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Be Bop Lives (Boplicity)

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“Boplicity / Be Bop Lives” from the famous Birth of Cool album by Miles Davis is the only fast-tempo bebop classical on the EP, and comes laced with elements of standard jazz and swing. Voision sings and scats along with the brass melody, meeting this challenge to the singer’s pitch and rhythm with aplomb. "I really appreciate the sound of Voision: warm but not boring, soft and dynamic, just like the voice of a good storyteller,” says Shihai, who arranged both these tracks. “Cooperating with her is a process full of imagination and challenges. We experimented a lot with the vocal harmony to make the singles sound different.”

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Be Bop Lives (Boplicity)

It began as an experiment
A little new, but with the time cleverly spent
It woke up musical minds and boy, it sure made a dent
And so we know that Bebop lives

Dizzy, Bird and Miles, they did it their way
Swing time people didn't figure it could stay
But they split wouldn't you know because the time was passé
And so we know that Be Bop Lives

And then there was a cat,
Who then started to scat,
It made impressions that, establishing a school, became a popular pastime
For bop when in it's prime,
Would differentiate the hot from the cool

Second, third generation still blow
All the flatted fifths that we certainly know
Like "Koko," don't forget "Four" and then there's
Night in Tunisia so we know that Be Bop Lives

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from DEBUT, released September 29, 2018
composition by Miles Davis & Gil Evans, lyrics by Ray Passman & Holli Ross
arrangement by Li Shihai

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Little Happiness Group Shanghai, China

Jazz group & trio hosted by vocalist Xi Chenchen.

Member of Shanghai based label - Eating Music

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