Bäbi

Milford Graves · 1977 · Pièce-titre de l'album IPS

Context

15-minute title piece of the album Bäbi, released in 1977 on the label Institute of Percussive Studies with Arthur Doyle and Hugh Glover. Milford Graves leads an improvisation there in which the drums become an instrument of free rhythm and voice.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Free jazz. Among the origins and influences of Free jazz: Tristano School, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Modal.

Sources

• EN: Bäbi (album)
• EN: Milford Graves

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