While I was doing research for an interview, I came across this video of Gretchen Parlato singing "Butterfly" from Herbie Hancock's "Thrust" from his mid-70s Headhunters period.
Amazing how Parlato echoes not only the melody, but also, from the original version, the timbres of the percussion and the nuances of Bennie Maupin's saxello solo. Then she moves on to deliver her own interpretation with some tasty note choices.
Compare to my earlier notes about Bennie Maupin and his contributions to the original recording.
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