The artistry of Bheki Mseleku / Andrew Lilley.

Bheki Mseleku is widely considered one of the most accomplished jazz musicians to have emerged from South Africa. His music has a profound significance in recalling and giving emphasis to that aspect of the African American jazz tradition originating in the rhythms and melodies of Africa. The influences of Zulu traditional music, South African township, classical music and American jazz are clearly evident and combine to create an exquisite and particularly lyrical style, evoking a sense of purity and peace that embraces the spiritual healing quality central to his musical inspiration. The Musical Artistry of Bheki Mseleku is an in-depth study of his musical style and includes annotated transcriptions and analysis of a selection of compositions and improvisations from his most acclaimed albums including Celebration, Timelessness, Star Seeding, Beauty of Sunrise and Home at Last. Mseleku recorded with several American jazz greats including Ravi Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Pharoah Sanders, Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins and Abbey Lincoln. His music serves as a vital link to the African-American musical art form that inspired many of the South African jazz legends.

Part One: Analysis of Compositions -- Chapter 1. Cycles -- 'Cycle' (Celebration) -- 'Melancholy in Cologne' (Star Seeding) -- 'Aja' (Beauty of Sunrise) -- 'Angola' (Celebration) -- Chapter 2. Lineage -- Monk the Priest' (Home at Last) -- 'Through the Years' (Timelessness) -- 'The Messenger' (Celebration) -- 'Supreme Love' (Celebration) -- 'Woody's Tune' (Beauty of Sunrise) -- 'Monk's Move' (Beauty of Sunrise) -- 'Nearer Awakening' (Beauty of Sunrise) -- 'LA Soul Train Blues' (Star Seeding) -- 'The Age of Inner Knowing' (Celebration) -- Chapter 3. Roots -- 'Closer to the Source' (Celebration) -- 'Monwabisi' (Home at Last) -- 'Mbizo' (Home at Last) -- 'Nants' Inkululeko' (Home at Last) -- 'Home at Last' (Home at Last) -- Chapter 4. Blueprints -- 'Mamelodi' (Home at Last) -- 'Adored Value' (Beauty of Sunrise) -- 'Timelessness' (Timelessness) -- 'Blues for Afrika' (Celebration) -- Chapter 5 -- Aesthetic -- 'One for All, All for One' (Celebration) -- Part Two: Improvisation. Chapter 6. Considerations for analysis -- The pianist -- Stride

Bud Powell voicings -- Rootless voicings -- Modal voicings -- Construction of the improvised line -- Symmetrical scales -- Scale rendering -- Bebop phrasing -- Repetition and common property phrases (licks) -- Alternate harmony as source for improvisation -- Chapter 7. Solo transcriptions -- Solo on 'Adored Value' (Beauty of Sunrise) -- Solo on 'Aja' (Beauty of Sunrise) -- Solo on 'Angola' (Celebration) -- Solo on 'Blues for Afrika' (Celebration) -- Solo on 'Home at Last' (Home at Last) -- Solo on 'Mamelodi' (Home at Last) -- Solo on 'Melancholy in Cologne' (Star Seeding) -- Solo on 'Through the Years' (Timelessness) -- Solo on 'Timelessness' (Timelessness) -- Appendix A. The South Bank Show with Melvyn Bragg -- Appendix B. Transcriptions of compositions -- 'Adored Value' -- 'Aja' -- 'Angola' -- 'Blues for Afrika' -- 'Closer to the Source' -- 'Cycle' -- 'Home at Last' -- 'LA Soul Train Blues' -- 'Mamelodi' -- 'Mbizo' -- 'Melancholy in Cologne' -- 'Monk the Priest' -- 'Monk's Move' -- 'Monwabisi' -- 'Nants' Inkululeko' -- 'Nearer Awakening' -- 'One for All, All for One' -- 'Supreme Love' (Dedicated to John Coltrane) -- 'The Age of Inner Knowing' -- 'The Messenger' (Dedicated to Bud Powell) -- 'Through the Years' (Lyrics: Abbey Lincoln) -- 'Timelessness' -- 'Woody's Tune.'

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