WON’T YOU COME HOME, BILL BAILEY?LEVEL 4

Classic performances of Won’t You Come Home, Bill Bailey? – first published in 1902 – were recorded by Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and many others. Recordings have also been made by Michael Bublé (on his 2001 album Babalu) and Harry Connick, Jr. (on his 2007 album Oh, My NOLA).

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WON’T YOU COME HOME, BILL BAILEY? (cont’d)

Learning Guide: Focus On: T Singing T Dixieland-style improvisation

Dixieland – sometimes called Traditional Jazz or New Orleans Jazz – is the earliest style of Jazz music. Group improvisation – when one instrument (often trumpet) plays the melody while other instruments improvise new melodies – is the trademark sound of Dixieland. Try it for yourself: have one person play the chords, another play the melody and two others improvise around the melody. Have fun!

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