There's a recording by John Coltrane of "My Favorite Things" that goes off into the realm between the notes. If you know the music from Porgy and Bess, Miles Davis' version of that is a terrific way to hear it. I remember walking into a bookstore nearly twenty years ago and hearing this great trumpet. The melody was just at the edge of my hearing in a way, I could feel the shape of it, but couldn't identify the song. And then there it was: "There's a Boat That's Leaving Soon for New York." Goonan uses "Koko" and "Salt Peanuts" by Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie as her touchstones. If you're more into vocal music, Ella Fitzgerald on one of her scat runs is as pure as you can hear it. I especially like her "Old MacDonald Had a Farm."
What are your favorite Be-bop or cool jazz pieces? By the way, my absolute favorite group was Modern Jazz Quartet. I was lucky enough to see them live on my twenty-sixth birthday. And my favorite song of theirs is "The Martyr."
The funny thing is, I've never cared for Stravinsky, but she points out they're using the same approach to tones he did.
For me, Jazz is interstitial. The best players, and I love late be-bop and early cool jazz (1948-1958), make space for their ideas, but never kill the melody or lose the theme.
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Date: 2008-04-24 04:15 am (UTC)What are your favorite Be-bop or cool jazz pieces? By the way, my absolute favorite group was Modern Jazz Quartet. I was lucky enough to see them live on my twenty-sixth birthday. And my favorite song of theirs is "The Martyr."
The funny thing is, I've never cared for Stravinsky, but she points out they're using the same approach to tones he did.
For me, Jazz is interstitial. The best players, and I love late be-bop and early cool jazz (1948-1958), make space for their ideas, but never kill the melody or lose the theme.