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Jazz improvisation is the spontaneous invention of melodic solo lines or accompaniment parts in a performance of jazz music. It is one of the defining elements of jazz. Improvisation is composing on the spot, when a singer or instrumentalist invents melodies and lines over a chord progression played by rhythm section instruments (piano, guitar ...
"Peace Piece" is a jazz piece recorded by Bill Evans in December 1958 for his album Everybody Digs Bill Evans.It is a pastoral improvisation done at the end of the recording session and is one of his simplest, built on a gentle Cmaj7 to G9sus4 two-chord progression that Evans had used earlier during the session for his version of "Some Other Time" from Leonard Bernstein's musical On the Town.
See media help. " Nuages " ( French pronunciation: [nɥaʒ]) is one of the best-known compositions by Django Reinhardt. He recorded at least thirteen [ 1] versions of the tune, which is a jazz standard and a mainstay of the gypsy swing repertoire. English [ 2] and French lyrics have been added to the piece which was originally an instrumental work.
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings selected the album as part of its suggested "core collection" of essential recordings. [13] According to music critic Tom Hull, the album "cemented his reputation as the top pianist of his generation". [17] In 2000, it was voted number 357 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums. [18]
The music is a continuous free improvisation with only a few brief pre-determined sections, recorded in one take with no overdubbing or editing. [7] The album features what Coleman called a “double quartet,” i.e., two self-contained jazz quartets: each with a reed instrument, trumpet, bass, and drums. [8]
The introduction used in the song is from Concierto de Aranjuez, a guitar concerto by the Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo. The Light as a Feather version of "Spain" received two Grammy nominations, for Best Instrumental Arrangement and for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance by a Group.
Nesuhi Ertegün. " Giant Steps " is a jazz composition by American saxophonist John Coltrane. [1] It was first recorded in 1959 and released on the 1960 album Giant Steps. [2] The composition features a cyclic chord pattern that has come to be known as Coltrane changes. The composition has become a jazz standard, covered by many artists.
Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) " Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) " is a song by British jazz-rap group Us3, originally released in October 1992 by Blue Note Records as the lead single from the group's debut album, Hand On the Torch (1993). The song was recorded as a demo a year before the group's first release and features a sample of Herbie Hancock 's ...