Describe their solo style. Provide detail of how they phrase or create musical lines over the chord changes. Listen from 01:36 to 01:50 and describe how Davis’ solo blends with the written

Miles Davis and His Orchestra, “Boplicity” (Miles Davis, arranged by Gill Evans), New York, April 22, 1949. Miles Davis, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Sandy Siegelstein, French horn; Bill Barber, tuba; Lee Konitz, alto saxophone; Gerry Mulligan, baritone saxophone; John Lewis, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums. [First issue Capitol 60011; mx 3766-2]
Topic 1: The order of solos in this piece is: Mulligan, Davis, Lewis. Regarding the solos of Davis and Lewis: Describe their solo style. Provide detail of how they phrase or create musical lines over the chord changes. Listen from 01:36 to 01:50 and describe how Davis’ solo blends with the written parts of the ensemble. What is your impression of this piece? How would you compare/contrast this cool solo style of Davis with that of Dizzy Gillespie? How would you compare/contrast the solo style of Lewis with that of Thelonious Monk? How does the cool style of these soloists differ from their bebop and swing counterparts? Do you hear similarities between cool and bebop?