Free Jazz, Harmolodics, and Ornette Coleman

Stephen Rush (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

302 Seiten

2016
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-12294-9 (ISBN)

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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 author and Coleman explore the deeper issues at work in Harmolodics, issues of race, class, sex, and poverty. The principle of human equality quickly emerges as a central tenet of Coleman’s life and music. Harmolodics is best understood when viewed in its essential form, both as a theory of improvisation and as an artistic expression of racial and human equality.

Stephen Rush is a Professor of Music at the University of Michigan.

Part 1

1. Historical Context

2. An Introduction to Harmolodics

3. Transposition and Harmolodics

4. A Definition of Harmolodics: The Shape of Jazz to Come

5. An Argument for a Harmolodic Approach to Jazz Instruction

Part 2

6. An Interview with Ornette Coleman, with Reflections

7. Post-Interview Reflections

Part 3

8. Analysis and Transcription of Harmolodic Compositions

I "Family Reunion"

II "Giggin'"

III "When Will the Blues Leave?"

IV "Mob Job"

V "Peace"

VI "Theme from a Symphony, Variation 1"

VII "Peace Warriors"

VIII "Shades of Jazz"

IX "Humpty Dumpty"

X "Doughnut"

9. Full Transriptions of All Solos

Erscheinungsdatum	25.05.2016
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	590 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Jazz / Blues
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Musiktheorie / Musiklehre
ISBN-10	1-138-12294-7 / 1138122947
ISBN-13	978-1-138-12294-9 / 9781138122949
Zustand	Neuware