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Jazz: A Short HistoryIt is not a free form performance just a ‘New Way’ of organization, a way freed from the previous confines of chords, standard metric patterns, and tonality. In 1959, Ornette stated: ‘Perhaps the most important new element in out music is our conception of free group improvisation’. The group which brought this to fruition was the unit which recorded ‘Free Jazz’ in 1960 [Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Charles Hayden, Billy Higgins, Ed Blackwell, Eric Dolphy, Freddie Hubbard, and Scott la Faro]. Prior to this ‘60’s release two previous jazz performance norms remained present - the dominating role of the soloist and the accompanying role of the rhythm section [in which the Bass and Drums still defined the time] - they had to ‘keep the beat’. This 36 minute composition is organized around a series of agreements rather than a musical score in the traditional sense. Here, individual passages [‘single complexes’] are led by a different ‘soloist’ and are linked by transitional ‘ensemble’ interludes. Some of these interludes are completely notated while others exist as partially written structures [‘harmonic unison’] ...» | Код для вставки книги в блог HTML
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