MUSIC Evolution of Jazz

You need to listen to this number and answer the following question:

 

 Davis, “Flamenco Sketches” (Miles Davis), New York, April 22, 1959.  Miles Davis, trumpet; Cannonball Adderley, alto saxophone; John Coltrane, tenor saxophone; Bill Evans, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums

 

There is an introduction, how many bars is it?  The melody, or “head,” begins at 00:18 and ends at 02:01.  What is the form?  Use letters to designate the form.  “Flamenco Sketches” is a famous example is of modal jazz.  This piece is based on five different modes that occur in five sections.  How many bars are each of these sections?   Note:  the third section between 01:10-01:43 is twice as long as the other sections.  Describe what bassist Chambers is playing at this section at 01:10.  Davis begins to play at 00:18.  Is there a discernible melody?  Does what he is playing sound written or improvised?  Coltrane begins his solo at 02:02.  How many choruses does he play?  How many choruses do Adderley and Evans play?  Listen closely to the beginning of each solo.  Describe how each soloist begins his solo with his own short statement.  How does this piece end?  Listen from 08:37 to the end of the piece.  How does Davis draw the piece to an end?  What are the general characteristics of this piece that are different from the bebop and other hard bop groups we have heard?