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Groups of bands that worked out of Kansas City, popular spot that survived fincancially in Depression. Smaller bands in Midwest that would return to Kansas City (became a style). Town mayor controlled clubs/speakeasies (let things happen so that people can make money. Soloist competitions. |
"Territory" Bands |
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Black vs. White Black-more elements of Blues, more guttoural sounds White- pure, not so guttural, affect that is more pleasing to the ear |
Hot Vs. Sweet |
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emphasis on the offbeat, an occasional rhymic disruption contradicting the basic meter |
Syncopation |
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making up ideas on the spot, inventing a musical statement |
Improvisation |
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elements of the offbeat as part of the Swing, created rhymic contrast usually involving walking bass and steady rhythm on the ride cymbal |
Swing Rhythm |
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Big Band era, style of music that comes after early Jazz, consisted of dance music, Jazz from period 1935-1945 |
Swing Era |
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known for all its publishing companies, music would spill out into the street, sounded like someone was banging tin pans |
Tin Pan Alley |
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place in New Orleans, zone of legalized prostitution, jazz musicians played in cabarets |
Storyville |
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Historic ethnic group of Creole people in Louisiana and southern Mississippi and Alabama, especially in New Orleans |
Creoles of Color |
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Gig |
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Place to practice |
Woodshed |
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style or musical genre of jazz singing wherein words are sung to melodies that were originally part of an all-instrumental composition or improvisation |
Vocalese |
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improvising and making up melodies without words, using syllables. Louis Armstrong- first to popularize scat, improvising by a vocalist using nonsense syllables instead of words |
Scat |
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hundreds of thousands of people moving from South to North |
Great Migration |
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club or establishment that was closed to public but open to public, illegally sells alcohol |
Speakeasy |
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outlaw alcohol |
Prohibition |
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style in the 20s that imitated New Orleans style combining expansive solos with polyphonic theme statements, introduced by Armstrong |
Chicago style |
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more swinging, used elements of blues |
Kansas City Sound |
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much more sophisticated in terms of style |
NY Style |
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improvise together, only happened in early Jazz, method of improvisation found in New Orleans jazz in which several instruments in the front line improvised simultaneously. |
Collective Improvisation |
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Improvisation on the room |
Solo |
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Defined an era where the black community was much more educated and much more involved in arts, music, theatre, literature. |
Harlem Renaissance |
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left hand back and forth, aggressive competitive joyous |
Stride |
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syncopations no improvisation, polished and graceful |
ragtime |
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repetitive bassline |
Boogie Woogie |
