ep1str0phy Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 (edited) General question I thought someone would know the answer to: The rubato intro/very fast solo version of 'Round Midnight' is--by now--not entirely uncommon among post-bop groups. This 'type' of arrangement is distinguished by a free-flowing, (often) soloist/keyboard accompaniment introductory section, directly succeeded by a breakneck--not just double-time, but deadly fast (in contrast to the more famous classic Miles quartet recordings)--improv portion. The 'Lost' Miles Quintet registered a version at Juan-Les-Pins in '69, Joe Henderson recorded a version at the Lighthouse in '70, and Charles Tolliver has been throwing it into his live sets for ages (I'm thinking of the Music Inc. version from '73, in particular). Who was/were the first to use this arrangement (with some form of documentation, even if it wasn't set in wax)? Edited April 27, 2006 by ep1str0phy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 I suspect it's an evolution of the way Miles' groups did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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