straight lead

Bulgarian translation: основна мелодия

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English term or phrase:straight lead
Bulgarian translation:основна мелодия
Entered by: invguy

21:54 Nov 27, 2010
English to Bulgarian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / jazz
English term or phrase: straight lead
Интересува ме как точно се превежда в контекста на:

"Any time you play straight lead, you just as hot as anybody"

и предвид, че сатва дума за свирене на корнет или тромпет.
Благодаря!
Orlan (X)
Local time: 07:29
основната мелодия
Explanation:
Смисълът на изречението е, че за да се покажеш като добър джазмен не е нужно непременно да импровизираш върху основната тема или мелодия; качествата ти могат да си проличат и когато просто я изсвирваш както е в оригинала.

lead
The melody or top part of an arrangement; a part played by a lead trumpet, lead alto saxophone, etc.
http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/l/lead.html

Armstrong - like his namesake Louis - is identified with majestic cornet playing, rich in subtlety and power. Pearce's spiralling contributions around his straight lead were a joy. Louis, Morton and Waller favourites rubbed alongside a reflective solo piano outing Cryin' My Heart Out For You and Jolly From Monday On.
http://www.lifepartner4u.com/user/blogs/view/name_goodteache...

"His range is literally the same as Maynard's, and he is playing lead an octave over the others much of the time. When he's not doing that he's playing straight lead. The rest of the time he plays solos-sensitive and extremely musically solos."
http://www.seeleymusic.com/chase/story.htm

In dance work the cornet would stay on the melody, or lead. The clarinet would play obligato, second, or side melody. The trombone played third or the bass part.
. . . . .
Keppard was getting away from playing straight lead. He was the first of the ‘get off’ cornet then — getting away from the melody, more like the clarinet.
http://www.doctorjazz.co.uk/jstcyrjj.html

One of his many assets was Louis' refusal to dominate ensemble work with fussy brash demonstrations of technique. His mentor, King Joe Oliver once told him: "If a cat can swing a lead and play a melody, that's what counts." Louis never ignored the advice, although as Leonard Feather once commented what might constitute a straight lead from Armstrong would sound alike an exquisite jazz solo by the standards of others."
http://aln2.albumlinernotes.com/Hot_Fives___Sevens_Vol_3.htm...
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invguy
Bulgaria
Local time: 07:29
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4 +1основната мелодия
invguy
4соло / солова партия
Pavel Tsvetkov


  

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соло / солова партия


Explanation:
OED:

c.8.c Mus. The most prominent part in a piece played by an orchestra, esp. a jazz band; the player or instrument that plays this; the leader of a section of an orchestra; also, the start of a passage played by a particular instrument. Freq. attrib. orig. U.S.
   Further attrib. examples are given under sense 11 b below.

Pavel Tsvetkov
Bulgaria
Local time: 07:29
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
основната мелодия


Explanation:
Смисълът на изречението е, че за да се покажеш като добър джазмен не е нужно непременно да импровизираш върху основната тема или мелодия; качествата ти могат да си проличат и когато просто я изсвирваш както е в оригинала.

lead
The melody or top part of an arrangement; a part played by a lead trumpet, lead alto saxophone, etc.
http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/l/lead.html

Armstrong - like his namesake Louis - is identified with majestic cornet playing, rich in subtlety and power. Pearce's spiralling contributions around his straight lead were a joy. Louis, Morton and Waller favourites rubbed alongside a reflective solo piano outing Cryin' My Heart Out For You and Jolly From Monday On.
http://www.lifepartner4u.com/user/blogs/view/name_goodteache...

"His range is literally the same as Maynard's, and he is playing lead an octave over the others much of the time. When he's not doing that he's playing straight lead. The rest of the time he plays solos-sensitive and extremely musically solos."
http://www.seeleymusic.com/chase/story.htm

In dance work the cornet would stay on the melody, or lead. The clarinet would play obligato, second, or side melody. The trombone played third or the bass part.
. . . . .
Keppard was getting away from playing straight lead. He was the first of the ‘get off’ cornet then — getting away from the melody, more like the clarinet.
http://www.doctorjazz.co.uk/jstcyrjj.html

One of his many assets was Louis' refusal to dominate ensemble work with fussy brash demonstrations of technique. His mentor, King Joe Oliver once told him: "If a cat can swing a lead and play a melody, that's what counts." Louis never ignored the advice, although as Leonard Feather once commented what might constitute a straight lead from Armstrong would sound alike an exquisite jazz solo by the standards of others."
http://aln2.albumlinernotes.com/Hot_Fives___Sevens_Vol_3.htm...

invguy
Bulgaria
Local time: 07:29
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
PRO pts in category: 20

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