¶ … Listening
"Blues After Dark."
Belgium 1958 ~ Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Sonny Stitt (tenor and alto sax), Lou Levy (piano), Ray Brown (bass), and Gus Johnson (drums)
Style of the Piece: Jazz blues (Early Jazz)
Role(s) of piano: The piano is heard in the background, against the horn. The piano player Lou Levy has a solo towards the end of the song but it is brief.
Role(s) of bass: The bass provides a deep sound to counter the loud horns and intermittent piano sound.
Role(s) of drums (including sticks or brushes or mallets): The drum is barely audible, seeming present to serve the rhythm more than anything. He uses sticks on both the drum and cymbals.
Role(s) of horn players: The horn player is the first sound that is heard in the piece and is the most audible. Gillespie uses a mute on his horn for this piece.
In Greater Detail:
For your selected solo within this song:
Identify the Solo: The solo is performed by Dizzy Gillespie from about the 2-minute mark to the 4. He is playing the horn.
How did the solo progress from beginning to end?
The solo begins soft and then builds to a crescendo, slowly becoming louder and more profound until the horn speaks alone among the many instruments.
Was the solo successful? Why or why not?
The solo was extremely successful because it drew attention to Gillespie and seemed to drown out the other players.
What was your emotional response to it?
While listening to the piece, it seemed that at first the horn player was trying to find a voice, representing someone who was not heard in society. Then as he got louder it was like he was forcing people to hear him. It was very powerful to me.
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Belgium 1958 ~ Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Sonny Stitt (tenor and alto sax), Lou Levy (piano), Ray Brown (bass), and...
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