Solar (composition)
"Solar" (/ˈsoʊlər/ or /soʊˈlɑːr/) is a musical composition attributed to Miles Davis from the studio album Walkin' (1954) and is considered a modern jazz standard. The tune has been played and recorded by many musicians, including his former bandmates Bill Evans, Dave Holland, Keith Jarrett, Lee Konitz, and Jack DeJohnette.
Miles Davis' tombstone showing the first two measures of "Solar"
A controversy exists over authorship of this composition. One consensus[1][2] is that Davis took "Solar" from the song "Sonny" written by jazz guitarist Chuck Wayne.
The first two measures of this song adorn Miles Davis's tombstone in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Chord structure
Solar is considered a blues[3] by most listeners, and the commonly accepted chord structure for this piece[4] is:
| A | CmMaj7 | % | Cm7 or Gm7 | Gm7 : C7 |
| FMaj7 | % | Fm7 | Bb7 | |
| EbMaj7 | Ebm7 : Ab7 | DbMaj7 | Dm7b5 : G7 |
Recordings
- Chet Baker – Chet Baker in New York (1958)[5]
- Kenny Barron – Live at Bradley's (2001)
- Joanne Brackeen – New True Illusion (1976)[5]
- Stanley Clarke – Jazz in the Garden (2009)
- Miles Davis – Walkin' (1957)[5]
- Eliane Elias – Something for You: Eliane Elias Sings & Plays Bill Evans (Blue Note, 2008)
- Bill Evans – Sunday at the Village Vanguard (1961)[5]
- Charlie Haden – The Montreal Tapes: with Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Paul Motian (1989)
- Dave Holland – Emerald Tears (ECM, 1978)
- Bruce Hornsby, Christian McBride, Jack DeJohnette – Camp Meeting (SonyBMG/Legacy, 2007)
- Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette – Tribute (ECM, 1992)
- Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette – Somewhere (ECM, 2013)
- Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Paul Motian – At the Deer Head Inn (ECM, 1994)[5]
- J. J. Johnson with Hank Jones – J is for Jazz (1956)[5]
- Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau, Charlie Haden & Paul Motian – Live at Birdland (ECM, 2011)
- Brad Mehldau – Art of the Trio, Vol. 4 (1999)
- Pat Metheny – Question and Answer (1990)
- Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck – Music for Two (Sony Classical, 2004)
- John Scofield & John Abercrombie – Solar (1984)
- McCoy Tyner – Live at Sweet Basil (1989)
- Ben Wendel – What We Bring (Motéma, 2016)
- Phil Woods and Gene Quill– Phil and Quill on Prestige (1957)
References
- Voce, Steve (August 1, 1997). "Chuck Wayne Obituary". The Independent. London.
- Appelbaum, Larry. "Chuck Wayne, Sonny & Solar". In the Muse: Performing Arts Blog, Library of Congress. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- Pachet, François (February 2000). "Computer Analysis of Jazz Chord Sequences: Is Solar a Blues?" (PDF). Readings in Music and Artificial Intelligence. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-08-07. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- New Real Book Volume 1. Petalnuma, California: Sher Music. 1988.
- Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. p. 378. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
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