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Miles Davis: The Road to Modal Jazz

The fact that Davis changed his mind radically several times throughout his life appeals to the curiosity. This thesis considers what could be one of the most important and definitive changes: the change from hard bop to modal jazz. This shift, although gradual, is best represented by and culminates in Kind of Blue, the first Davis album based on modal style, marking a clear break from hard bop. This thesis explores the motivations and reasons behind the change, and attempt to explain why it came about. The purpose of the study is to discover the reasons for the change itself as well as the reasons for the direction of the change: Why change and why modal music?

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc3693
Date05 1900
CreatorsCamacho Bernal, Leonardo
ContributorsMurphy, John P. (John Patrick), Sánchez-Conejero, Cristina, McKnight, Mark
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Copyright, Camacho Bernal, Leonardo, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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