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11 Cards in this Set
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First ever jazz recorded |
Feburary 26, 1917 The Original Dixie Jazz Band |
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Where does jazz come from? |
Jazz evolved from the African American culture of call and response communication (folk song, slave history background). It is a song form. |
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New Orleans Jazz |
Stems from Brass/Marching Band Lots of Polyphony |
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Black Code Amendment |
Anyone of African American ancestry is now considered black-marginalized people of color further. Creole (reading and writing music) and black musicians (freeform) come together. It was a mixture of two styles to make music. |
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King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band |
More complex arrangements Faster Tempos Rehearsed Cornet breaks (as opposed to improvised) |
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Harlem Stride Piano |
Left hand plays "oom-pah" rhythm on beats 1/3 and chords 2/4 Right hand plays a melodic line, while ragtime pianists simply arpeggiated chords. |
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Stride Vs. Ragtime |
Stride required a higher level of musicianship Stride contains more improvisation Stride "swings" more than Ragtime |
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Swing |
Drums start accenting beats 2/4 by closing the hi-hat cymbals Bass replaces the Tuba and walks the bass line 1 note per beat Piano loosens left hand and plays less (no more oompah) Guitar plays 1 cord a beat and utilizes smoother transitions between chord voicings. |
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Fletcher Henderson and the Big Band Period |
Unison riff between the soloist (e.g. c-d-e on different octaves) Call and response patterns between the brass and reed sections Harmonized solo choruses |
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Coleman Hawkings |
Heavy vibrato Plays vertically over chord changes (chord to chord) Unaccompanied sax improvisation Very staccato Favors lower range of tenor sax Rough sound |
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Lester Young |
Very Rhythmic (explores all rhythmic possibilities of one note) Plays horizontally over chord changes (Tonic to Tonic) False fingering technique Legato Favors higher range of tenor sax Smooth sound |
