Seated in his box over the brass and percussion, he found the music raucous, screeching, ugly. ... From here on, it's all about winds, brass, and percussion as if the orchestra had suddenly become a band. ... And then the brass and percussion hammer home what seems to be the ultimate dead end. ...
The next logical step for Dizzy it seemed, was to see if it was possible to combine these rhythms with the powerful sound of his big band and balance the off-center accents of famed Be-Bop drummer Kenny Clarke's drumming, with the genuine sound of African and Cuban percussion. ... He and Juan eventually would collaborate on the classic tune Caravan, which carries a strong Latin rhythmic feel, and was one of the first Jazz compositions to incorporate the clave as a rhythm and as a instrument. ... He started by suggesting the idea of primal chanting in some of their number and then began...
A suburbanite's nightmare. This was the Bronx. Adversity can lead to futility, or spawn creativity. As history has always shown, society's oppressed adapt, and make the best out of the worst situations. MCing, Grafitti, D-Jaying, and B-boying, were all created in the Bronx. ...
