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20 Cards in this Set
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Lester Young |
Tenor Sax player, light melodic solos, PREZ
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Benny Goodman |
King of swing, Most pop jazz musician, first white player to lead black players
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Duke Ellington |
pianist/composer/arranger/band leader most prolific composer in jazz history, voiced across sections of band
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B Holiday |
Lady Day, made lyrics come alive, sand directly to you
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Gene Krupa |
most popular drum soloist
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Ella Fitzgerald |
most outstanding non opera singer, 3.5 octave range, Master scat singer |
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Art Tatum |
widely admired piano virtuoso |
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Mary Lou Williams |
piano/composer/arranger 2nd female instrumentalist, used cross voicing |
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Glen Miller |
Sweet band, Basie,Ellington, Goodman, |
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Bebop |
Charlie parker(alto), Gillespie(trumpet) from nyc, Max roach(drums), Thelonius monk(piano/composer) , unorthodox rhythm |
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Bud Powell |
most imitated and influential bop pianist |
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charlie parker |
most significant saxiphonist of 20th century |
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Dizzy Gillespie |
known for trumpet playing and improv, puffy cheeks, upswept horn |
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Dexter Gordon |
first tenor sax to be recognized as bop player, deep/dark tone , helped establish bop in West LA |
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Miles Davis |
start with Bird on 52 st, |
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Mintons playhouse |
labratory of bebop, in harlem, after hours jam sessions |
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bebop |
combos, tempos faster, clarinet & guitar were rare, drumers used ride cymbal, music for listening not dance |
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Boogie woogie |
left hand more agressive, comes from 12 bar blues |
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Voicing |
placing of notes when stacked up, playing same notes in different octaves |
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Differences btwclassic jazz and swing |
Sax/high hat/ bass viol used more, more smooth rhythm, less collective improv, high level of instrument proficiency, big band more popular |
