READ THOMAS - Augusta Read Thomas: Bebop Riddle II for Cello & Piano

Nimbus Music Publishing is releasing a 28-page A4 Saddle Stitched Score with 8-page part of a new cello and piano piece: Bebop Riddle II, composed by Augusta Read ThomasWhen playing and hearing BEBOP RIDDLE II the virtuosity, flexibility, and energy of superstar jazz upright-bass players Charles Mingus, Ron Carter, and Ray Brown leap to ear and mind. This force, intersected with other specific musical perfumes formulate a unique sonic palette. Thomas said, �I love how music talks with music.� Imagine the pointillistic intricacy and contrapuntal, conversational, interlocking-lines of J.S. Bach�s keyboard music crisscrossed with Bill-Evans-and-Thelonious-Monk-like harmonies, then further overlapped with the energy of bebop�s fast tempo, rapid chord changes, mood shifts, and instrumental flair.