Eric Dolphy nasceu há 96 anos...

    

Eric Allan Dolphy, Jr. (Los Angeles, June 20, 1928 – Berlin, June 29, 1964) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist and flautist. On a few occasions, he also played the clarinet and piccolo. Dolphy was one of several multi-instrumentalists to gain prominence around the same time. His use of the bass clarinet in jazz performance probably finally established the instrument in the music, and he extended the vocabulary and boundaries of the alto saxophone, and was among the earliest significant jazz flute soloists.

His improvisational style was characterized by the use of wide intervals, in addition to using an array of extended techniques to emulate the sounds of human voices and animals. Although Dolphy's work is sometimes classified as free jazz, his compositions and solos were often rooted in conventional (if highly abstracted) tonal bebop harmony and melodic lines that suggest the influences of modern classical composers such as Béla Bartók and Igor Stravinsky.

   

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Duke Ellington nasceu há 125 anos...

       
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (Washington, D.C., 29 de abril de 1899 - Nova Iorque, 24 de maio de 1974) foi um compositor de jazz, pianista e líder de orquestra norte-americano eternizado com a alcunha de "The Duke" e distinguido com a Presidential Medal of Freedom (condecoração americana) em 1969 e com a Legião de Honra (condecoração francesa) em 1973, sendo ambas as distinções as mais elevadas que um civil pode receber. Foi ainda o primeiro músico de jazz a entrar para a Academia Real de Música de Estocolmo, e foi doutor honoris causa nalgumas das mais importantes universidades do mundo.

  

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Eric Dolphy nasceu há 95 anos...

    

Eric Allan Dolphy, Jr. (Los Angeles, June 20, 1928 – Berlin, June 29, 1964) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist and flautist. On a few occasions, he also played the clarinet and piccolo. Dolphy was one of several multi-instrumentalists to gain prominence around the same time. His use of the bass clarinet in jazz performance probably finally established the instrument in the music, and he extended the vocabulary and boundaries of the alto saxophone, and was among the earliest significant jazz flute soloists.

His improvisational style was characterized by the use of wide intervals, in addition to using an array of extended techniques to emulate the sounds of human voices and animals. Although Dolphy's work is sometimes classified as free jazz, his compositions and solos were often rooted in conventional (if highly abstracted) tonal bebop harmony and melodic lines that suggest the influences of modern classical composers such as Béla Bartók and Igor Stravinsky.

   

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Eric Dolphy nasceu há 94 anos

    

Eric Allan Dolphy, Jr. (Los Angeles, June 20, 1928 – Berlin, June 29, 1964) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist and flautist. On a few occasions, he also played the clarinet and piccolo. Dolphy was one of several multi-instrumentalists to gain prominence around the same time. His use of the bass clarinet in jazz performance probably finally established the instrument in the music, and he extended the vocabulary and boundaries of the alto saxophone, and was among the earliest significant jazz flute soloists.

His improvisational style was characterized by the use of wide intervals, in addition to using an array of extended techniques to emulate the sounds of human voices and animals. Although Dolphy's work is sometimes classified as free jazz, his compositions and solos were often rooted in conventional (if highly abstracted) tonal bebop harmony and melodic lines that suggest the influences of modern classical composers such as Béla Bartók and Igor Stravinsky.

   

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Duke Ellington nasceu há 123 anos

       
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (Washington, D.C., 29 de abril de 1899 - Nova Iorque, 24 de maio de 1974) foi um compositor de jazz, pianista e líder de orquestra norte-americano eternizado com a alcunha de "The Duke" e distinguido com a Presidential Medal of Freedom (condecoração americana) em 1969 e com a Legião de Honra (condecoração francesa) em 1973, sendo ambas as distinções as mais elevadas que um civil pode receber. Foi ainda o primeiro músico de jazz a entrar para a Academia Real de Música de Estocolmo, e foi doutor honoris causa nalgumas das mais importantes universidades do mundo.

  

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Eric Dolphy nasceu há 93 anos

  

Eric Allan Dolphy, Jr. (Los Angeles, June 20, 1928 – Berlin, June 29, 1964) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist and flautist. On a few occasions, he also played the clarinet and piccolo. Dolphy was one of several multi-instrumentalists to gain prominence around the same time. His use of the bass clarinet in jazz performance probably finally established the instrument in the music, and he extended the vocabulary and boundaries of the alto saxophone, and was among the earliest significant jazz flute soloists.

His improvisational style was characterized by the use of wide intervals, in addition to using an array of extended techniques to emulate the sounds of human voices and animals. Although Dolphy's work is sometimes classified as free jazz, his compositions and solos were often rooted in conventional (if highly abstracted) tonal bebop harmony and melodic lines that suggest the influences of modern classical composers such as Béla Bartók and Igor Stravinsky.

   

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Duke Ellington nasceu há 121 anos

   
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (Washington, D.C., 29 de abril de 1899 - Nova Iorque, 24 de maio de 1974) foi um compositor de jazz, pianista e líder de orquestra norte-americano eternizado com a alcunha de "The Duke" e distinguido com a Presidential Medal of Freedom (condecoração americana) em 1969 e com a Legião de Honra (condecoração francesa) em 1973, sendo ambas as distinções as mais elevadas que um civil pode receber. Foi ainda o primeiro músico de jazz a entrar para a Academia Real de Música de Estocolmo, e foi Doutor honoris causa nas mais importantes universidades do mundo.

  

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Duke Ellington nasceu há 113 anos

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (Washington, 29 de abril de 1899 - Nova Iorque, 24 de maio de 1974) foi um compositor de jazz, pianista e líder de orquestra norteamericana eternizado com a alcunha de "The Duke" e distinguido com a Presidential Medal of Freedom (condecoração americana) em 1969 e com a Legião de Honra (condecoração francesa) em 1973, sendo ambas as distinções as mais elevadas que um civil pode receber. Foi ainda o primeiro músico de jazz a entrar para a Academia Real de Música de Estocolmo, e foi doutor honoris causa nas mais importantes universidades do mundo.

A música de Duke Ellington foi uma das maiores influências no jazz desde a década de 1920 até à de 1960. Ainda hoje suas obras têm influência apreciável e é, por isso, considerado o maior compositor de jazz americano de todos os tempos. Entre os seus muitos êxitos encontram-se "Take the A Train" (letra e música por Billy Strayhorn), "Satin Doll", "Rockin' in Rhythm", "Mood Indigo", "Caravan", "Sophisticated Lady", e "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got that Swing)". Durante os anos 20 e 30, Ellington partilhava frequentemente seus créditos de compositor com seu manager Irving Mills, até que no final dos anos 30 desentenderam-se. Billy Strayhorn passou a ser o colaborador de Ellington (nem sempre creditado como tal) desde 1940 até à sua morte nos anos 70.

Ellington tinha a preocupação de adaptar as suas composições de acordo com o talento dos músicos que compunham a sua orquestra, entre eles estiveram Johnny Hodges, Bubber Miley, Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, Barney Bigard, Ben Webster, Harry Carney, Sonny Greer, Otto Hardwick, e Wellman Braud. Muitos músicos permaneceram ao lado de Ellington durante décadas.

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