November 24, 2006: Free Improvisation/Free Jazz Trajectories
On this post-Thanksgiving show we give thanks for improvisation! Drawing on the continuing debates regarding the definition of “jazz,” and in a broader sense, the definition of music itself, Rob and Bryan explore the origins and influences of the genres known as free jazz and free improvisation. We also look at the connections between the American Civil Rights Movement and free-dom music (such as Max Roach’s “Freedom Now! Suite”). Musical selections include Jelly Roll Morton, Charlie Parker, Jimmy Giuffre, Lennie Tristano, Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, and Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln. Includes readings from Derek Bailey’s book on improvisation.