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12 Cards in this Set
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Where and when did jazz originate?
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Southern states of America in early 20th Century.
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What is bebop?
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fast and virtuistic jazz, complex chord progressions.
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What is modal jazz?
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laid-back, uncomplicated improvise on modes.
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What album does the piece come from? When?
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Kind of Blue, released in 1959.
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Instrumentation?
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Frontline - Trumpet, alto and tenor sax.
Rhythm - piano, drums and bass. No rehearsal, no score. |
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What info would players need?
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Overall structure, chord sequence, which mode to improvise on.
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Structure?
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12 bars chord progression, last 12 bars. Only one soloist at a time.
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Melody?
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Head melody (muted trumpet) is simple. 4 solos.
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Hamony?
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12 bar blues sequence
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Tonality?
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Mixolydian mode, example of modal jazz.
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Rhythm?
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6/4, swung rhythms, syncopation.
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Instrumental techniques?
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Wire brushes on snare drum, pizzicato, trumpet mute, tremelo and comping on piano.
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