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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Boplicity canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cool jazz composition ⓘ
jazz composition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Boplicity (Be Bop Lives) ⓘ
arranger Gil Evans ⓘ
associatedMovement cool jazz movement ⓘ
associatedWith Miles Davis ⓘ
composer Gil Evans ⓘ
Miles Davis ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
featuredOn Birth of the Cool ⓘ
featuresInstrument French horn ⓘ
alto saxophone ⓘ
baritone saxophone ⓘ
bass ⓘ
drums ⓘ
piano ⓘ
trombone ⓘ
trumpet ⓘ
tuba ⓘ
featuresInstrumentation nonet ⓘ
firstRecordingArtist Miles Davis Nonet ⓘ
genre cool jazz ⓘ
hasCanonicalStatus jazz standard ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod early 1950s ⓘ
late 1940s ⓘ
hasKeyFigure Gil Evans ⓘ
Miles Davis ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Gil Evans Orchestra ⓘ
Miles Davis ⓘ
originalReleaseFormat 78 rpm single ⓘ
partOf Birth of the Cool sessions ⓘ
linked to: Birth of the Cool
recordedAsPartOf Miles Davis Capitol sessions ⓘ
recordLabel Capitol Records ⓘ

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Birth of the Cool → hasPart → Boplicity ⓘ