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22 Cards in this Set
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Who was the most important composer or rag time?
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Scott Joplin (1868-1917)
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What are the 4 major cultural influences jazz?
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-New Orleans
-French -Military (used old instruments) -Slaves shipping |
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Why was a large majority of jazz music not recorded?
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Because of racism and the vast majority of jazz musicians where black
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Who where the free people of color?
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The French Creole. They where black French who sold slaves to the whites
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The form of a rag time piece is identical to?
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March form
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The instruments used to create jazz came from?
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Old Military Interments
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Who was the trumpeter to first truly play jazz?
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-Buddy Bolden (1877-1931)
-Credited with creating improvised solos, 1905 |
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Most popular Jazz musician?
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-Louis Armstrong 1901-1971
-Because of playing with Joe Oliver it made him famous |
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The man who set the look of big band?
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-Fletcher Henderson 1897-1952
-Father of the modern big band |
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Played at the cotton club known for recreating songs?
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-Duke Ellington 1899-1974
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What brings jazz out of the back rooms?
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End of Prohibition
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Characteristics of be-bop?
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-Begin in mid-1940’
-Much more complex then jazz -Mostly played at bars -Not dependent on dance tempos |
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Characteristics of swing?
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-Variation of Big Band
-Saxophones gain importance -Single solos rather than collective improvisation -Overall rhythmic feel is smooth |
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First band on blazing settles?
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Count Basie 1904-1984
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Most admired voice in Jazz?
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Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996)
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Best saxophone player in Jazz era?
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-Charlie Parker (1920-1955)
-Heroin Addict |
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Who broke the color bearer between white and blacks in Jazz?
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-Benny Goodman (1909-1986)
-Kind of swing -Paid for Fletcher Henderson’s book |
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Who served as a UN ambassador?
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Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet (1917-1993)
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Who was the Trumpet player that altered the Jazz style?
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Miles Davis (1926-1991)
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Who was the Pianist that used free form for the first time?
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Thelonious Monk (1917-1982)
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What where later trends in jazz?
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-Free-form or “loft scene”
-Funky School -Rock fusion -Classical Fusion -Older Trends continues |
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Styles of Jazz in chronological order?
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1.Ragtime
2.The Big Band 3.Jazz 4.Swing 5.Be-Bop 6.Late trends (free form) |
