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Cool Jazz 1950 vs. Hard Bop 1955
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cool-west coast, more whites, alto sax, tempo relaxed, counter parts, more arranged, unusual instruments, odd meters
hard bop-NY, Detroit, Philly, more blacks, tenor sax, aggressive hard, less arranged, gospel based lot of chord changes |
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Art Blakey and the Messenger
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studied in Africa bought back techniques, play side of drums, alter pitch w/elbow hard drive, pulse "Moanin"
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Clifford Brown and Max Roach Quintet
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started by Roach drummer w/Brown fast highly articulated long line of eight notes tight interesting arrangements "Powell Prances"
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Charles Mingus
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bassist, composer, leader, Bebop traditions, played with Parker racial issues, evokes musicians such as Jelly roll, Ellington, Young
"Hora Decubitus"-mixed meter collective improv |
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John Coltrane late cont...
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part of avant garde became freer and freer all original quartet members left then went on spiritual journey, "Acknowledgment"
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Cecil taylor
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pianist fusion of classical practices and jazz improv quite free percussive approach to piano, very dense and intense-sound energy
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Albert Ayler
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unique tenor worked w/Taylor used shrieks, and cries, wails body pulled from river "Ghosts: First Variation"
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Chicago Free Style Jazz-Sun Ra
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=element of theater electronic instrument big bands
-pianist wanted others to contemplate the world around them, hippie, "Rocket #9" |
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AACM
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Association of the Advancement of Creative Music-educated young talent, minority, created Art Ensemble of Chicago they were the best band out of this school-"Ja"
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Miles Davis 50s and 60s Quintet
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hard bop-50s and avant-garde-60s
ESP-60s quintet with tenor sax piano bass and drums |
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Bill Evans vs. McCoy Tyner
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Evans-played with Davis melodic very lyrical, chord voicing, light touch, musical conversation "Autumn Leaves"
Tyner-played with Cotrane less melody quartet voicing, powerful free improv "Blues on the Corner" |
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3 pianist who were influenced by Evans and Tyner
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-Herbie Hancock "Cantelop Island"
-Chick Corea "Matrix" -Keith Jarrett "Shades of Jazz" |
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Funk/Soul Jazz
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continuous of Blakey and Silver, connects soul singers to jazz, connects with audience
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Cannonball Adderely
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alto player-played with cornet piano "One for Daddy-O"
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organ trio
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no bass organ pounded hard like a bass sax and guitar accompanied them
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John Coltrane
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born in NY moved to Philly at 18, in Navy, in Davis Quintet form own band Quartet, became drug free, long intense improvs, died of liver cancer
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Miles Davis
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born in IL studied at Juilard, birth of cool in the 50s, played both hardbop and cool, noted for 3 styles
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Avant-garde
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break from tradition not defined free spontaneous composition, stand against status quo, from French Military forward garde
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five basic elements of avant-garde
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1.) absence of steady pulse 2.) absence of pre-determined chord progression 3.) role of rhythm sections 4.) freer formal structure 5.) use of extended techniques
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Dave Brubeck Quartet
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desmond, morello, wright cool band "time out" album best selling record "take five" used off meters, popular with college kids
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Stan getz
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tenor sax, started with Herman, truly cool, pure tone, recorded classic w/Gilberto "64"
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Third Stream
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referring to synthesis of classical and jazz music elements: classical- instrument, form, composition
jazz-language, gestures, improv, and rhythmic drive |
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Jimmy Smith
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1st album "The Sermon" and "The Preacher" reflect gospel origins, used swell/blistering right hand runs left hand standard "Road Song"
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Wes Montgomery
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unique right hand style used thumb sophisticated approach considered commercial
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Jazz Fusion
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rock influenced jazz british invasion Beatles Rolling stones, both committed to rhythm
-complex rhythm simple harmonies, louder |
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Jazz vocals
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scat, wordless vocals, crooners/singer, vocalese-put words to instrument melodies or pre-existing solos and beat box
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postmodernism
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common since 1970s distancing tenets of modernism replace with freewheeling conception of culture
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Neo-classicism
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pursuit of new expression of classical jazz from 50s composition over improv resist rock merger
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Ghost bands
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bands re-creating pieces that were popular in the 40s and 50s
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MIDI
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Musical Instrument Digital Interface- technology allows computers to communicate with synthesizers
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smooth jazz
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radio/internet jazz marketing tool started in 80s growth more urban and African American "Breezin'"
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acid jazz
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big impact in 90s fusion of jazz and hip hop started in English clubs and moved to US
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women in jazz
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more women participating not just vocal but instruments "One Note Samba" Elaine Elias
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crossover
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combines jazz values with other styles and other cultures
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