Hardbopjazz Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 Earlier this month I saw Buster Williams and his band Something More. The band played a piece written by Buster Williams called "The Ninth Wave." Buster said he was inspired to write the piece after he saw the painting "The Ninth Wave" by 19th century Russian artists Ivan Aivazovsky. Art inspires art to paraphrase what Buster Williams was telling the audience. Below is the painting. Can you think of any other paintings that inspired jazz musicians to compose some music? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted O'Reilly Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 Duke Ellington's "Degas Suite" pops to mind of course.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Branford's Romare Bearden Revealed comes to mind. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 So it's particular paintings rather than artists? I was going to say several pieces by Jim Hall, but these are artists rather than specific paintings. Chasing Paint by Jane Ira Bloom is inspired by Jackson Pollock, but generally rather than specifically. Also of note: Portrait in Seven Shades by Ted Nash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 6 hours ago, Hardbopjazz said: Earlier this month I saw Buster Williams and his band Something More. The band played a piece written by Buster Williams called "The Ninth Wave." Buster said he was inspired to write the piece after he saw the painting "The Ninth Wave" by 19th century Russian artists Ivan Aivazovsky. Art inspires art to paraphrase what Buster Williams was telling the audience. Below is the painting. Can you think of any other paintings that inspired jazz musicians to compose some music? Aivazovsky is considered one of the top artists in history who painted bodies of water. Do a search of his painting of the Niagara Falls. I've been to his museum in Yalta, Crimea, when I was little. Amazing giant canvases. Returning to the topic - Joe Harriott - Abstract Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Tete Montoliu's "Acuarela" is a very impresionistic boppish line, not based on a specific painting (to my knowledge), but very reminiscent of impresionist painting, I would say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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