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I recently read that Miles was delving deeply into the Lydian Chromatic concept when he was composing for this. I haven't been able to find out more about this
by WalterSear 3y ago
I recently read that Miles was delving deeply into the Lydian Chromatic concept when he was composing for this.
I haven't been able to find out more about this, or how much it actually influenced him or his preparation for Kind of Blue, but it's about as strong an endorsement for Barry Harris's work as it gets.
- cbzbc 3y ago> I haven't been able to find out more about this, or how much it actually influenced him or his preparation for Kind of Blue, but it's about as strong an endorsement for Barry Harris's work as it gets. You mean George Russell? And my impression is that it was influential with Miles because it was one of the early examples of the modal/horizontal approach being fleshed out as text over and above it being LCC specifically. Harris' approach is based on what he calls the sixth diminished scale.
- WalterSear 3y agoDoh! I'm messing up my Jazz theorists. Yes, George Russell. Barry Harris just keeps popping up in my youtube algorithm.
- hamburglar 3y agoIt does seem like there is an explosion of Barry Harris enthusiasm on YouTube in the last 6 months or so. I was wondering if I’d done something to make my algorithm latch onto it.
- richardfontana 3y agoIndeed, I would say Barry Harris's music is characterized by a complete rejection of the George Russell legacy. Barry Harris's music is sort of like what jazz would have been like if _Kind of Blue_ had never happened.