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syncopation |
a variety of rhythms which are in some way unexpected which make part or all of a tune or piece of music off-bea |
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walking bass |
a bass part in 4/4 time in which a note is played on each beat of the bar and which typically moves up and down the scale in small steps. |
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rural blues |
acoustic, mainly guitar-driven forms of the blues, that mixes blues elements with characteristics of folk. |
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urban blues |
eatured a male or female singer usually accompanied by a piano or whole jazz combo. |
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ragtime |
i ts cardinal trait is its syncopated, or "ragged", rhythm. |
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spirituals |
Christian songs that were created by African slaves in the United States |
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blue note |
sung or played at a slightly different pitch than standard. |
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call and response |
a succession of two distinct phrases usually played by different musicians, where the second phrase is heard as a direct commentary on or response to the first. |
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dixieland |
its four main influences were ragtime, military brass bands, the blues, and gospel music. 1. The usual instrumentation of a Dixieland band was (and still is) trumpet (or cornet), clarinet, trombone, piano, string bass (or tuba), drums, and banjo (or guitar). |
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scat singing |
improvised jazz singing in which the voice is used in imitation of an instrument. |
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stride piano |
a style of jazz piano playing in which the right hand plays the melody while the left hand plays a single bass note or octave on the strong beat and a chord on the weak beat |
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boogie woogie |
a style of blues played on the piano with a strong, fast beat. dance music |
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frontline |
the musicians playing the lead parts in any particular configuration, which is everyone who is not in the rhythm section |
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backline |
audio amplification equipment that stands behind the band on stage, including amplifiers for guitars, bass guitars |
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head chorus |
The first (and last) chorus of a tune, in which the song or melody is stated |
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swing |
Also known as the Big Band sound, Swing jazz was characterized by its strong rhythmic drive and by an orchestral ‘call and response’ between different sections of the ensemble. |
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big band |
a jazz group of ten or more musicians, usually featuring at least three trumpets, two or more trombones, four or more saxophones, and a "rhythm section" of accompanists playing some combination of piano, guitar, bass, and drums. |
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ostinato |
a continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm. |
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riff |
a short repeated phrase, frequently played over changing chords or harmonies or used as a background to a solo improvisation |
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sideman |
a professional musician who is hired to perform or record with a group of which he or she is not a regular member. |
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territory bands |
dance bands that crisscrossed specific regions of the United States from the 1920s through the 1960s |
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harlem renaissance |
the cultural, social, and artistic explosion that took place inHarlem between the end of World War I and the middle of the 1930s. During this period Harlem was a cultural center, drawing black writers, artists, musicians, photographers, poets, and scholars. |
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Scott Joplin |
king of ragtime piano |
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jelly roll morton |
New Orleans Red Hot Peppers invented jazz |
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Lil Hardin |
played piano, composed, and arranged for most of the important Hot Bands from New Orleans. Married Louis Armstrong |
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Art Tatum |
best jazz pianist stride piano |
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don redman |
a pivotal figure in the development of Swing and the Big Band style Jazz |
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bennie moten |
pianist helped to establish what is called the Kansas City Jazz style |
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johnny hodges |
an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band |
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W.C. Handy |
Father of the blues |
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bessie smith |
Nicknamed the Empress of the Blues, she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s |
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nick larocca |
Original Dixieland Jazz Band cornet player |
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earl "fatha" hines |
at the forefront of the Hot Jazz style differed from the stride pianists of the 1920s by breaking up the stride rhythms with unusual accents from his left hand |
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Bix Beiderbecke |
first large white jazz star cornet/piano died young |
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Duke Ellington |
composer, pianist, and bandleader of a jazz orchestra generally considered to have elevated the perception of jazz to an art form on a par with other more traditional musical genres |
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Count Basie |
the first African-American male recipient of a Grammy Award Big Band |
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Benny Goodman |
jazz and swing musician, clarinetist and bandleader, known as the "King of Swing" first jazz concert ever at carnegie hall |
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James Reese Europe |
ragtime and early jazz bandleader, arranger, and composer |
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Buddy bolden |
a key figure in the development of a New Orleans style of rag-time music, |
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King oliver |
He was the mentor and teacher of Louis Armstrong Hot Jazz |
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James P Johnson |
important transitional figure between ragtime and jazz piano styles. His style became known as Stride. |
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Paul Whiteman |
Leader of one of the most popular dance bands in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s bandleader, composer, orchestral director and violinist. |
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Mary Lou Williams |
jazz pianist, composer, and vocalist Williams wrote and arranged for such bandleaders as Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, and she was friend, mentor, and teacher to Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Tadd Dameron, Dizzy Gillespie, and many others. |
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lester young |
nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez" jazz tenor saxophonistand occasional clarinetist. a member of Count Basie's orchestra, |
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billie holiday |
jazz musician and singer-songwriter pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Holiday was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills, which made up for her limited range and lack of formal music education |
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sidney bechet |
child prodigy in New Orleans. clarinet/soprano sax |
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Fats Waller |
take piano lessons from Johnson |