Taint What You Do

By: Briana, Julia, Rosie, and Jessica!

Background Information
It was composed by Melvin Sy Oliver and co-written by Trummy
Young
It was first recorded in 1939 by Jimmie Lunceford and his orchestra
Its a classic Jazz song

When was it written

The original was made in 1939
In 1981 Fun Boy Three made Taint
What you do into a pop song called It
Ain't What You Do

The Style
Taint What You Do is a jazz song. Jazz songs usually...
Have a swing beat
Include blue notes (a minor interval where a major would
be expected)
Demonstrate interesting rhythms
Are upbeat and lively, but not always
A little after the jazz style was introduced, many musicians
improvised while playing it.

About the Cover Artists

Fun boy Three Was A band That was Active from
1981 to 1983
Sy Oliver was a trumpeter, vocalist, composer, and
arranger
In 1933 he joined Jimmie Luncefords orchestra then
he changed to Tommy Dorseys orchestra
In 1964 he attempted to lead his own orchestra
before becoming a freelance arranger and a producer
1975-1980 was the time he regularly leaded a band
again
THe band mostly sang Pop and New Wave

Interesting Facts
The song Taint What you do, by Fun Boy Three, didnt get
onto the Bananarama album until 1988
Shim sham is often danced to this song

Bibliography
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Shuffle Projects
Jazz Standards
Commander Trombone

Thanks for watching!!!