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Free Jazz, Harmolodics, and Ornette Coleman
Stephen Rush
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Description for Free Jazz, Harmolodics, and Ornette Coleman
Paperback. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 264 x 239 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
Free Jazz, Harmolodics, and Ornette Coleman discusses Ornette Coleman's musical philosophy of Harmolodics, an improvisational system deeply inspired by the Civil Rights Movement. Falling under the guise of free jazz, Harmolodics can be difficult to understand, even for seasoned musicians and musicologists. Yet this book offers a clear and thorough approach to these complex methods, outlining Coleman's position as the developer of a logical-and historically significant-system of jazz improvisation. Included here are detailed musical analyses of improvisations, accompanied by full transcriptions. Intimate interviews between the ... Read more
Free Jazz, Harmolodics, and Ornette Coleman discusses Ornette Coleman's musical philosophy of Harmolodics, an improvisational system deeply inspired by the Civil Rights Movement. Falling under the guise of free jazz, Harmolodics can be difficult to understand, even for seasoned musicians and musicologists. Yet this book offers a clear and thorough approach to these complex methods, outlining Coleman's position as the developer of a logical-and historically significant-system of jazz improvisation. Included here are detailed musical analyses of improvisations, accompanied by full transcriptions. Intimate interviews between the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
601g
Number of Pages
302
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138122949
SKU
V9781138122949
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About Stephen Rush
Stephen Rush is a Professor of Music at the University of Michigan.
Reviews for Free Jazz, Harmolodics, and Ornette Coleman
Dr. Rush's thorough investigation of Ornette's theories and performances ... supports the idea that innovation is the logical extension of a tradition, not a radical departure from it. The parallels to the music of Mr. Coleman's youth and the historical events surrounding Black Americans' fight for civil rights is also quite compelling. -Branford Marsalis ... Read more