“Tritone Substitutions” article @ All About Jazz
Home » Jazz Articles » Jazz in Long Form » Twin Sons from Different Mothers?: Harmonic Convergence … We don’t know who discovered the ‘tritone sub’… this harmonic device provides colorful harmonic variation without disturbing the overall form or flow of the piece… it also provides the improviser with opportunities to use new scales and […]
Transculturation of Brazilian Music in America article @ All About Jazz
Home » Jazz Articles » Jazz in Long Form » From Showboat-to-Samba: Transculturation of Brazilian Mu… By Troy Hoffman June 12, 2024 Sign in to view read count The bossa nova wave was one of the first significant impacts on jazz since Miles Davis, Claude Thornhill and Gil Evans restored balance between the ensemble and […]