Andrew Stimson Jazz Styles Dr. Pfenninger May 5th, 2014 Miles Davis: Kind of Blue Kind of Blue is a phenomenal album recorded by the Jazz artist Miles Davis in 1959. This album was instrumental in introduced the modal style of Jazz that Miles helped to pioneer. The songs and sounds that come from this album are some of his best works, and they can be compared to some of the greatest recordings by other Jazz greats. The lineup of musicians features some of the best Jazz musicians on their respective
that used jazz standards, including those particularly from Bill Evans. “The piano introduction of ‘Jack’s Theme’... is built on a phrase taken from bars 5 and 6 of the second chorus of the Bill Evans and Miles Davis composition ‘Blue in Green’ from the album Kind of Blue.” (Biggs). This type of influence on this track is seen throughout the whole soundtrack of the
pieces compared to its contemporaries? Miles Davis and Jorge Luis Borges have contemplated and answered this question frequently. Rather than add on to a previous style, these two took the future of their genres into their own hands. In Davis’s “Kind of Blue” as well as Borges’s “The Garden of Forking Paths,” old ideas are completely abandoned and new, inventive styles flourish. Not only do these two play with the content of their work, but they also explore different styles and means of composition
until this day. Works Cited Israels, Chuck. "Bill Evans (1929–1980): A Musical Memoir." The Musical Quarterly LXXI.2 (1985): 109-15. Web. . Konowitz, Bert. Blues & Jazz Complete: Book & 2 CDs. Alfred Music Publishing, 1999. Larson, Tom. History and Tradition of Jazz. Kendall Hunt, 2002. Nisenson, Eric. The making of Kind of blue: Miles Davis and his masterpiece. Macmillan, 2001. Pettinger, Peter. Bill Evans: How My Heart Sings. Yale University Press, 1998.
Kind of Blue the analysis By Maddison H-E The album ‘Kind of Blue’ by Miles Davis was released on the 17th of August 1959. Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. The style of the genre is called modal jazz a part of the cool jazz genre. I will be discussing the Rhythm, Melody, Harmony, Form and Structure and texture of the
Davis “Kind of Blue” Album For my final project of this course, I have chosen the “Kind of Blue” album by Miles Davis. This album was released in 1959, and is considered to be the best-selling jazz record of all time (NPR.org, 2017). When I was in high school as a junior, I took the jazz band class that was offered at that time. One of the most talked about musician in that class was Miles Davis. Miles was a major influence in the world of jazz; he was a brilliant composer and musician. “Kind of Blue”
Jazz and Blues Music of the American South and New Orleans Music may be believed to be one of the most ancient kinds of art. Music appeared when the world was created. It existed in sounds of nature like singing of the birds, the sound of waves, the wind songs. Yes, music has a long history and in different periods a lot of artists found their inspiration and satisfaction in music. Music has great power: it may cheer up or upset, it may bring back the feelings which a person felt, it may influence
and Supernatural This kind of painting described the figure of Taoist, Buddist, ghost or supernatural in legend. Painting Featuring Aquatic Animals This kind of painting described the figure of aquatic animals, such as dragon or insect, etc. Male This kind of painting described the figure of man. It was corresponded with Painting Court Lady. Painting Featuring Birds and Animals This kind of painting described the figure of bird. Court Lady This kind of painting described
vibrant art form that describes the difficult lives of African American people. This can be proven by examining slave music, which shows its listeners how the slaves felt when they were working, and gives us insight into the problems of slavery; the blues, which expresses the significant connection with American history, discusses what the American spirit looks like and teaches a great deal from the stories it tells; and hip-hop, which started on the streets and includes topics such as misogyny, sex
realize? Ever heard of the Blues? This kind of genre originated in African American communities, which can be seen in Sonny’s Blues. Because this story took place after the Harlem renaissance, this kind of genre was one of the main points. The story talked about how Sonny is really into playing the blues and how it was the hook that bonded the narrator with his brother, Sonny. The two brothers had two different mindset on how to live life. Sonny adored playing the blues while the brother, which is
this fool just left me” “hey you are you alright” said the girl walking right in front of me, “I been worst” “haha ok” said the girl “ so uh I’m Jeff i’m a bounty hunter for red.” I’m angel the princess of blue” “hold up did you say blue we can’t talk to each other if you're blue” I know are kind don’t get along but never mind well i can’t help you because if I do i’ll be executed to death” the princess said looking sad. “Brother! brother! i’m back who is this?” Said oscar “she a princess for…” “i’m
does that suggest to you about whether blue fire is a germline or somatic mutation? A: I think that it's a somatic mutation, becuase it it were to be germline then the F1 generation of the offsprings would've inheritted the trait of breathing blue fire. Q: 14. How would you test that idea? A: I would test the idea by crossing two other dragons who both inherit the trait"fb". Q: 15. Breathing blue fire results from a mutation in the Fire gene in which kind of cell? A: Q: 16. Why do you think so
countries, some of them are positive and some of them are negative, but none of those countries has racism like this. In the film “The Essential Blue-Eyed” we found some answers about these questions. In the film, Jane Elliott had
In James Baldwin's, Sonny's Blues, the title itself is symbolic of the blues in the matrix of the African-American culture of music and suffering. To understand the significance of the blues, one must first define the blues, where the blues originated, and how it is related to suffering and how it is communicated in music. The American Heritage Dictionary defines blues as (1) a state of depression or melancholy, and (2) a style of jazz evolved from southern American Negro secular songs. It is
what colors were absorbed and which were reflected. Color is "seen" by the rods and cones in the eye. Cones detect color and rods detect black, white, and shades of gray. People who cannot see colors properly are colorblind. There are many different kinds of colors and they are classified in many different ways (The World Book Encyclopedia p 818, 819). The eye consists of many parts. The part of the eye you can see when you look at someone consists of four parts. The colored part of the eye where
On Friday, April 15, 2016, I attended the Blue Man performance at the Mansfield Theater in the Great Falls Civic Center. I attended the Blue Man Group performance as part of a babysitting gig and I am sure glad I did. I was not quite sure what to expect at first, but I did have a blast! Three bizarre, gifted, and lively, bold and blue characters, take the audience through an outstanding and impressive sensory experience. The three blue men Kalen Allmandinger, Daniel Carter, and Adam Erodossy are
early 1920s, Jazz has been constantly growing its cultural capital and its intellectual property as a scholarly art form. Miles Davis was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. With works such as “Birth of the Cool” and “Kind of Blue” being regarded as important intellectual advancements in jazz by many music critics. This paper will explore Miles Davis as a highly significant figure in the transition and growth of jazz in its cultural capital through his works and important
It was owing to this kind of attitude and purpose that Blues had such a strong vitality. Originally, Blues only expressed the sentimental and depressive feelings of the black people. But when it stepped into the popular music circle, it began to express some sentimental and sorrowful feelings that all the human beings held. And its early themes concerned about hard life, unfair fate, undone dream and broken love affair of Afro-Americans. And later some new elements were added into it, which was the
Visual Analysis Critique My recent visit at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas, I saw many intriguing and stunning works by well renowned artists such as Glenn Kaino (currently showcasing his FOCUS exhibition), Robert Motherwell, Josef Albers, Richard Diebenkorn, Nancy Graves, Philip Guston, Gerhard Richter, a couple of Andy Warhol works, and many more. All of the works presented at The Modern are international developments in post-World War II art in all media, from paintings, objects,
such as smell or sound, in order to interpret the world around us. Through interaction with each other, our societies, and our cultures, we learn common themes that tell us to associate certain things with concepts or actions. One common usage of this kind of theming is when a color corresponds to character or a location in creative media in order to inform us of their nature. Such as how Scar from "The Lion King" has a black mane and a darker color scheme in comparison to the other lions to show that