The Guide to Classic Recorded JazzIn a single source, this book serves as a field guide to available recordings as well as a highly accessible vision of the development and sound of the music, one that will give the reader some sense of what musicians think about when they play, what kinds of demands are placed on them, and what kinds of solutions they have to come up with. |
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Page 76
... phrases of the horns . " To Whom It May Concern " contrasts a typical bluesy repeated figure with a Latin interlude ; " Stop Time , " " Hippy , " and " Hankerin ' " are all cookers . " The Preacher , " probably the most famous item from ...
... phrases of the horns . " To Whom It May Concern " contrasts a typical bluesy repeated figure with a Latin interlude ; " Stop Time , " " Hippy , " and " Hankerin ' " are all cookers . " The Preacher , " probably the most famous item from ...
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... phrases with others that echo or counterbalance them , as if in an ongoing gloss on their own thoughts . Davis learned , I'm sure , about inter- nal answering phrases from Bird . Listen to Bird's solo on " Dewey Square " - behind the ...
... phrases with others that echo or counterbalance them , as if in an ongoing gloss on their own thoughts . Davis learned , I'm sure , about inter- nal answering phrases from Bird . Listen to Bird's solo on " Dewey Square " - behind the ...
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... phrases , turning up the excitement and the heat while never losing his composure . This six - minute performance , Johnson all the way , is a perfect introduction to his style . " Moten Swing , " on the same set , is every bit as in ...
... phrases , turning up the excitement and the heat while never losing his composure . This six - minute performance , Johnson all the way , is a perfect introduction to his style . " Moten Swing , " on the same set , is every bit as in ...
Contents
The Creole Jazz Band with Louis Armstrong | 6 |
The Red Hot Peppers | 12 |
Early BigBand Recordings | 51 |
Copyright | |
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