Boplicity

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Boplicity is a notable cool jazz composition closely associated with Miles Davis and featured on his influential Birth of the Cool recordings.

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instanceOf cool jazz composition
jazz composition
alsoKnownAs Boplicity (Be Bop Lives) NERFINISHED
arranger Gil Evans NERFINISHED
associatedMovement cool jazz movement
associatedWith Miles Davis NERFINISHED
composer Gil Evans NERFINISHED
Miles Davis NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuredOn Birth of the Cool NERFINISHED
featuresInstrument French horn NERFINISHED
alto saxophone
baritone saxophone
bass
drums
piano
trombone
trumpet
tuba
featuresInstrumentation nonet
firstRecordingArtist Miles Davis Nonet NERFINISHED
genre cool jazz
hasCanonicalStatus jazz standard
hasHistoricalPeriod early 1950s
late 1940s
hasKeyFigure Gil Evans NERFINISHED
Miles Davis NERFINISHED
hasStyleCharacteristic lyrical melody
relaxed tempo
sophisticated arrangement
hasSubgenre orchestral cool jazz arrangement
hasType instrumental jazz piece
influenced West Coast jazz arrangements
later cool jazz compositions
influencedBy bebop
isStandardIn jazz repertoire
isStudiedIn jazz arranging courses
jazz history courses
language instrumental
notableFor being a key example of the cool jazz style
notableRecordingBy Gerry Mulligan NERFINISHED
Gil Evans Orchestra NERFINISHED
Miles Davis NERFINISHED
originalReleaseFormat 78 rpm single
partOf Birth of the Cool sessions NERFINISHED
recordedAsPartOf Miles Davis Capitol sessions NERFINISHED
recordLabel Capitol Records

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Birth of the Cool hasPart Boplicity