Valerie Capers
鈥淏lue Bird鈥 is dedicated to Charlie 鈥淏ird鈥 Parker and is a modern or chromatic blues consisting of twelve bars, which is like traditional blues but is expanded harmonically to include one or two chord changes in every bar.
鈥淐ool-Trane鈥 is a two page work inspired by John Coltrane and the title is a play on words on his name. This piece is the most difficult and most dissonant piece in the collection, and a performer needs to be familiar with