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12 Cards in this Set
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Evolution of Jazz |
-black slave oral tradition (story telling, spirituality, improvisation) -work songs -western art music -military band music -ragtime (piano rolls - Scott Joplin) -blues (country and city) |
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Ragtime |
ragged time - blend of military marches (built around tunes that people were familiar with) and break up the time structure. |
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Early Jazz: Dixieland |
Dixieland (1910s) -New Orleans -Dixieland Band -Storyville "red light district" -Collective improvisation -Originally called "Jass" meaning messing around |
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Early Jazz: Chicago style |
Chicago Style (1920s) -Closing of storyville -addition of the saxophone -more emphasis on soloists -swing sound develops -Louis Armstrong leads the way -introduced on radio |
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Early Jazz: Big Band |
Big Band (1930s) -expands the size of the band -most popular time for jazz -dance/radio music of the white population -sweet sound (Glen Miller - New York) -hot sound (Kansas City - Count Basie) |
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Contemporary Jazz: Be-bop |
1940s, reaction that moved back to jazz roots of improvisation. Uses the "combo" combination of instruments Generally a rhythm section plus 2-3 soloists. |
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Contemporary Jazz: Cool |
1950s, west coast |
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Contemporary Jazz: Hard bop |
1950s, east coast |
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Contemporary Jazz: Free jazz |
1950/60s, escape from normal elements of music (similar to what happened in the 20th century Western Art Music) |
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Contemporary Jazz: Third stream |
1950s; blended art music with Jazz |
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Contemporary Jazz: Jazz Rock |
1960s blended rock rhythms with jazz instruments |
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Contemporary Jazz: Fusion |
1960/70s; blended the electronic sounds with jazz |
