Bolivia (Walton song) explained
"Bolivia" is a jazz standard written by American jazz pianist Cedar Walton.[1] [2] [3] It is regarded as his best-known composition.[4]
Background
Bolivia was first recorded on Eastern Rebellion's self-titled album released in 1976 with Cedar Walton on piano, George Coleman on tenor saxophone, Sam Jones on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums.
Musical composition
Bolivia is composed in G major and typically played in an Afro-Cuban style.
The song contains a bass ostinato[5] that is repeated throughout the first 16 bars of the song. The first 16 bars are entirely based upon a G7(13) chord.
The B section—or the final 16 bars—contains the following form. After the B-section, the song repeats with the same bass ostinato.
E♭Δ7A13(7) | DΔ7 | A♭7 |
GΔ7 | F♯7 (♯9) | B-7 | C7 (♯11) |
B-7 | B-7/A | A♭-7♭5 | G-7 C7 |
FΔ7 | B7 | B♭Δ7 | A7 | |
Notable recordings
Notes and References
- News: Yardley . William . 2013-08-21 . Cedar Walton, Pianist and Composer, Dies at 79 . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-06-02 . 0362-4331.
- Web site: Cedar Walton: Biography . Chris . Kelsey . 2023-09-26 . www.bluenote.com.
- Schroeder . David . Cedar Walton: Being at the Right Place at the Right Time . IAJRC Journal . 50 . 1 . Spring 2017 . 33–35 . 2022-06-02 . . 0098-9487 . en.
- Skinner . Katherine Lee . Cedar Walton: An Analytical Study of His Improvisational Style Through Selected Transcriptions . 2017 . DA dissertation . University of Northern Colorado . . en.
- Lesche . Stephen . 2004 . Artist Study: The Compositional Style of Jazz Guitarist Nathen Page . The Osprey Journal of Ideas and Inquiry . IV .
- Web site: Record . The Jazz . TJR Song of the Day: Eastern Rebellion "Bolivia" . 2022-06-02 . The Jazz Record - Explorations Into Vintage Jazz Vinyl . 15 December 2021 . en-US.