
Postbop Jazz in the 1960s
The Compositions of Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, and Chick Corea
Keith Waters(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 29. August 2019
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-19-060457-8 (ISBN)
Description
Innovations in postbop jazz compositions of the 1960s occurred in several dimensions, including harmony, form, and melody. Postbop jazz composers such as Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, and Chick Corea broke with earlier tonal jazz traditions. Their compositions marked a departure from the techniques of jazz standards and original compositions that defined small-group repertory through the 1950s: single-key orientation, schematic 32-bar frameworks (in AABA or ABAC forms), and tonal harmonic progressions. The book develops analytical pathways through a number of compositions, including "El Gaucho," "Penelope," "Pinocchio," "Face of the Deep" (Shorter); "King Cobra," "Dolphin Dance," "Jessica" (Hancock); "Windows," "Inner Space," "Song of the Wind" (Corea); as well as "We Speak" (Little); "Punjab" (Henderson); "Beyond All Limits" (Shaw). These case studies offer ways to understand their harmonic syntax, melodic and formal designs, and general principles of harmonic substitution. By locating points of contact among these postbop techniques-and by describing their evolution from previous tonal jazz practices-the book illustrates the syntactic changes that emerged during the 1960s.
Reviews / Votes
For both scholars and jazz enthusiasts, Waters's monograph stands as a definitive account of an essential but still understudied body of music, full of ideas that can be fruitfully adapted to examine related repertoires. I hope and expect that numerous scholars-including Waters himself-will continue to leverage this potential in coming years. * Ben Baker, Eastman School of Music, Society for Music Theory *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
458 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-060457-8 (9780190604578)
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The Compositions of Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, and Chick Corea
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Postbop Jazz in the 1960s
The Compositions of Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, and Chick Corea
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Person
Keith Waters is Professor of Music at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is author of the book The Studio Recordings of the Miles Davis Quintet 1965-68 (Oxford University Press), co-author of the jazz history textbook Jazz: The First Hundred Years, and a contributor to the recent edition of the Grove Dictionary of American Music. He has published numerous articles on jazz, particularly jazz in the 1960s. As a jazz pianist, he has recorded and performed throughout the United States, Europe, and in Russia, and appeared in concert with James Moody, Bobby Hutcherson, Eddie Harris, Chris Connor, and others.
Author
Professor of Music TheoryProfessor of Music Theory, University of Colorado, Boulder
Content
List of Musical Examples
Introduction and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Postbop
Chapter 2: Wayne Shorter
Chapter 3: Herbie Hancock
Chapter 4: Chick Corea
Chapter 5: Booker Little, Joe Henderson, and Woody Shaw
Chapter 6: Evolutionary Perspectives
Discography
Bibliography
Introduction and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Postbop
Chapter 2: Wayne Shorter
Chapter 3: Herbie Hancock
Chapter 4: Chick Corea
Chapter 5: Booker Little, Joe Henderson, and Woody Shaw
Chapter 6: Evolutionary Perspectives
Discography
Bibliography