KCS NOTES

KCS STANDS FOR LESTER YOUNGS KANSAS CITY SESSIONS (1938)

(THE KANSAS CITY SIX, A GROUP ALSO INCLUDING TRUMPETER BUCK CLAYTON,
EDDIE DURHAM ON ELECTRIC GUITAR (WHERE HE PRECEDED CHARLIE CHRISTIAN) AND TROMBONE,
THE RHYTHM GUITAR OF FREDDIE GREEN, BASSIST WALTER PAGE, AND DRUMMER JO JONES.)

THE BIRTH OF MODERN JAZZ GUITAR : THESE COMBOS WOULD ALWAYS HAVE TWO GUITARS ONE PART OF THE RHYTHM SECTION,
PLAYING 4/4 STILL (FREDDIE GREEN) AND A LEAD (AT FIRST EDDIE DURHAM SOLOING IN A NOT YET VERY DEFINED STYLE, MIXING BLUES
LINES AND DJANGO REINHARDT TYPE OF PHRASES, LATER ON SHORTLY LEONARD WARE AND FINALLY THE ARRIVAL OF CHARLIE
CHRISTIAN, WHERE FREDDIE GREEN WOULD REMOVE HIMSELF).

ABOUT THE MUSIC AND THE BAND, FEW WORDS :

FREE SWING - COLLECTIVE - AUTONOMY

LEAD CHARTS (FOR JOACHIM, MARY & NOL) :

NATURALLY LEAD GOES TO JOACHIM AND MYSELF
(WHEN SECOND PART OR DOUBLING ON LEAD), IT CAN ALSO BE DOUBLED BY MARY OPENLY
IN GENERAL NO FIXED FUNCTIONS OR ROLES ARE REQUIRED

EVERYTHING ELSE IS FULLY OPENED

WHEN CHANGES THEY CAN BE USED FOR SOLOS
OR NOT AND SOLO FREELY

TWO GUITARS (FOR MARY) ITS WIDELY OPEN HERE TOO

I MAY USE THE FREDDIE GREEN THING SOMETIME IN BETWEEN BASS AND DRUMS
BUT WE CAN ALSO DOUBLE LEAD (STEREO), OR WHATEVER YOU FEEL LIKE,
COLLECTIVE PLAYING AND COMPING WELCOMED

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I GIVE YOU A COMPLETE PROGRAM
IT MAY TURN A TOUCH LONG FOR BANLIEUES BLEUES SHOW
WELL SEE AND EVENTUALLY REMOVE COUPLE TUNES BUT LETS SEE

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JOACHIM BADENHORST : CLARINET, BASS CLARINET, TENOR SAXOPHONE
MARY HALVORSON : ELECTRIC GUITAR
NOL AKCHOT : ELECTRIC GUITAR, MUSICAL DIRECTION
BRADLEY JONES : DOUBLE BASS
HAN BENNINK : DRUMS

CHRISTOPHE ALBERTIJN : SOUND & RECORDING

PREMIERE 7 MARCH 2017, PARIS (FRANCE)

PRODUCED BY NOL AKCHOT & BANLIEUES BLEUES FESTIVAL

WWW.NOELAKCHOTE.ORG

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