Hardbopjazz Posted February 17, 2011 Report Posted February 17, 2011 I can think of James Moody's solo to "I'm in the Mood for Love." It produced "Moody's Mood for Love." Coleman Hawkins' solo to "Body and Solo." I don't mean the vocalese style of writing words to solos, but solos that have become their own melodies and tunes. These are the only two that come to mind. Quote
jazzbo Posted February 17, 2011 Report Posted February 17, 2011 According to Hoagy Carmichael, "Stardust" was inspired by a solo by Bix. Not sure if there is enough "material" from Bix to qualify. Quote
Joe Posted February 17, 2011 Report Posted February 17, 2011 (edited) Isn't Mingus' "Gunslinging Bird" based (in part) on phrases culled from Parker solos? Edited February 17, 2011 by Joe Quote
J.A.W. Posted February 17, 2011 Report Posted February 17, 2011 Coleman Hawkins' solo to "Body and Solo." Never heard of that one Quote
jeffcrom Posted February 17, 2011 Report Posted February 17, 2011 According to Hoagy Carmichael, "Stardust" was inspired by a solo by Bix. Not sure if there is enough "material" from Bix to qualify. There's also a lick from Armstrong's "Potato Head Blues" solo in "Stardust." Quote
Larry Kart Posted February 17, 2011 Report Posted February 17, 2011 The Cy Touff-Richie Kamuca line "Prez-ence" (on the 1955 Pacific Jazz album "Cy Touff, His Octet and Quintet") is based on Lester Young's solo on "You're Driving Me Crazy" (Aladdin). I believe that several Tristano-school lines (I'm thinking of Ted Brown, in particular) are similarly based on Pres solos but can't think of titles right now. Not quite the same thing, but on "On Stage -- The Bill Perkins Octet," the performances of "Song of the Islands" and "Let Me See" incorporate ensemble settings of Pres' solos on those Basie Band recordings. Similarly, the Woody Herman First Herd recording of "I've Got News For You," recorded Dec. 24, 1947 incorporates a splendidly played and scored (by Ralph Burns, not Shorty Rogers, to whom it long had been credited) sax section-setting for Bird's solo on take three of "Dark Shadows" recorded Feb. 19, 1947). "I've Got News For You" almost certainly was the inspiration for SuperSax. Quote
Harold_Z Posted February 17, 2011 Report Posted February 17, 2011 Chick Corea's La Fiesta is based on Trane's Someday My Prince Will Come solo. Quote
Free For All Posted February 17, 2011 Report Posted February 17, 2011 Annie Ross' "Twisted" is a Wardell Gray blues solo. Quote
mikeweil Posted February 17, 2011 Report Posted February 17, 2011 The improvised closing cadenza of some Dizzy Gillespie solo (All the things you are?) became the main line of Tadd Dameron's If you could see me now. Quote
Free For All Posted February 17, 2011 Report Posted February 17, 2011 (edited) The improvised closing cadenza of some Dizzy Gillespie solo (All the things you are?) became the main line of Tadd Dameron's If you could see me now. Wasn't it the ending of Groovin' High? EDIT: It appears in the second four bar phrase of each of the "A" sections of IYCSMN. Edited February 17, 2011 by Free For All Quote
Mark Stryker Posted February 17, 2011 Report Posted February 17, 2011 (edited) Chick Corea's La Fiesta is based on Trane's Someday My Prince Will Come solo. Never made this connection, but after listening to Trane's solo, I assume you're talking about the very opening phrase that mirrors what I think of as the "swinging bridge" melody of "La Fiesta." Has Chick ever acknowledged the link directly? Another example: Trane's "Like Sonny" is from a Sonny Rollins phrase -- Sonny plays it on "My Old Flame" (I think) from Kenny Dorham's "Jazz Contrasts." Edited February 17, 2011 by Mark Stryker Quote
Harold_Z Posted February 17, 2011 Report Posted February 17, 2011 Chick Corea's La Fiesta is based on Trane's Someday My Prince Will Come solo. Never made this connection, but after listening to Trane's solo, I assume you're talking about the very opening phrase that mirrors what I think of as the "swinging bridge" melody of "La Fiesta." Has Chick ever acknowledged the link directly? Another example: Trane's "Like Sonny" is from a Sonny Rollins phrase -- Sonny plays it on "My Old Flame" (I think) from Kenny Dorham's "Jazz Contrasts." Correct. The opening phrase is what Chick used. I want to say he acknowledged it and I think he did but damned if I can remember where. Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted February 17, 2011 Author Report Posted February 17, 2011 (edited) Just remembered another one. Lester Young's solo on a Count Baise record, don't recall what tune it was, but the new tune "Pound Cake" came out of it. Edited February 17, 2011 by Hardbopjazz Quote
medjuck Posted February 18, 2011 Report Posted February 18, 2011 Gil Evans's Copenhagen Sights is based on Wayne Shorter's solo on The Barbara Song on The Individualism of Gil Evans. And I think there's a Coleman Hawkins song based on a solo he did with Count Basie. (I'll try to check this later.) Quote
Spontooneous Posted February 18, 2011 Report Posted February 18, 2011 Just remembered another one. Lester Young's solo on a Count Baise record, don't recall what tune it was, but the new tune "Pound Cake" came out of it. Don't know about that one, but Woody Herman had a chart where the head was pretty much the solo Lester played on "Pound Cake." Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted February 18, 2011 Report Posted February 18, 2011 Gil Evans's Copenhagen Sights is based on Wayne Shorter's solo on The Barbara Song on The Individualism of Gil Evans. And I think there's a Coleman Hawkins song based on a solo he did with Count Basie. (I'll try to check this later.) Not sure I'm familiar with that, but I'm sure I probably should be. (I *love* "The Barbara Song". ) What Gil album(s) is it on? Quote
jeffcrom Posted February 18, 2011 Report Posted February 18, 2011 Gil Evans's Copenhagen Sights is based on Wayne Shorter's solo on The Barbara Song on The Individualism of Gil Evans. And I think there's a Coleman Hawkins song based on a solo he did with Count Basie. (I'll try to check this later.) Not sure I'm familiar with that, but I'm sure I probably should be. (I *love* "The Barbara Song". ) What Gil album(s) is it on? It first appeared on Live at the Public Theater, Vol. 2. The piece showed up on the 1983 Mole Jazz LP The British Orchestra, retitled "London." I'm not sure if that last one ever appeared on CD. Quote
medjuck Posted February 18, 2011 Report Posted February 18, 2011 Gil Evans's Copenhagen Sights is based on Wayne Shorter's solo on The Barbara Song on The Individualism of Gil Evans. And I think there's a Coleman Hawkins song based on a solo he did with Count Basie. (I'll try to check this later.) Not sure I'm familiar with that, but I'm sure I probably should be. (I *love* "The Barbara Song". ) What Gil album(s) is it on? It first appeared on Live at the Public Theater, Vol. 2. The piece showed up on the 1983 Mole Jazz LP The British Orchestra, retitled "London." I'm not sure if that last one ever appeared on CD. I've got a cd of it on a label called "TAA". Quote
JSngry Posted February 18, 2011 Report Posted February 18, 2011 Just remembered another one. Lester Young's solo on a Count Baise record, don't recall what tune it was, but the new tune "Pound Cake" came out of it. Don't know about that one, but Woody Herman had a chart where the head was pretty much the solo Lester played on "Pound Cake." "Cousins" by John Coppola. Quote
Larry Kart Posted February 18, 2011 Report Posted February 18, 2011 Just remembered another one. Lester Young's solo on a Count Baise record, don't recall what tune it was, but the new tune "Pound Cake" came out of it. Don't know about that one, but Woody Herman had a chart where the head was pretty much the solo Lester played on "Pound Cake." "Cousins" by John Coppola. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKIJEzl1CP0 Quote
BillF Posted February 18, 2011 Report Posted February 18, 2011 Just remembered another one. Lester Young's solo on a Count Baise record, don't recall what tune it was, but the new tune "Pound Cake" came out of it. Don't know about that one, but Woody Herman had a chart where the head was pretty much the solo Lester played on "Pound Cake." "Cousins" by John Coppola. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKIJEzl1CP0 Lovely clip. Thanks! Quote
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