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Its interesting to see the influence of Debussy through time. For example the wonderful work of Bill Evans.
by curlcntr 8y ago
Its interesting to see the influence of Debussy through time. For example the wonderful work of Bill Evans.
- briandear 8y agoThe opening chords of So What capture this feeling perfectly.
- yesenadam 8y agoApparently those (jazz) guys called the 4ths voicings like in So What 'Ravel chords'. And the (Peace Piece-derived) Flamenco Sketches I can't help but think owes something to the first movement of Mahler's 9th, which even has the 'down a major 3rd' progression. (C -> Ab in F.S., D -> Bb in the Mahler) ..Speaking of which, I didn't learn until recently that James Brown stole the 'booo-dap' riff from So What for (maybe his greatest song), Cold Sweat. Apparently he wanted a song with horns going 'booo-dap' just like So What..it's even in the same key, almost the same voicing.