blues towards [[rock and roll]]. In [[classical music]], the [[composer]] [[Conlon Nancarrow]] was also deeply influenced by boogie-woogie, as many of his early works for [[player piano]] demonstrate.