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Thanks Larry.
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05-21-2016 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by christianm77
I think Wes may have also played on some Dinah Washington dates where Buckner was the arranger and pianist. Milt was known to solo in block chords in a 2 hand (locked) style which had the melody in octaves and closer harmony in between. Bill Evans did an amended less dense version with his left hand unlocked and the right playing the highest melody. Red Garland's version is quite different. It has parallel 5ths across the board and is much thicker (dense) voicings.
Here is an article that originally appeared in Downbeat Magazine discussing the history of block chord styles on piano.
https://champianfulton.wordpress.com...hord-language/
Last edited by ChuckCorbis; 05-30-2016 at 06:05 AM.
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