Oleo (composition): Difference between revisions
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'''"Oleo"''' is a [[hard bop]] composition by [[Sonny Rollins]], written in 1954. |
'''"Oleo"''' is a [[hard bop]] composition by [[Sonny Rollins]], written in 1954. Since then it has become a [[jazz standard]], and has been played by numerous jazz artists, including [[Miles Davis]], [[John Coltrane]], and [[Bill Evans]]. |
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== Form == |
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"Oleo" is one of a number of jazz standards to feature rhythm changes, one of many [[contrafact]]s of [[George Gershwin]]'s "[[I Got Rhythm]]". Other standards which use rhythm changes include [[Charlie Parker|Charlie Parker's]] "Anthropology", [[Dizzy Gillespie|Dizzy Gillespie's]] [[Salt Peanuts|"Salt Peanuts"]], and [[Thelonious Monk|Thelonious Monk's]] [[Rhythm-a-Ning|"Rhythm-a-Ning"]]. |
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The A section is transcribed, whilst the B section is left empty either for the performer to improvise in, or for the rhythm section to [[Comping|'comp']] over. |
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== Recordings == |
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An early version of the song, featuring Rollins, was recorded by [[Miles Davis]] in 1954 on the album ''[[Bags' Groove]],'' and again in 1956 on ''[[Relaxin']].'' A live version recorded in 1958, with [[John Coltrane]] instead of Rollins on saxophone, appears on two separate Davis albums: ''[[1958 Miles]],'' which was released in late 1958, and ''[[Jazz at the Plaza]]'' (1973). |
An early version of the song, featuring Rollins, was recorded by [[Miles Davis]] in 1954 on the album ''[[Bags' Groove]],'' and again in 1956 on ''[[Relaxin']].'' A live version recorded in 1958, with [[John Coltrane]] instead of Rollins on saxophone, appears on two separate Davis albums: ''[[1958 Miles]],'' which was released in late 1958, and ''[[Jazz at the Plaza]]'' (1973). |
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ther artists who have made notable recordings of the piece include [[Michael Brecker]], [[Eric Dolphy]], [[Lee Konitz]], [[Jeff Sipe]], [[Pat Martino]], and [[Larry Coryell]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r276712|pure_url=yes}}|title=Spaces Revisited overview|work=[[Allmusic|Allmusic.com]]}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 19:31, 20 June 2016
"Oleo" is a hard bop composition by Sonny Rollins, written in 1954. Since then it has become a jazz standard, and has been played by numerous jazz artists, including Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans.
Form
"Oleo" is one of a number of jazz standards to feature rhythm changes, one of many contrafacts of George Gershwin's "I Got Rhythm". Other standards which use rhythm changes include Charlie Parker's "Anthropology", Dizzy Gillespie's "Salt Peanuts", and Thelonious Monk's "Rhythm-a-Ning".
The A section is transcribed, whilst the B section is left empty either for the performer to improvise in, or for the rhythm section to 'comp' over.
Recordings
An early version of the song, featuring Rollins, was recorded by Miles Davis in 1954 on the album Bags' Groove, and again in 1956 on Relaxin'. A live version recorded in 1958, with John Coltrane instead of Rollins on saxophone, appears on two separate Davis albums: 1958 Miles, which was released in late 1958, and Jazz at the Plaza (1973).
ther artists who have made notable recordings of the piece include Michael Brecker, Eric Dolphy, Lee Konitz, Jeff Sipe, Pat Martino, and Larry Coryell.[1]
See also
References
External links
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