...step in this direction was the emphasis on modality rather than tonality. As expressed by Miles Davis: 'There will be fewer chords but infinite possibilities as to what to do with them."28 The emphasis would be on melodic rather than harmonic variation. Davis and John Coltrane (1926-67)...

...the same time, Davis elaborated on his reasons for wanting to break free of standard jazz harmonies: "I think a movement in jazz is beginning away from...chords but infinite possibilities as to what to do with them. Classical composers—some of them—have been writing this way for years, but jazz musicians...

...as little as one chord. In an interview with Nat Hentoff, Miles explained in detail his new ideas: "I think a movement in jazz is beginning away from...chords but infinite possibilities as to what to do with them. Classical composers — some of them — have been writing this way for years, but jazz musicians...

...... It becomes a challenge to see how melodically inventive you are. . . . Movement in jazz is ... away from the conventional string of chords, and a...emphasis on melodic rather than harmonic variation. There [arel fewer chords but infinite possibilities as to what to do with them, (quoted in Chambers 1983,...

...already the stage for the next sea change in his career. Within two years he would say: 'I think the movement in jazz is beginning away from the conventional...chords but infinite possibilities as to what to do with them. It becomes a challenge to see how melodically inventive you are.' [10] SN Ahmad Jamal OOC Ahmad's...

...conventional string of chords, and a return to an emphasis on melodic rather than harmonic variations. There will be fewer chords but infinite possibilities as to what to do with them. Classical composers — some of them — have been writing this way for years, but jazz musicians...

...prediction: "I think a movement is beginning in jazz away from the conventional string of chords ... There will be fewer chords but infinite possibilities as to what to do with them."" That spring, one part ot Miles's new creativity was far removed from Bill Evans's natural musical...

...run out and there's nothing to do but repeat what you've just done — with variations. He went on: "I think a movement in jazz is beginning away from the conventional string of chords. There will be fewer chords but infinite possibilities as to what to do with them. Classical composers...