... , John Birks Gillespie was born. The world did not know it yet but they were meeting one of the great innovators of the jazz and bebop era. Gillespie was born in Cheraw, South Carolina, the youngest of nine children. Gillespie's father was a bricklayer during the week and a bandleader/piano player on the weekends. He kept his bands instruments at home for safety. There was ... 's "I Got Rhythm". This song would become the harmonic background for many songs in which Gillespie would copy its pattern. In the song "Anthropology", the rhythm section, or bass, drums and piano would play the har...

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... volume in this piece keeps changing, while most of the time it is mp or mezzo piano. Sometimes the dynamics gets louder when Parker plays higher notes, as this is his attempt to emphasize those specific notes. By looking at the very first eight bars of this piece of music, hearing the harmonic progression within the linear line of the solo would not be a hard task to ... follow, even if there was no piano player. Angular points in the solo would make one think ... that it would be difficult to hear the chord progression; however, even then, the notes involved in the angularity are impo...

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... Chaser" was made on July 23, 1951. Most of Monk's works were composed before he reached the age of 30. I got this recording from a CD titled "The best of Monk." This CD is a compilation of many of Monks best songs and best recordings from Blue Note Records. The featured artists in this recording of "Straight No Chaser" are: Piano- Thelonious Monk Alto Sax- Sahib Shihab Vibes- Milt ... passed. It wasn't until later in his career that he was recognized for his artistic brilliance. When listening to this recording and many others of Monk, he has the ability to suspend time in his playing. ...

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