What form is Blue Bossa?
“Blue Bossa” is an instrumental jazz composition by Kenny Dorham. It was introduced on Joe Henderson’s 1963 album Page One. A blend of hard bop and bossa nova, the tune was possibly influenced by Dorham’s visit to the Rio de Janeiro Jazz Festival in 1961.
What is the key of Blue Bossa?
“Blue Bossa” is a 16 bar tune. This important standard is 75% in the key of C minor, but modulates to a ii-V-I in Db for four bars in the middle of the tune.
Is Blue Bossa Latin jazz?
Blue Bossa was the first Latin Jazz influenced standard I learned how to play when I made the decision to become a professional musician, so I thought it was an appropriate honor and pleasure for it to be my first “theme and variations” in learning about composition.
What instruments are in Blue Bossa?
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| Instrumentation | Number of Parts | Pages Per Part |
|---|---|---|
| TROMBONE 3 | 1 | 2 |
| TROMBONE 4 | 1 | 2 |
| GUITAR | 1 | 3 |
| PIANO | 1 | 4 |
What is a bossa nova rhythm?
Bossa nova has at its core a rhythm based on samba. When played on the guitar, in a simple one-bar pattern, the thumb plays the bass notes on 1 and 2, while the fingers pluck the chords in unison on the two eighth notes of beat one, followed by the second sixteenth note of beat two.
Who composed Blue Bossa?
Kenny Dorham
Blue Bossa/Composers
“Blue Bossa” by Kenny Dorham blends hard bop with bossa nova and was probably influenced by his trip to the Rio de Janeiro Jazz Festival in 1961.
Why is bossa nova so good?
“Bossa nova is a sacred music for many Brazilians. It’s political and nationalistic and poetic. It’s a form of high modernist art that somehow became one of the most popular musics on earth.” Nowadays, it’s a preset rhythm on a home organ; it’s the music you hear in elevators, or on Strictly Come Dancing.
