COLEMAN HAWKINS/DON BYAS

Annotated Solos Transcribed and Edited by Fred Hess

Includes solos over the changes to: One Hour, Body And Soul, I Got Rhythm, Bean's Talking Again, Well You Needn't, A Jazz Portrait of Bridgette Bardot, and others. Plus analysis with each song.

 

 

Solos range in date over three decades (1929- 1960). Lengthy analysis is provided for Hawkins famous 1939 "Body And Soul" recording and Byas' 1944 "I Got Rhythm". Also, Byas' 1946 reworking of Hawkins' "Body And Soul" is examined in detail.

Includes - Short biographies of each musician.

Use of motivic elements, as well as the harmonic sophistication of both saxophonists is included in the textual analysis of each song.

 

 

 

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