Jazz, a Listener's GuideThe first edition covered the beginning of free jazz and jazz-rock fusion; this edition, which emphasizes listening, continues into the 1980s and early 1990s. Musical terms are introduced where needed and always in connection with specific musical composition. |
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Page 55
... sounds . To produce these colors , the soloists , Bubber Miley on trumpet and Tricky Sam Nanton on trombone , covered the bells of their horns with rubber plungers to produce a " growl " sound and to try to imitate the sound of the ...
... sounds . To produce these colors , the soloists , Bubber Miley on trumpet and Tricky Sam Nanton on trombone , covered the bells of their horns with rubber plungers to produce a " growl " sound and to try to imitate the sound of the ...
Page 101
... sound , man . A sound . " If you say it out loud , it does sound like a bop head , a bop rhythmic figure . The layout is like that of KoKo : 16 - bar intro , the first eight bars from the sax and trumpet in close harmony , the second ...
... sound , man . A sound . " If you say it out loud , it does sound like a bop head , a bop rhythmic figure . The layout is like that of KoKo : 16 - bar intro , the first eight bars from the sax and trumpet in close harmony , the second ...
Page 132
... sound , especially Tristano and Bauer ( or Konitz and Bauer in the first chorus ) , in their touch , the rhythms , the cross - phrasing , the legato smoothness of their lines , the light timbres , and so on . One of Konitz's desires was ...
... sound , especially Tristano and Bauer ( or Konitz and Bauer in the first chorus ) , in their touch , the rhythms , the cross - phrasing , the legato smoothness of their lines , the light timbres , and so on . One of Konitz's desires was ...
Contents
THE BEGINNINGS | 1 |
FROM BIRD TO TRANE | 3 |
AfroAmerican Roots | 7 |
Copyright | |
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