I don't hear harmony the way you do, but on the subject of jazz drawing from other sources, Woody Shaw's 1979 tune Woody III draws from Satie's Nocturne No. 4 for piano.
This is great stuff. I’ll probably spend a couple of days unpacking at least. The Bird quote is for anyone who wants to understand Jazz, even if unable to grasp the technicalities. Wayne was certainly one to appreciate it, as gifted as he was with his own metaphors. And is the word “practitioners” a key and sly signifier? Can’t think of one musician I admire that I would refer to as a “practitioner” in a positive context. But maybe that’s just me.
I always wondered why they gave the first solo on Inner Urge (the track and the album) to Cranshaw! Maybe a reward for shedding that melody? Or just a break from the density of the head?
Wow! This is packed with so much, I couldn't finish reading it in one sitting. I'm going back for more now...
I don't hear harmony the way you do, but on the subject of jazz drawing from other sources, Woody Shaw's 1979 tune Woody III draws from Satie's Nocturne No. 4 for piano.
Woody: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE_wtCxkY2U
Satie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWLKJSh7Zgk
I just had to tell someone.
This is great stuff. I’ll probably spend a couple of days unpacking at least. The Bird quote is for anyone who wants to understand Jazz, even if unable to grasp the technicalities. Wayne was certainly one to appreciate it, as gifted as he was with his own metaphors. And is the word “practitioners” a key and sly signifier? Can’t think of one musician I admire that I would refer to as a “practitioner” in a positive context. But maybe that’s just me.
I always wondered why they gave the first solo on Inner Urge (the track and the album) to Cranshaw! Maybe a reward for shedding that melody? Or just a break from the density of the head?