MUS 2000 Chapter : Extensions Of The Jazz Rhythm Section
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Consider the music of piano, bass, drums excluding the horn player. These trios moved from being accompanists to independent, autonomous units. Canadian pianist, worked with ray brown and ed thigpen. A prot g of art tatum, he displayed the same technical virtuosity. One of the most influential jazz composers from the 1950"s and 1960"s. Highly influenced by french impressionist maurice ravel (harmonically) Worked with miles davis on kind of blue. He made four lp"s with bassist scott lafarro who revolutionized the technical approach to the double bass. This trio used more of an equal contribution style, rather than piano solo with bass and drums accompaniment. This trio"s most significant contributions was to loosen the bebop formula of the 1940"s and 1950"s. Double and triple tracked his own playing: how about you . Died in 1980 from complications due to heroin. Waltz for debby written for his niece, two versions: with the trio, with tony bennett.
