The following describes the playing of whom? Angular melodic lines made up of consistent note
values; little rhythmic variety; phrases of irregular length; long phrases that may last an entire chorus;
lack of vibrato; virtuosic playing in speed and range; de-emphasis on motivic ideas; few blues
inflections; adventurous chord-scale relations:
a. Miles Davis
b. Dizzy Gillespie
c. Don Byas
d. Charlie Parker
B
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