Bebop,Cool,Free JazzKind of Blue

Miles (Dewey) Davis (III)-1926-1991-musician, composer, trumpeter, bandleader, innovator. Creator of cool jazz, modal jazz, and jazz fusion. Davis’ career began with bebop, moving

through hard bop, ending in the late 80s going electric.

Miles quotes

We’re not going to play the blues anymore. Let the white folks play the blues. They got ‘em, so they can keep ‘em.

 If they act too hip, you know they can’t play shit. I don’t care if a dude is purple with green breath

as long as he can swing.  At least one day out of the year all musicians

should just put their instruments down, and give thanks to Duke Ellington.

 Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.

Cool Jazz-Miles (Prince of Darkness ) set out to write music that challenged the dominance of bebop and hard bop.

Jazz styles after bebop Post-Bop Hard Bop Cool Modal Music

Fusion Jazz-Funk Jazz-Rock Post-Bop Miles tunes to listen to:

Cool/Modal Music – So What-from Kind of Blue: http://youtu.be/DEC8nqT6Rrk with animated notes: http://youtu.be/Rhv8iOY08TY

Miles with a great quartet: Herbie Hancock,piano, Wayne Shorter, trumpet, Ron Carter, bass and Tony Williams, drums. My Funny Valentine-http://youtu.be/psR4eBZ-IgA

Fusion – Bitches Brew - http://youtu.be/dc7qiosq4m4 Trying something new

Dave Brubeck Quartet-Take 5 and other changing meters

http://youtu.be/rBkJ8iZX1zc

Free Jazz can sound like this:

Mingus-starts with hard bop Better Git It In Your Soul - http://youtu.be/

SPoK1lryfh4 Fables of Fauvus: http://youtu.be/L1q9TISo1aw

Is Coltrane God?

Mr. P.C.-http://youtu.be/Jv5j_Lx2R4g Bass Blues-http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=w1lkGK2J_Xc&feature=share&list=RD02Jv5j_Lx2R4g

A Love Supreme-http://youtu.be/qagOblqhBhk My Favorite Things - http://youtu.be/2kotK9FNEYU

Ornette Coleman

Free Jazz

Eric Dolphy’s section: http://youtu.be/rBkJ8iZX1zc

Lonely Woman: http://youtu.be/DNbD1JIH344 Sun Song - Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra:

http://youtu.be/zwEagL1zenI