Join Blue Lake Public Radio this Saturday morning for “Classics in the Jazzroom,” a virtual opportunity for learning. This Saturday’s jazz classic is Miles Davis’s recording of Kurt Weil’s composition My Ship from Miles Ahead, Miles Davis + 19.
This week’s work was chosen by Blue Lake faculty member Gregory Dudzienski, who writes:
Miles Davis +19 is not a traditional “big band “ recording, but is very important in setting the direction for the future. My Ship is a beautifully minimal setting of the melody that allows Miles to shine. Of particular interest is the subtle changes in harmonization as each “A” section comes around. Of course, Gil’s orchestrations are sublime…notice how he makes non-traditional choices with regard to instrumental pairings and usage (especially that bass clarinet!), mixed mutes in the brass to achieve very impressionistic colors, and a very virtuosic use of woodwinds. When listening to this it is easy to hear the many artists that were influenced, like Maria Schneider for one.
Jazz From Blue Lake airs every Saturday morning from 7-10 eastern time, with the “Classics in the Jazzroom” segment heard between 9:30 and 10 a.m. Streaming live from www.bluelake.org/listen.