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[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 110 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The subgenre is called "bebop." Get some Charlie Parker albums. He recorded some great songs with Dizzy Gillespie. Jet is talking to Spike about talking to Charlie Parker in a dream in the casino episode, iirc. The style of music is fast tempo, quick key changes, novel chord progressions, and virtuoso performers making new music out of standards. It's analogous to the storytelling in the manga, and to the characters themselves. Each is supremely competent, acting on their own, but complementing and supporting the others to make something extraordinary. The whole soundtrack is a wide range of genres, and it was all written and performed by Yoko Kanno and the Seatbelts, which is especially impressive because of the sheer variety of styles.

Tank! is more driving trumpets and melodic than classic bebop, so you might also check out some Wynton Marsalis. He played what is called "neo-bop" which was a popular revival of bebop in the 1980s.

Jazz aficionados would probably classify Tank! as "hard-bop" of which there are many great albums and musicians. John Coltrane's A Love Supreme was one of my favorite albums growing up, but that was the tail end of his hard-bop phase. I would probably suggest Art Blakely and the Jazz Messengers album "Hard Bop" as the quintessential hard-bop album.

[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 26 points 9 months ago

The subgenre is called “bebop.”

Go figure! 😂

Thanks very much for the details, will check out everything you recommended, but the trumpets are the hook for me, so I think "hard-bop" is going to be my sweet spot.

[-] not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Maybe check out Buddy Rich or Maynard Ferguson.

[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

Thank you, added to the list!

[-] not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

more trumpet stuff...

Earth Wind and Fire: In the Stone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlavfQHFnPw

Maynard Ferguson: Theme from 'Rocky' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI88ICejTIA

Buddy Rich: Love For Sale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gx62loIieY

Thad Jones/Mel Lewis: Us https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJmoztNHqbw

Tower of Power: Wha Is Hip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAatPPEaZDA

[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

Thank you very very much!

[-] Infynis@midwest.social 12 points 9 months ago

Wow, this is a super helpful and informed comment! If you don't mind, I have a similar question. What would you call the theme for Baccano!? Is that still jazz?

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

I never watched that show, but I just googled the theme song. It's more big-band funk and swing jazz, maybe a little rock. I only listened to it once, but it immediately reminded me of Maynard Ferguson.

Take that with a huge grain of salt, because I'm not an expert. I just had a bunch of jazz records as a kid, and loved Cowboy Bebop and bought all the OSTs.

[-] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I liked your comment so much I thew it in !bestoflemmy@lemmy.world (@bestoflemmy@lemmy.world if you're on Kbin)

I hope that's okay!

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Fine by me! Glad you liked it.

[-] perishthethought@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago

Just one thing:

Tank! is more driving trumpets and melodic than classic bebop, so you might also check out some Wynton Marsalis. He played what is called "neo-bop" which was a popular revival of bebop in the 1980s.

Wynton is not dead and still performs.

For hard bop trumpet, you can't go wrong with Clifford Brown and Lee Morgan.

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Good point, I think of Wynton as being from my youth, but I guess I'm not as old as I thought.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 5 points 9 months ago

Yoko Kano is even more impressive when you realize she also worked on Stand Alone Complex and Turn-A Gundam. None of which sound anything like any of the others, but they're all top notch.

John Williams has a style you can always pick out. So does Hans Zimmer. Yoko Kano? Could be anything, but it's going to be good.

[-] rmuk@feddit.uk 2 points 9 months ago

Today I learned why there's a "save comment" button on here. On the tram now listening to Charlie Parker. So far: so excellent. Thanks!

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