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The Evolution of Modern Jazz


Shadorne's thread "Outstanding Examples of Musicianship" inspired me to begin this thread. While Shadorne stated that all genre's were welcome, I felt that me and another jazz aficionado were beginning to dominate that thread. Shadorne is a "Rocker", bless his heart. This community functions best when like minded people engage in common dialogue.

The title explains this thread. We will use "youtube" the same as in Shardone's thread to illustrate our examples, and now I begin.

In the beginning, there was Charlie "Bird" Parker, and he said "Let there Be Bop" and thus it began. While walking down the street, Bird ran into John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, who had similar ideas, so they "Bopped" down the street together; Bird on alto sax and Diz on trumpet. My first illustration of this new music is "Bloomdido" with Bird and Diz. We should cover "Be Bop" in depth before we go to the next phase of this evolution.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MCGweQ8Oso&NR=1
orpheus10
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Duanegoosen, I can still remember the stylus settling into the groove of "On The Corner". I said "What tha!" It was so different from anything I expected from Miles, that I was in a state of shock. I took it back and demanded a refund.

(Miles in his own words)
"It was just a waste of time playing it for them; they wanted to hear my old music that I wasn't playing anymore. So they didn't like "On The Corner", but I didn't expect that they would; it wasn't made for them."

I still don't like it, I think it's too choppy; or maybe it's psychological.
orpheus10 OP
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Since most Goners aren't hip to WCJ, I thought I would provide a few more examples. Linda Lawson really captures the spirit of those times in El-A, enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkebaZbNEiU&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZKzTMr1M5E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ9tIk3tw28

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMcfTEGK-G8&feature=related

I'm hoping for many post's illustrating "fusion".
orpheus10 OP
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We "Miles Davis jazz fans", had an unwritten contract with Miles. We faithfully purchased every "jazz" album he came out with. "On The Corner" broke that contract, it was not "jazz" as we had come to expect from Miles. "Goners" will never be able to understand this, but Miles understood. Read (Miles in his own words)
foster_9
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I'm a little out of time sequence in the "Evolution," but I love Miles and the Quintet too much.

Gingerbread Boy
foster_9
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It can't be jazz fusion without Jean-Luc Ponty, composer, producer, arranger, Master violinist. I've been fortunate to attend his concerts 6 or 7 times, West coast and Midwest.

In my opinion, a genius.

Mirage: Live at Nathan Phillips

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