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SELECTED WORKS OF CHARLIE HADEN: BASS IN FREE JAZZ AND DUO CONTEXTS
Maftean, Mitchell
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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/130438
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- Title
- SELECTED WORKS OF CHARLIE HADEN: BASS IN FREE JAZZ AND DUO CONTEXTS
- Author(s)
- Maftean, Mitchell
- Issue Date
- 2025
- Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
- Gray, Lawrence
- Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
- Gray, Lawrence
- Committee Member(s)
- Sweet, Bridget
- Pugh, James
- Hagan, Kerry
- Department of Study
- School of Music
- Degree Granting Institution
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Degree Name
- A.Mus.D. (doctoral)
- Date of Ingest
- 2025-12-08T12:20:06-06:00
- Keyword(s)
- Charlie Haden
- Ornette Coleman
- Double Bass
- Jazz
- Free Jazz
- Theory
- Analysis
- Transcriptions
- Language
- eng
- Abstract
- Double bassist Charlie Haden was a seminal figure in twentieth-century jazz whose influence on the genre extended across generations. Noted for his exceptional musical sensitivity and acute attentiveness to sonic detail, Haden inspired not only jazz bassists but a wide array of musicians who engaged with his work. His ability to move beyond the written score, to respond intuitively to musical context, and to explore harmonic and tonal dimensions beyond the central melodic themes defined his distinctive approach throughout a career spanning over seven decades. These attributes proved integral to the realization of Ornette Coleman’s free jazz aesthetic and were equally vital in Haden’s contributions to the duo format. This study analyzes six selected recordings featuring Haden in both free jazz and standard jazz duo contexts. Through detailed transcription and examination of his bass accompaniments and improvised solos, the study aims to illuminate Haden’s musical processes, demonstrating how his melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic choices distinguished him from his contemporaries, advanced the expressive potential of the jazz idiom, and contributed to a redefinition of the bassist’s role within an ensemble.
- Type of Resource
- text
- Copyright and License Information
- Copyright 2025 Mitchell Ryan Maftean
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