MUSIC 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Lee Konitz, Sonny Rollins, Wes Montgomery

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Soul jazz : jimmy smith and wes montgomery. Insisted on being considered on equal footing with classical musicians. Sophisticated compositions and arrangements sometimes using orchestral instruments. Long tones: bebop = generally just loud and fast, brought back big band concept of composed counterpoint. Studied music theory in college: blind new york pianist, gave harmony lessons to young jazz musicians, by 1948, established a new music scene in nyc, encouraged sophisticated jazz compositions, music featured advanced harmonies, abstract melodic lines were common. Subconscious lee: 32-bar, a-b-c-d form (four different melodic ideas, bebop-inspired solos all by tristano"s students. Smooth lines: reflective character, didn"t want to sound like charlie parker, a lot softer playing, not as crazy as usual bebop. Miles davis: became involved with the tristano-konitz scene in 1948, grey weary of charlie parker"s loose approach to bebop and left parker in 1948 after an altercation with him at the royal roost club.

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