Word: soloed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...sellout crowd at Watson Rink gave the Canadian a long standing ovation, after a solo play reminiscent of the Cleary era of Harvard hockey...
...secure a position of respect at all comparable with that of Charlie Parker, the Father of us all. He added certain harmonic refinements and rhythmic subtleties to a basically Parker conception of improvising, but his real message is greater awareness of the possibilites of the thematic development of a solo. Of course, this was all largely unconscious; but Sonny, like all the great improvisers, has an extremely disciplined unconscious. His best records are Saxophone Colossus (Prestige 1079) and A Night at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note...
...Riverside (12-226). Monk was a pioneer in the controlled use of space in his writing and playing, and his tonal practices are totally original. He is also one of the great wits of jazz. Try one of the several records on which he appears as a solo pianist. Cecil Taylor occupies the position of enfant terrible of the piano which Monk once held. His music--sometimes only peripherally music--consists largely of totally free improvising. It is an exhilarating and frequently terrifying experience. His best work to date may be found on Candid 8006. The most important contributions...
...demonstrated her technical ability, and some musicianship, however, in her solo, Brahms' "Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann, Op. 9." She brought out the melody from a complex texture, occasionally blurring it with too much pedal...
Simple choral arrangements led to triteness: in Sanchez Malaya's Pues Bien Yo Necesito, a movingly bitter solo jarred badly with a sleepy, hummed background. The same happened in The Beggar's Opera songs when several jaunty soloists livened up the bland arrangement of an essentially impersonal chorus. Hearing a full chorus all evening robs music of its feeling because the tone colors and textures are so limited. Too many, groups sound like the imaginative Wiffenpoofs. Glee clubs must use smaller ensembles if they are to be more expressive...