MUS 2000 Chapter : Miles Davis
Document Summary
Influential on four decades of jazz: west coast w/ gil evans, hard bop/modal (kind of blue, post bop (1953-1968, jazz rock/fusion (bitches brew) Caressed harmonies rather then set them on fire. Most important and pivotal album in modern jazz. Featured an all-star band: miles davis, john coltrane, bill evans, cannonball adderley, jimmy cobb, paul chambers, wynton kelly. A set of inspired improvisations by an all-star band. The improvisations are easy to follow without sacrificing artistry or experimentation. Affects the harmonic rhythm how fast the chords are moving. Harmonies of a single chord or scale remain in effect for several measures. Based on one mode, dorian (minor scale with a raised 6th scale degree) Aaba form, the bridge is the same as the a sections, except one-half step higher. Miles only leaves the mode twice during his solo. Very famous rhythm section: miles, wayne shorter (sax, herbie hancock (piano, tony williams (drums, ron carter (bass)
