Junior Cook (tenor sax), Blue Mitchell (trumpet), Horace Silver (piano), Gene Taylor (bass) and Louis Hayes (drums). From the album Blowin’ the Blues Away (1959).
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, has almost three million inhabitants and is the largest city in the country. It is located along the Tigris River and is of Persian origin. It was founded in the 8th century by Al-Mansur, and soon became a major commercial, intellectual and cultural center and the capital of Islam. It had a good strategic location and plenty of water.
Its design is circular and in the center is the mosque. In the 9th century it was one of the largest cities on earth, but from the 10th century onwards it fell into decline due to the division of the Islamic Empire into independent caliphs. In addition, in the 13th century it was devastated by the Mongols. However, in 1921 it became the capital of Iraq under British rule until the independence of the country in 1932.
The group makes an introduction with an oriental melody. Then the theme begins at medium-fast tempo with that Arabic flavor. The first one to perform his solo is Cook, who is very creative and always try to play something new. Mitchell follows him with a moderate but courageous discourse, and then Silver enters with an improvisation full of mysticism. To conclude, the theme is re-exposed.
© Blue Note Records
muy interesante este tipo de información la verdad fuera de todo la división que tienen es un lugar hermoso y con una escencia única, me encantan las melodías con esa influencia arabe.
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