Bebop,Cool,
Free Jazz
Kind of Blue
Miles (Dewey) Davis (III)-1926-1991-musician, composer,
trumpeter, bandleader, innovator. Creator of cool jazz, modal
jazz, and jazz fusion. Davis’ career began with bebop, moving
through hard bop, ending in the late 80s going electric.
Miles quotes
 We’re not going to play the blues anymore. Let
the white folks play the blues. They got ‘em, so
they can keep ‘em.
 If they act too hip, you know they can’t play
shit.
 I don’t care if a dude is purple with green breath
as long as he can swing.
 At least one day out of the year all musicians
should just put their instruments down, and give
thanks to Duke Ellington.
 Sometimes you have to play a long time to be
able to play like yourself.
Cool Jazz-Miles (Prince of Darkness ) set out to write
music that challenged the dominance of bebop and
hard bop.
Jazz styles after bebop
 Post-Bop Hard Bop Cool Modal Music
Fusion Jazz-Funk Jazz-Rock Post-Bop
 Miles tunes to listen to:
Cool/Modal Music – So What-from Kind of Blue:
http://youtu.be/DEC8nqT6Rrk with animated notes:
http://youtu.be/Rhv8iOY08TY
 Miles with a great quartet: Herbie Hancock,piano,
Wayne Shorter, trumpet, Ron Carter, bass and Tony
Williams, drums.
My Funny Valentine-http://youtu.be/psR4eBZ-IgA
 Fusion – Bitches Brew - http://youtu.be/dc7qiosq4m4
Trying something new
Dave Brubeck Quartet-Take 5
and other changing meters
http://youtu.be/rBkJ8iZX1zc
Free Jazz can sound like this:
Mingus-starts with hard bop
 Better Git It In Your Soul -
http://youtu.be/SPoK1lryfh4
 Fables of Fauvus: http://youtu.be/L1q9TISo1aw
Is Coltrane God?
 Mr. P.C.-http://youtu.be/Jv5j_Lx2R4g
 Bass Blues-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1lkGK2J_X
c&feature=share&list=RD02Jv5j_Lx2R4g
 A Love Supreme-http://youtu.be/qagOblqhBhk
 My Favorite Things -
http://youtu.be/2kotK9FNEYU
Ornette Coleman
Free Jazz
 Eric Dolphy’s section:
http://youtu.be/rBkJ8iZX1zc
 Lonely Woman: http://youtu.be/DNbD1JIH344
 Sun Song - Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra:
http://youtu.be/zwEagL1zenI