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Interestingly enough, [[Coleman Hawkins]] used the melody allready in a [[Cozy Cole]] recording session dating back to November 14, 1944, in a tune called Look Here. |
Interestingly enough, [[Coleman Hawkins]] used the melody allready in a [[Cozy Cole]] recording session dating back to November 14, 1944, in a tune called Look Here. |
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Notable recordings include [[Bud Powell]]'s version and the [[Gerry Mulligan]] |
Notable recordings include [[Bud Powell]]'s version and the [[Gerry Mulligan]]-[[Chet Baker]] 1957 version. [[Babs Gonzales]] wrote [[vocalese]] lyrics for the tune. |
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"Ornithology" was prominently featured in the novel ''Suder'' by [[Percival Everett]]. |
"Ornithology" was prominently featured in the novel ''Suder'' by [[Percival Everett]].{{cn|date=December 2019}} |
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==Footnotes== |
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Revision as of 10:12, 26 December 2019
| "Ornithology" | |
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| Single by The Charlie Parker Septet | |
| B-side | "A Night in Tunisia" |
| Recorded | March 28, 1946, Radio Recorders Studios, Hollywood |
| Genre | Bebop |
| Length | 3:03 |
| Label | Dial 1002 |
| Songwriter(s) | Charlie Parker Benny Harris |
"Ornithology" is a jazz standard by bebop alto saxophonist Charlie Parker and trumpeter Benny Harris.
Description
Its title is a reference to Parker's nickname, "Bird" (ornithology is the study of birds). The Charlie Parker Septet made the first recording of the tune on March 28, 1946 on the Dial label, and it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1989.[1]
"Ornithology" is a contrafact – a newly created melody written over the chord progression of another song, in this case the standard "How High the Moon". It remains one of the most popular and frequently performed bebop tunes. Jazz vocalists scatting on "How High the Moon" (notably Ella Fitzgerald) often quote the melody of "Ornithology" (and vice versa). Interestingly enough, Coleman Hawkins used the melody allready in a Cozy Cole recording session dating back to November 14, 1944, in a tune called Look Here.
Notable recordings include Bud Powell's version and the Gerry Mulligan-Chet Baker 1957 version. Babs Gonzales wrote vocalese lyrics for the tune.
"Ornithology" was prominently featured in the novel Suder by Percival Everett.[citation needed]
Footnotes
See also
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