Charles Mingus - Bass
Eric Dolphy - Bass Clarinet
Clifford Jordan - Tenor Sax
Johnny Coles - Trumpet
Jaki Byard - Piano
Dannie Richmond - Drums
Eric Dolphy's solo is a miracle of musical genius.
The musical genius of Duke Ellington and his close collaborator and associate, Billy Strayhorn increasingly absorbed the attention of the next two generations of jazz musicians. I don't remember if it was Charles Mingus who said that there was a choice to be made of whether to go in that direction or that of the genius of Charlie Parker. It's a lot better than the choices that you got with rock. Maybe that's why jazz continued and continues to develop.
"It's a lot better than the choices that you got with rock. Maybe that's why jazz continued and continues to develop."
ReplyDeleteOr maybe it's why you have no fucking idea what you're talking about.
:-)