Jazz Final

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a combination of the popular rock idiom of the 1960's with the jazz idiom. Where jazz borrowed the complex rhythms of rock and funk

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jazz-rock fusion

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always straight 8th note music, and used more electronic instruments which altered the sound

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fusion

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this jazz-rock fusion group used collective improvisation, and had little distinction between the soloist and accompanists

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weather report

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two important names from the group Weather Report

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Joe Zawinul and Miroslav Vitous

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the electric bass player of weather report; outstanding roles on a walking bass, funk bass and solo

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Jaco Pastorius

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beaten to death by a bouncer in a South Florida nightclub

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jaco Pastorius

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guitarist who worked with the pianist Lyle Mays; used spacious and open sounds

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Pat Metheny

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leader of the "Headhunters", he wanted to hire " funk musicians who could play jazz

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Herbie Hancock

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the quiet and reined "funk" music; easy to listen to or ignore

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smooth jazz

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the three best known practitioners of smooth jazz

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Kenny G
George Benson
Bob James

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the first school to have an accredited ensemble

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Bama State Collegians

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the organizers of the Bama State Collegians

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Len Bowden and Fess Whatley

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What was the GI Bill also known as?

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Servicemans Readjustment Act of 1944

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a law that provided benefits such as low cost mortgages, low interest loans, and cash payments for tuition and living expenses for returning WW2 veterans

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GI Bill

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as a result of foreseeing the demand for specialized training in jazz after the GI Bill became about, what three schools rose to prominence

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north Texas
Berklee
University of Miami

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the very first school to offer a jazz history course
taught by Leanard Feathed, Robert Griffin, and Marshall Stearns

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New School of Research in New York

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this school placed great emphasis on learning from practitioners, as opposed to academics, and generally hired working musicians as faculty members

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Berklee College of Music

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founded by Matt Betton, the goals of this group were to pool resources, set standards, authenticate materials and assist in the cause of those invlovled in jazz education

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National Association of Jazz Educators

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what was the NAJE later replaced by after it when it went bankrupt

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JEN (Jazz Education Network)

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founder of "Music Minus One"; the pogram where jazz students play along with a recorded rhythm section, practicing with the accompaniment anytime they want

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Jamey Aebersold

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Similar to a word processor that reads the text with a specific voice. Based on MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)

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Finale/Sibelius

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during the time of vocal jazz, who was copied by whom?

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instrumentalists copied the vocalists

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nicknamed "Lady Day", she was revered because she made lyrics come alive. famous for Strange Fruit

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Billie Holiday

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revered as the best non-operatic singer from the 20th century; scat singing's best practitioner

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Ella Fitzgerald

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best known singer to emerge from the bop tradition; had a darker and more rich tone than Billie Holiday

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Sarah Vaughn

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if you want a song to have a truly melodic nature, which should come first, music or lyrics?

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music

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When the units of sense of poetry don’t coincide with the verses, and the sense runs from one verse to another

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enjambment

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Freddie Freeloader, which was an example of "vocalese", was written by _________

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Jon Hendricks

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piano singer/player, sings behind the beat and used expressive ballad singing

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Shirley Horn

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piano player/singer, responsible for "taking nouns and making them into verbs"

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Diana Krall

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had a strong basis in jazz tradition and was a contemporary. yet strongly based in tradition

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Cassandra Wilson

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the two types of Latin Jazz

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Brazillian (Bossa Nova and Samba)
Afro Cuban

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this type of Latin jazz evolved from Samba, had a cool jazz sense and flavor, and uses a classical nylon-string guitar

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Bossa Nova

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the name of the first Bossa Nova

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"Bim Bom"

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who was the main composer of Bossa Nova

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Antonio Carlos Jobim (Tom )

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important in Bossa Nova, Stan Getz was an American musician who played which instrument?

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saxophone

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in Bossa Nova, are the bass beats on or behind the beat?

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On

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in Afro -Cuban Jazz, are the bass beats on or behind the beat?

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Behind

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the movement of the rediscovery in the African heritage in Cuba; very much like the Harlem Renaissance

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Afrocubanismo

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the Afro-Cuban instrument that was double headed, hourglass shaped, used for religious purposes and came from Yoruba, Nigeria

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Bata Drums

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the Afro-Cuban instrument that was a tall, narrow, single-headed drum, open on the bottom with cat-skin tops and tunable to different pitches

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Conga Drum

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the Afro Cuban instrument that was a pair of single-headed open-ended drums of different sizes. they were attached to each other and the Larger was called Hembra (female) ,and the smaller
Macho (male)

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bongo drums

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this afro Cuban musician had to wear tape because fingers would blister and after long periods of playing

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Poncho Sanchez

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An industry-standard protocol for communicating between keyboards/synths/computers called MIDI stood for_________

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Musical Instrument Digital Interface

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Provided opportunities for musicians to learn from one another, was rooted in African American tradition of orally passing on culture, and served as a primary vehicle for teaching jazz, still in practice (to a lesser degree) today

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jamming/cutting sessions

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taught improvisation and arranging at the Schillinger house in Boston

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Heinrick Schilinger

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this bossa nova performer almost always used a whisper

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Joao Gilberto