Caity Gyorgy
Voice Solo on
Bye Bye Blackbird

About

Opening the solo section, this voice improvisation spans one chorus of the 32-bar AB form at an uptempo swing feel at 203 BPM. The song has deep jazz associations, most notably with Miles Davis's iconic 1956 recording, and Gyorgy's arrangement acknowledges this lineage while establishing her own relationship with the material. The 32-bar form provides a defined harmonic landscape for the improvisation. Following this solo, Jocelyn Gould takes over on electric guitar.

Caity Gyorgy was 21 to 22 years old at the time.