Cosmic Jazz: From Blue Note to the Stars
Modal scales, open skies, and the long solo as a vehicle.
The curation thesis
Jazz that left the club and went orbital. We trace the spiritual, modal, and free strands that treated improvisation as propulsion.
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The list
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A Love Supreme
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Kind of Blue
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Head Hunters
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Bitches Brew
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The QE2
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On the Corner
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In a Silent Way
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Jazz that left the club and went orbital. We trace the spiritual, modal, and free strands that treated improvisation as propulsion.
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