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22 Cards in this Set

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Earl Powell
bebop pianist, called the charlie parker of the piano
Thelonious Monk
bebop pianist, was known for his dissonances and melodic twists
Art Blakey
bebop drummer, created the band Art Blakey and the jazz messengers
Clifford Brown
hard bop trumpeter, was part of the jazz messengers
Sunny Rollins
bebop saxophonist, addicted to heroin.
Wes Montgomery
bebop guitarist, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
Miles Davis
modal jazz trumpet, modal jazz became popular through his album kind of blue
Ornette Coleman
free jazz saxophonist. Uses timbre and draws from blues
Charlie Mingus
free jazz bassist, known for his activism with racial injustice
Max Roach
bebop percussionist, born in NC
Herbie Hancock
jazz fusion pianist, embraced music synthesizers/funk music
Tony williams
heavy rock influence, jazz fusion drummer
Chicks corea
latin influence, jazz fusion pianist
John mclaughlin
jazz fusion guitarist, had an interest in classic indian music
Weather report
popular jazz rock groups of the 1970s, lasted 16 years
Wynton marsalis
neo traditionalist trumpeter, won a grammy in 1983,
Sun Ra
free jazz piano player, said he was from saturn (born in Alabama)
free jazz
open improvisation, timbre, scatter time, dissonence
Jazz rock fusion
characteristics of free jazz, used electric instruments and sound effects, sound alternating pedals, rock and funk bassline
Neo traditionalism
Rediscovery of the masters: disenchanted by late fusion/commercial smooth jazz. American jazz critics realize living legends of bebop, cool and hard bop are still alive and performing.
John Coltrane
free jazz saxophonist, born in Hamlet NC
Dizzy Gillespie
bebop trumpeter, unique dressing made bebop popular