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Jazz
1890-present
What is Jazz• Style of music native to America• Developed from ragtime and blues• Has modified over time• Utilizes improvisation• Complex, syncopated rhythms native to Africa• Harmonic Structures influenced by Europe• Extended harmony- added notes above a basic triad
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The Birth of Jazz• Born in New Orleans, Louisiana • No official documented beginning• Why New Orleans?
– Culture of celebration– Diverse racial composition– Rich musical tradition– City large enough
• Musicians in high demand- free to experiment– Dances– Picnics– Parties– Funerals– Mardi Gras– Holidays
7 elements that define jazz music• Improvisation
– Make up music on the spot• Rhythm Section
– Group of instruments that create backbone to the ensemble• underlying pulse
– Syncopated rhythms, gives the music bounce and movement• forms from popular music and blues
– Singable tunes EX: (ìOh, When The Saints)• Timbrel features
– Adding vibrato, or other ways to manipulate the sound• Performer or composer aesthetics
– Embellishments of the melody, liberty in performing• Tonal and harmonic organization
– Framework, the way it is constructed and its function
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Ragtime 1897-1918
• The beginning of jazz (still classically based)• Dance music• Large range of notes• Rigid, syncopated rhythm, lively and upbeat• Came from marches, interjected with polyrhythms• First publication of ragtime- 1897 ìMississippi Ragî by
William H. Krell• Instruments used
– Primarily Piano– Occasional banjo and brass instruments
Ragtime Sheet Music
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Scot Joplin• Born: 1868 in Texas, died in 1917• African-American composer and pianist• Parents were slaves• Traveled around spreading ragtime
– St. Louis– Chicago– New York
• Dubbed ìThe king of Ragtimeî• Died from syphilis and dementia• Composed 47 pieces• Famous rags
– ìMaple Leaf Ragî- 1899– The ìEntertainerî -1902
Listening example 1
• Composer: Scot Joplin
• Title: Maple Leaf Rag
• Date: 1899
• Style: Ragtime
• Additional Information: Most famous rag ever to
exist
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMAtL7n_-rc
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Blues• Developed later 19th Century• Blues is both a musical form and music genre• Originated in African-American communities from
spirituals, work sounds, field hollers, shouts and chants
• Blues form: 12 measures long= 1 chorus (count to 4, 12 times)
• Based on call and response– A way of communication
• The Blue notes and scale– b3 and b7
4 #4 5 b7 11 b3
Bessie Smith• Born April 15, 1894-Died September 26, 1937
• Most popular female blues singer of the 1920’s and 1930’s
• Nicknamed “the Empress of the Blues”
• Sang on Broadway during the depression
• Died from a severe car accident
• Famous recordings inducted
into the Grammy hall of fame
– St Louis Blues,1925
– Empty Bed Blues, 1928
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Listening example 2
• Composer: W.C. Handy
• Singer: Bessie Smith
• Title: St. Louis Blues
• Date: Original-1914, this recording-1925
• Style: Blues
• Additional Information: performed with Louis
Armstrong
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNWs0LsimFs
George Gershwin• September 26, 1898-July 11,1937-Brooklyn• Was a piano player and songwriter• also wrote for theater and musicals• Combined jazz and classical music• First published song at the age of 17 made $5.00 from
it, in 1916• Famous compositions
– Rhapsody In Blue (1924)– Porgy and Bess (1935)
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Listening example 3
• Composer: George Gershwin
• Title: Rhapsody in Blue
• Date: 1924
• Style: Jazz/Classical= Third Stream
• Additional information:
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U40xBSz
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Dixieland (1920’s-1930’s)• Also called Traditional or Vintage Jazz• Later also called Hot Jazz• Strolling music-Parades and funeral processions• First recording using jazz appeared January 21, 1917 by
The Original Dixieland Jazz Band• Believe to be the official start of jazz• Different spellings of Jazz
– Jas, Jass, Jaz, Jasz, Jazcz– Term Jazz has an African origin
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Dixieland continued• Instrumentation
– Trumpet/Cornet-melody– Clarinet- improvised around the
melody– Trombone- glisses and slides
around melody– Tuba, String bass or Bass Sax-
Bass line- steady tempo– Banjo, Guitar, Piano provided
the harmonic structure– Drums, kept time, created beats, and fills
• Everyone took a solo
The Original Dixieland Jass Band
• Made first jazz recordings in early 1917• Originated in New Orleans• Produced 78 albums• Famous recorded songs
– Darktown Strutterís Ball– Tiger Rag– Indiana
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Listening example 4
• Composer: Original Dixieland Jazz Band
• Title: Tiger Rag
• Date: 1917
• Style: Dixieland
• Additional information:
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz0fk3G7
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King Oliver
• Born Joe ìKingî Oliver, Born in Aben, Louisiana on May 11, 1885- Died April 10, 1938
• Jazz cornet (Trumpet) bandleader• Pioneered the use of mutes• Taught Louis Armstrong• Brought jazz to California and Chicago where he earned
the name the ìJazz Kingî• Famous compositions
– Canal Street Blues– Doctor Jazz
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King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band
Listening example 5
• Composer: King Oliver
• Title: Canal Street Blues
• Date: 1923
• Style: Dixieland
• Additional information: Louis Armstrong
playing 2nd trumpet in this recording
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2QEBshA
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Bix Beiderbecke
• Born Leon Bismark ìBixî Beiderbecke, in Iowa on March 10,1903-died August 6,1931
• Played Cornet, piano and was a composer• Taught himself cornet• Considered 2nd to Louis Armstrong• Notable for his tone and improvisation skills• Learned to play by ear• Famous compositions/Arrangements
– Singing the Blues
Beiderbecke’s childhood home- Davenport, Iowa
Bix Beiderbecke
The Wolverines- first band Bix Played in
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Listening example 6
• Composer: Bix Beiderbecke
• Title: Singin’ the Blues
• Date: 1927
• Style: Dixieland
• Additional information:
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ue9igC7f
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Jelly Roll Morton• Born Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe on September 20, 1885 in
New Orleans, died July 10, 1941• Performed ragtime and early jazz piano (Dixieland)• Noted as first to arrange jazz music• Self claimed to have invented jazz in 1902• Was playing piano professionally at the age of 14• Famous compositions
– Burniní the Iceberg– Black Bottom Stomp
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Listening example 7
• Composer: Jelly Roll Morton
• Title: Burnin’ The Iceberg
• Date: 1929
• Style: Dixieland
• Additional information: recorded at Trinity
Baptist Church in Camden because of it’s great
acoustics
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwmCf8Uj
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Swing• Developed in the 1930ís-1940ís• Form of American music that stresses the weak
beats (2 and 4)• First written as ìswing feelî• Something you have to feel• Usually not written out in music• Hi hat and ride cymbal most important part of the
drum set
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Ella Fitzgerald• Born April 25, 1917- Died June 15, 1996• Jazz vocalist• Nicknames- ìFirst Lady of Songî ,ìQueen of Jazzî, and
ìLady Ellaî• Notable for her huge range, pure tone, phrasing, intonation,
and scat singing• Recorded for 59 years,
almost 150 albums• Won 13 Grammy Awards• Famous recordings
– Do Nothiní Till You Hear From Me– God Bless the Child– Too Darn Hot
Listening example 8
• Composer: Cole Porter
• Singer: Ella Fitzgerald
• Title: Too Darn Hott
• Date: 1948
• Style: Big Band
• Additional information: From the Musical Kiss
me Kate
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhs3Qklz5
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Louis Armstrong• August 4, 1901-July 6, 1971, New Orleans• Nicknamed Satchmo• Played trumpet and had a unique deep raspy voice• Skilled a scat singing- (singing using sounds and syllables not
actual lyrics)• Known for his unique, raspy vocals• First African-American entertainer to appeal to both races.• Dropped out of school at age 11, sang in the streets for money• Learned to play by ear (no formal training)• Famous compositions/ arrangements
– What a wonderful world– When The Saints Go Marching In– Ainít Misbehaviní
Louis Armstrong
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Listening example 9
• Composer: Bob Thiele and George Weiss
• Singer: Louis Armstrong
• Title: What a Wonderful World
• Date: 1968
• Style: Jazz Orchestra
• Additional information: Used Strings, recorded
much later in his career
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5TwT69i
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Big Band (1930’s-1960’s)• Big band because often had 15-20 musicians• Strived on swing• Successful because of large performance spaces such as
– Super clubs– Ballrooms– Theaters– auditoriums
• Use of saxophones- unlike other styles• Music was arranged, written out. Still contained opportunities for
soloing.• Famous big band leaders
– Count Basie– Benny Goodman– Glen Miller– Duke Ellington
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Instrumentation of big bands• Instruments
– 5 saxophones, 2 alto, 2 tenor and a baritone
– 4-5 Trombones
– 4-5 Trumpets
– Rhythm section- Drums, Bass (Tuba substituted as bass
in this photo), Piano, sometimes Guitar and vibes
Benny Goodman• Born Benjamin David Goodman on May 30, 1909-June 13,
1986• American Jazz, swing, clarinet, and bandleader • Nicknamed the King of Swing• Influenced by Dixieland clarinet players• Had a racially mixed band in a time of segregation • Most notable performance- Carnegie Hall, NYC in 1938• Toured across the world• Famous compositions/ recordings
– One O'clock Jump
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Benny Goodman
Listening example 10
• Composer: Louis Prima
• Arranger: Benny Goodman
• Title: “Sing, Sing, Sing”
• Date: 1936-Original, 1937-this arrangement
• Style: big band
• Additional information: Song appears in many
TV shows, and movies. Oreo’s commercial
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtB6dijjWl
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Count Basie
• Born William James Basie-August 21, 1904-April 26, 1984 in Red Bank, New Jersey
• American jazz pianist, organist, band leader, and composer.
• Learned piano from his mother• Played in Harlem, Kansas City and Queens. Made the
Woodside hotel in Queens their home base.• Famous compositions/recordings
– Jumpiní At The Woodside
Count Basie
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Woodside Hotel,
Harlem, NYC
Count Basie
Theater, in Red
Bank, New Jersey
Listening example 11
• Composer: Count Basie
• Title: Jumpin’ At The Woodside
• Date: 1938
• Style: Big band
• Additional information: Had a specific dance
to it. Like cupid shuffle or cotton Eyed Joe.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdWgHtTa
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Billie Holiday• Born Elanora Harris on April 7, 1915-July 17,1959 in
Philadelphia, PA• American Jazz and pop Singer and songwriter• Vocal style inspired by jazz instrumentalists• Had a difficult childhood, went to jail for Prostitution• Sang for Count Basie, was fired for being unprofessional
and unreliable.then Artie Shaw took her
• Famous compositions/recordings– God Bless The Child– Summertime
Listening example 12
• Composer: George Gershwin
• Singer: Billie Holiday
• Title: Summertime
• Date: 1935 (Original), this version (1936)
• Style: Big band with vocal
• Additional information: From the opera Porgy
and Bess. Still very popular today
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5ddqniq
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Duke Ellington• Edward Kennedy Ellington• April 29, 1899- May 24, 1974• Considered the greatest big band leader• Influenced by ragtime• Played piano• Modified big band to 18 members• Most recorded jazz composer• 200 published recordings• Over 1000 compositions• Played at the cotton club
in Harlem
Duke Ellington continued
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The Cotton Club
Listening example 13
• Composer: Duke Ellington
• Title: take The “A” Train
• Date: 1939
• Style: Big Band
• Additional information: The lady singing is Ella
Fitzgerald. Title is named after the “A” train in
Harlem
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb2w2m1
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Glenn Miller• Born Alton Glenn Miller on March 1, 1904; died
December 15, 1944- disappeared in a missing plane over the English Channel
• American big band composer, arranger, band leader and trombonist
• Traveled in WWII to France to entertain US troops• Most famous compositions/recordings
– In The Mood– Pennsylvania 6-5000– Chattanooga Choo Choo– American Patrol– Tuxedo Junction– Little Brown Jug
Glenn Miller
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Listening example 14
• Composer: Glenn Miller
• Title: In The Mood
• Date: 1939
• Style: Big Band
• Additional information: #1 hit in the big band
era
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR3K5uB-
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Frank Sinatra• Born Francis Albert Sinatra on December 12, 1915- died May 14
1998• Sang solo in the 1940ís and 1950ís• Retired in 1971 due to poor record sales and poorly received films• Came out of retirement in 1973 with a huge hit (Theme From) ìNew
York, New Yorkî• Awards
– Presidential Medal of Freedom- 1985– Congressional Gold Medal- 1997– 11 Grammy Awards
• Famous recordings/ compositions– Come Fly With Me– New York, New York– Moondancehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtwbMs_9WYk
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bop (1950’s-1970’s)• Designed for smaller groups• Nonsense syllables ìbebopî and ìrebopî, used in R&B
and Rock and Roll by 1945• Also called modern jazz• Characteristics
– Very fast tempo– Smaller groups-not big band– improvisation– Rhythm section role expanded-texture– Consisted of chromatics notes melodies ìbopî around the notes– Complex melodies– Altered notes
• Scoops• Bends• False notes
The form of Bebop
• Bebop highlighted improvisation• Typical form
• A section- the melody, also called the ìheadî–Could be a pop or jazz standard of the swing
era• B section- solos, improvised based on the chord
structure of the piece.• A section- the ending- often the melody again,
could be altered or lengthened
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Bop continued• Instrumentation
– Saxophone– Trumpet– Bass– Drums– Piano– (occasionally added a second sax, or trombone or violin)
• Forms of bop– Bebop– Hard bop– Cool bop
• Bebop leaders– Charlie Parker– Miles Davis– Dizzy Gillespie– Charles Mingus
Dizzy Gillespie• Born John Birks Gillespie on October 21, 1917-Died January
6 1993• American jazz trumpet, band leader, composer and singer• Trumpet fight accident• Known for his complex improvisational skills• With Charlie Parker developed bebop• Worked as a big band
musician but was fired• Famous compositions/recordings
– Salt Peanuts– A Night in Tunisia (1942)
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Dizzy Gillespie
Listening example 15
• Composer: Dizzy Gillespie
• Title: A Night in Tunisia
• Date: 1942
• Style: bebop
• Additional information: Song has been
recorded in over 500 currently available CDs
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQYXn1D
P38s
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Thelonious Monk• Born October 10, 1917-died February 17, 1982• American jazz pianist and composer• Had unique improvisational style• Learned piano at the age of 6, mainly on his own, dropped out of high
school• Second most recorded jazz composer, behind Duke Ellington• Performed with
– Coleman Hawkins (sax)– John Coltrane (sax)– Sonny Rollins (sax)– Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet)
• Famous compositions/recordings– Straight No Chaser– Well, You Neednít– Blue Monk
Listening example 16
• Composer: Thelonious Monk
• Title: Well, You Needn’t
• Date: 1944
• Style: Bop
• Additional information: A friend was
approached by Monk’s request to name a
song after him, the friend replied “Well you
needn’t”
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQaM-
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Charlie Parker• Born August 29, 1920- died March 12, 1955
• Nicknames- “Yardbird” and “Bird”
• Bebop saxophonist and composer
• Practiced 3-4 years up to 15 hours a day
• Died from morphine and heroin addictions
• Often would pawn his saxophone for drugs
• Also performed with string sections, developed third stream music
(combining jazz with classical)
• Famous compositions/recordings– Yardbird Suite
– Ornithology
– Bird Gets the Worm
Listening example 17
• Composer: Charlie Parker
• Title: Bird Gets the worm
• Date: 1947
• Style: bop
• Additional information: Miles Davis on
trumpet, Max Roach on drums. Only 1
recording of this song. Tempo is 340 beats per
minute
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwP10M
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Max Roach• Born Maxwell Lemuel Roach on January 10, 1924-
Died August 16, 2007• American jazz percussionist, drummer and composer• Played bebop, • Developed jazz drumming, into what it is today• Added tonal color and rhythmic surprise• Studied at Manhattan School of Music• Performed with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and
Thelonious Monk
Max Roach
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Miles Davis• Born Miles Dewey Davis III on May 26, 1926- died
September 28, 1991• American bebop band leader, composer, and trumpeter• Father handed him a trumpet at the age of 13, by age of 16
was playing professionally• Often used mutes to change the sound of his trumpet• Innovator of
– Bebop– Cool jazz– Hard bop– Modal jazz– Jazz fusion
Miles Davis (continued)
• Moved from Illinois to NYC to study at Julliard School of Music
• Played jam sessions in Harlem at Mintonís Playhouse and Monroeís. In 1953 his addiction to heroin hindered his ability to perform, moved back home and recovered
• Awards/achievements– Kind of Blue received 4 platinum certifications, meaning 4 million
copies were sold in the US– Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-2006– Has 9 Grammyís
• Famous compositions/recordings– Kind of Blue– All Blues– So what
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Time periods of Mile’s life• 1944-1948- Bebop years
– Played with Charlie Parker and Max Roach• 1948-1949- birth of the Cool
– Teamed up with Gerry Mulligan- achieve sound of the voice• 1950-1954- hard bop and the ìblue periodî
– Into drugs, depression- music, slower tempo• 1955-1958- First successful quintet and sextet
– Teamed up with John Coltrane• 1959-1964- Kind of Blue
– Monumental album produced• 1964-1968- second great quintet
– Teamed up with Wayne Shorter (sax) and Herbie Hancock (piano)• 1968-1975- Electric Miles
– Acid rock and funk influence
Listening example 18
• Composer: Miles Davis
• Title: All Blues
• Date: 1959
• Style: Bop
• Additional information: the Bass plays the
same throughout the whole song. The original
is 11 minutes long
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui8x9_WE
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John Coltrane
• Born September 23, 1926-died July 17, 1967• Bebop and hard bop tenor sax player• Pioneered the use of modes in his soloing and the style free
jazz• 50 recordings• Performed most often with Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk• Performed In Philadelphia• Addicted to Heroin died of liver cancer• Famous compositions/recordings
– Giant Steps– In a Sentimental Mood
John Coltrane
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Listening example 19
• Composer: John Coltrane
• Title: Giant Steps
• Date: 1960
• Style: Bop
• Additional information: his first album under
the Atlantic record label
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30FTr6G5
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West coast (Cool jazz), 1950’s• Developed around Los Angeles and San
Francisco• Sub-genre of cool jazz• Less frenetic, calmer style of bebop• Music was more arranged and often composed
with charts• Baritone Saxophonist Gerry Mulligan lead the west coast jazz• Gerryís quartet removed the piano, and substituted a trumpet, often Chet Baker
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Combo• As little as 3 players as many as 6
• Some kind of lead instrument– Saxophone– Trumpet– Trombone– Vibes– Guitar– Piano
• Has a Rhythm Section– Drums– Bass– Piano– Guitar, banjo, vibes (optional)
Free Jazz 1970’s-present
• Has no tonal center• No driving beat, no steady tempo• Sounds like random noise• Sound effects- squeaking on reeds, mutes• Atonal- no tonal center• Drived on energy• Collective improvisation
– Multiple people soloing at the same time
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Charles Mingus• Born April 22, 1922- Died January 5, 1979• Double bass, composer and bandleader• Big band, configured in the free jazz style• Loved Duke Ellingtonís music• Innovator of Collective Improvisation
– A group of people soloing at one time, much like old New Orleans jazz parades
• Often times it was hard to find the beat• Performed with Max Roach• Huge temper, destroyed a $20,000 bass at a the Five Spot• Famous compositions/recordings
– Moaniní– Eís flat and Ahís Flat Too
Mingus (Continued)
• Awards and Honors– 1971,inducted in the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame– 1993, Library of Congress acquired Mingusís music– 1997, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award– 1999, Mingus Dynasty album inducted into the Grammy
Hall of Fame– 2005, inducted in the
Jazz at Lincoln Center, hall of Fame
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Listening example 20
• Composer: Charles Mingus
• Title: Moanin’
• Date: Original (1959) This version (1993)
• Style: bop
• Additional information: instrumentation 2
alto saxes, 1 tenor, 1 Bari sax (melody), two
trombones, drums, bass and piano. No
trumpets!
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__OSyznV
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Jazz fusion/ Jazz Rock• Developed in the late 1960ís-1970ís• Mixed funk, R&B and rock• Combined powerful amplified instruments from rock
with musical complexity and improvisational skills from jazz
• Famous jazz fusion artists– Herbie Hancock– Tower of Power– Earth, Wind & Fire– Chicago– Blood Sweat and Tears
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Maynard Ferguson• Born Walter Maynard Ferguson on May 4, 1928-
Died August 23, 2006• Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader• Played in Stan Kentonís orchestra• Formed his own band in 1957• Known for being able to play extremely high
notes on his trumpet with accuracy• Famous compositions/recordings
– Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky)– Gospel John
Listening Example 21• Composer: Bill Conti
• Title: Gonna Fly Now
• Solo Trumpet: Maynard
Ferguson
• Date: 1977
• Style: Jazz Fusion
• Additional information: Theme
from “Rocky”
• http://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=zHd3vzyM1fw
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Michael Brecker• Born March 29, 1949- Died January 13, 2007• Born in Philadelphia• Formed a band with his brother called the Brecker Brothers• Most influential tenor sax player since John Coltrane• 15 Grammy awards• Received honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music, 2004• Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame in 2007• Died from MDS (Bone Marrow)• Also famous for playing the Ewi (Electronic Wind Instruments)• Recorded and performed with
– Herbie Hancock– Charles Mingus– Chet Baker
Listening example 22
• Composer: Michael Brecker
• Title: Itsbynne Reel
• Date: 1989-Original,
• Style: Jazz Fusion
• Additional Information: He is playing an Ewi that
has many different sounds. (Electronic Wind
Instrument)
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD6JCRmgx1w
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Smooth Jazz 1970’s-2000’s• Grew out of jazz fusion• Slower tempo, smooth melodies• Influenced by pop• Often referred to as elevator music• Often used nontraditional jazz instruments like flutes• Background music• Often used synthesizer
instruments• Smooth Jazz 92.7• Most notable performer
Kenny G- born 1956
Listening example 23
• Soprano Sax: Kenny G
• Title: Silent Night
• Date: 1994
• Style: Smooth Jazz
• Additional information: Miracles sold 13 million copies, most successful Christmas album to date
• Has the Guinness book of world records for holding the longest note on a wind instrument over 45 minutes.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ2mku_DTz8&feature=bf_next&list=SP4B3E815FB202AAA6
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Present Day Jazz Artists
Jazz musicians of the last 20 years
1980-present
Herbie Hancock• Born Herbert Jeffrey Hancock on April 12, 1940• American pianist, bandleader and composer• First musician to use synthesizers and funk music in
jazz• Often played on a keytar• Played with miles Davis• Famous compositions
– Cantaloupe Island– Watermelon Man– Chameleon
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Listening Example 23
• Composer: Herbie Hancock
• Title: Chameleon
• Date: Original-1973, this version 2006
• Style: Jazz Fusion
• Additional information: the full version is 15
minutes long
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pjBwG6B
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Wynton Marsalis• Born October 18, 1961 in New Orleans• American, trumpeter, composer, teacher and music
educator• Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center• 9 Grammyísboth jazz and classical• Studied at Julliard• Performed with
– Dizzy Gillespie– Herbie Hancock
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Wynton Marsalis
Listening Example 25
• Composer: Wynton Marsalis
• Title: Root Grove
• Recorded : 2007
• Style: Fusion
• Additional Information: On the album Root Grove
which has 39 tracks which are both classical and
jazz
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgrE1jTGGiE
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Gordon Goodwin• Born 1954 in Wichita, Kansas,• Pianist, saxophonist, composer and arranger• Wrote first big band chart in 7th grade ìHang Looseî• Started the ìBig Phat Bandî• His music plays off of standard or popular tunes• Famous compositions
– Sing, Sang, Sung– Hunting Wabbits– The Jazz Police– Mozart Symphony in G minor
Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
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Listening example 26
• Composer: Gordon Goodwin
• Title: “Sing, Sang, Sung”
• Date: around 2001
• Style: Big Band
• Additional Information: This is a spin off of the
original “Sing, Sing, Sing” written by Benny
Goodman
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT_WRVzD3XI
Jazz Conclusion• Native to America• Melting pot of many different areas
– Harmony from Europe– Instruments from America/europe– Rhythm from Africa
• Innovative- new instruments and new forms• Many different styles included in the umbrella term
ìjazzî• Still around today in all of its various forms