Catita in the leadsheet by K-Ximbinho and in its interpretation by Zé Bodega

aspects of the hybridization between choro and jazz

Authors

  • Bernardo Vescovi Fabris Federal University of Minas Gerais
  • Fausto Borém Federal University of Minas Gerais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2006.55306

Keywords:

K-Ximbinho, Zé Bodega, brazilian music, choro, jazz, musical hybridization, musical transcription

Abstract

Study on the hybridization between the musical styles of choro and jazz departing from the leadsheet of Catita by Brazilian composer, conductor, clarinetist and saxophonist K-Ximbinho (1917-1980) and its interpretation by Brazilian saxophonist Zé Bodega (1923-2003), based on the theoretical references of choro (ALMEIDA, 1999; SANTOS, 2001) and jazz (GRIDLEY, 1987; HENRY, 1981). The identification of simultaneous recurrences of distinct musical paradigms confirms a trend in Brazilian music, apparent in both compositional (formal, harmonic, scalar, melodic and rhythmic aspects) and interpretive levels (ornamentation, realization of rhythms and articulation, vibrato, timber, instrumental effects and stylistic influence from another performer). In Catita, the hybridization of popular practices in both large and small scales occurs without the emergence of a new genre. It includes a
harmonically and melodically revised leadsheet of the wok based on the previous Vitale edition (K-XIMBINHO, 1977) and a Bernardo Fabris´s transcription of the theme and improvised solo by Zé Bodega as heard in the landmark recording Saudades de um clarinete (K-XIMBINHO, 1980).

Author Biographies

  • Bernardo Vescovi Fabris, Federal University of Minas Gerais

    Bernardo Vescovi Fabris holds a Master's degree in Music (under the guidance of Fausto Borém) and a Bachelor's degree in Saxophone (under the guidance of Dílson Florêncio) from the School of Music at UFMG, as well as a degree in Music from UDESC. He studied popular music with Márcio Montarroyos, Paulo Sérgio Santos, Toninho Horta, Itiberê Zwarg, Vinícius Dorin, and Proveta. He has participated in various jazz festivals, recorded several CDs, served as a monitor for the UFMG Symphony Band, and performed with Celso Moreira, Márcio Montarroyos, and Juarez Moreira. He teaches saxophone and plays in the samba group Tranca Rua and the jazz group Kintawt.

  • Fausto Borém , Federal University of Minas Gerais

    Fausto Borém is a Professor of Double Bass, Chamber Music, Music Research, and Performance Practices at UFMG, where he created the Master's program in Music and the journal Per Musi. He organized the I National Seminar on Musical Performance Research (1999), the IV International Meeting of Double Bassists (1996), the II National Composition Contest for Double Bass (1996), and the IV International Composition Contest for Double Bass (2005). He coordinated the UFMG Visiting Artist Project with the UAKTI Workshop (1994) and the Luthery Workshop for Building Double Basses for Children (2002). Since 1993, he has represented Brazil at major national and international double bass events. He has received several awards in Brazil and abroad as a soloist and theorist. He has published a book, chapters in books, and dozens of articles in important national and international journals in the fields of performance, analysis, musicology, ethnomusicology (popular music), and motor behavior. His work "Uma Didática da Invenção" was awarded 3rd place in the III National Composition Contest for Double Bass, published in the scorebook "Música Brasileira para Contrabaixo," and presented at the 16th Biennial of Contemporary Brazilian Music (2005). In popular music, he has accompanied Hermeto Pascoal, Egberto Gismonti, Tavinho Moura, the Uakti group, Roberto Corrêa, and Túlio Mourão.

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2006-01-01

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“Catita in the Leadsheet by K-Ximbinho and in Its Interpretation by Zé Bodega: Aspects of the Hybridization Between Choro and Jazz”. 2006. Per Musi, no. 13 (January): 5-28. https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2006.55306.