1956—Back in Action

After over two years of near-total obscurity, Tadd Dameron returned to the jazz world again in 1956. The first project Dameron was connected with was finishing the Clifford Brown/Max Roach albumAt Basin Street,¹ one of the seminal recordings of the style that would become known as “hard bop.” Three...

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Published inDameronia p. 134
Main Author Combs, Paul
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States University of Michigan Press 19.11.2012
Subjects
Art music
Arts
Chamber music
Criminal arrests
Government
Government services
High culture
Instrumental music
Jazz
Keyboard instruments
Law enforcement
Law enforcement procedures
Lip vibrated aerophones
Melody
Music
Music genres
Music theory
Musical forms
Musical instruments
Musical keys
Musical phrases
Musical pitch
Musical rhythm
Musical time
Performing arts
Pianos
Political science
Popular music
Quintets
String instruments
Tonal harmony
Tonal theory
Trumpets
Western art music
Wind instruments
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Summary:After over two years of near-total obscurity, Tadd Dameron returned to the jazz world again in 1956. The first project Dameron was connected with was finishing the Clifford Brown/Max Roach albumAt Basin Street,¹ one of the seminal recordings of the style that would become known as “hard bop.” Three of the selections, “Step Lightly (a.k.a. Junior’s Arrival),” by Benny Golson, “Gertrude’s Bounce,” and “Powell’s Prances,” by Richie Powell, had already been recorded at a session on January 4. The remaining six tunes were recorded at another session on February 17.² Dameron was in attendance at this second session and
ISBN:9780472114139
0472114131
DOI:10.3998/mpub.22963.15