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Jazz History-Test 1
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
09/20/2011

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Term
What is a melody line made up spontaneously based on definate chord structure?
Definition

Improvisation

Term
What was the music that was made up of 3 composition?
Definition

1) Melody(blend)

2) Harmony

3) Rhythm

Term
What is the blending of W. Eur. and W. Afr. coltures in North America?
Definition
Cross Firtilization
Term
 What are the 5 pre jazz forms?
Definition

1)Worksongs

2)Blues

3)Ragtime

4)Spirituals

5)Street Cries

Term
What were Rhythm songs that would make work more efficient?
Definition
Work Songs
Term
Blues was a _________ form and started around ____________.
Definition
Pre Jazz, Civil War (1861-65)
Term
What was a form of popular music around the _________, and its an piano players type of music?
Definition
Ragtime, 1800s
Term

What plays part in leading a way for jazz and this type of music was used for Church purposes?

 

Definition
Spirituals
Term
Slavery(1619 N.A.)
Definition
  • W/o slavery their would be no jazz
  • Slaves came from the West Coast of Africa
  • Came from region Dahomey(Voo Doo worshipers)
  • Worshiped Snake god and sacrificed animals
  • French wanted Dahomians and were shipped to Haiti and Louisiana
  • Portogues were the first slave traders
  • 1st state slaves brought to was Virginia
Term
N.O.
Definition
  • Was owned by the French
  • N.O. was a major sea port- alot migration from Eur. into southern Louisiana
Term

End of the 1700s N.O. was tripling in size and had massive ___________

 

Definition
Migration Movements
Term
N.O. was the ____________ place of Jazz and _____________ was made in N.O.
Definition
Birthplace, Dixieland
Term
North, South
Definition
Dixieland derives from Mason-Dixon is the line that seperates ________ from __________
Term
10
Definition
DIX equals ________ dollars in French currency
Term

what place was important for the development of Jazz?

 

Definition
Congo Square
Term

what was the year of the Louisiana Purchase?

 

Definition
1803
Term
what year was congo square established?
Definition
1817
Term
what is congo square now today?
Definition
Beaurigard Square
Term
What are Secret Societies
Definition
  • guaranteed blacks a descent funeral
  • Would hire black bands to play mournful music on the way to burial and uplifting music after
Term
Secret Socieities bands would form into marching bands that would develop ____________ and this formed _______________
Definition
Improvisation, Dixieland
Term
when did Storyville open up and how long did it last?
Definition
1897, 20 yrs
Term
Storyville
Definition
  • was the official Red Light District
  • Prostitution is legal
  • City Counselman, Sydney Story, wanted to dedicate a section for prostitution "Storyville"
  • 1910 there were 200 bordellos houses of prostitution
Term
At ___________ hired musicians and Lulu White ran the place
Definition
101 Ranch
Term
____________,_______________ were resturants during day and bordellos at night
Definition
Tin Type Hall, Tom Anderson's Cafe
Term
At these halls ____________ played piano there and earned $18 to $15 a night
Definition
Jelly Roll Morton
Term
What year did Storyville close? Why?
Definition
1917, WWI
Term
What idea did the French get from their military?
Definition
Marching Bands
Term
Marching bands were performed 2 beats or 4 beats to a bar= measure
Definition
Marching bands were performed 2 beats or 4 beats to a bar= measure
Term
Refers to the stressing of the normally weak beats
Definition
Syncopation
Term
4 main contributions from N.O.
Definition
  1. Congo Square
  2. Secret Societies
  3. Storyville
  4. Marching Bands
Term
Who was known as the ____________ ans was a composer.
Definition
John Phillip Sousa, "The Marching King"
Term
Creol's
Definition
  • Played significant part for Jazz
  • were lighted complected people and were either Fr. and Afr. or Span. and Afr. ancestory
  • Offspring would be sent to France, earna a degree, and go play in Louisiana
Term
what year was the Code Noir (black codes) est.?
Definition
1724
Term
By _______ there were ___________ creols in N.O.
Definition
1803, 3,000
Term
Who were the 3 Kings and what instruments did they play?
Definition
  1. Buddy Bolden
  2. Freddie Keppard
  3. Joe Oliver

(They all played the Cornet)

Term

Tpt=2/3 cylindrical, 1/3 Conical

Cornet=1/3 cylindrical, 2/3 Conical

Definition

Tpt=2/3 cylindrical, 1/3 Conical

Cornet=1/3 cylindrical, 2/3 Conical

Term
Freddie Keppard (Creol)
Definition
  • 1912 formed his own band "Original Creol Band"
  • was given first opportunity to make jazz record bur declined it
  • Turned it down b/c he didnt want people stealing his style
Term
"Original Dixieland Jazz Band"
Definition
  • 1st Jazz record was recorded in 1917
  • Instruments- tpt, clar, tromb, drums, and piano
  • Was an all white jazz band
  • "King Oliver's Creol Jazz Band" motivated them
  • In 1918- 1st jazz band to tour Europe
Term
What is the key ingrediant that unites all Dixieland bands?
Definition
Collective Improvisation
Term
Jelly Roll Morton (Creol)
Definition
  • Played piano, was an composer and arranger- takes styles of music and adapts it into his band
  • To play with him you had to read and write music
  • Band Name: "Red Hot Peppers"
  • Was a gangsta
  • Song: "Grandpa's Spell's"
Term
Louis Armstrong
Definition
  • 1901-1971
  • First great jazz soloist
  • AKA: "Satchmo"
  • 1922- 2nd cornet for King Oliver's Creol Jazz Band
  • Joined Oliver in Chicago after Storyville shut down
  • Made records with band- "Hot 5" and "Hot 7"
Term
King Oliver's Creol Jazz Band
Definition
  • Uses creole in his band title even though himself is not
  • Song: "Dipper Mouth Blues"
  • Band played completley by ear
Term

Who are the band members in King Oliver's band?

Definition
  1. Joe Oliver - 1st Cornet
  2. Louis Armstrong- 2nd Cornet
  3. Kid Ory- Tromb.(creole)
  4. Johnny Dodds- Clar.
  5. Babby Dodds- drums
  6. Lil Harden- Piano(creole)
Term
What instrument did Kid Ory play? And who trained Ory?
Definition
Tromb., Buddy Bolden
Term

What instruments did Sydney Bechet play?

 

Definition
Clar., Soprano sax
Term
Where did Sydney Bechet start off playing?
Definition
In 101 Ranch in Storyville
Term
What was Bechet the first to do?
Definition
First to leave America and work out an career in Europe- reasoning was the Great Depression
Term
What was Bechet famous for when playing his music?
Definition
The Vibrato- created and warmness/pleasant feeling(pulsating sound)
Term
Who lived from 1879-1949? And what instrument did he play?
Definition
Bunk Johnson, Trumpet
Term
What band did Bunk Johnson first play in?
Definition
Boldens Band
Term
Who was a major source of inspiration for Louis Armstrong?
Definition
Bunk Johnson
Term
Why did Bunk Johnson leave N.O. and where did he end up going to live?
Definition
Left b/c of WWI, ended up living in New Iberia, LA
Term

What tragedy happened in Bunk Johnsons life?

 

Definition
He was jumped, trumpet was stolen, two front teeth got knocked out(couldnt play).
Term
After Bunks tragedy what did he do?
Definition
Picked peppers for Mcicheneys(tobasco) and then became a yard man for the Shadows on the Teche Plantation.
Term
What did the 2 scholars offer Bunk in exchange for his historical referance on Jazz?
Definition
A new set of front teeth and a trumpet
Term
In the late 1930s, what was the name of the band Bunk started playing with?
Definition
Dixieland Revival (played w/ old members once again)
Term
What yearn did Bunk die and where was he buried?
Definition
1949, buried at St. Edwards Cementary
Term
When did Ragtime begin?
Definition
1896-1917
Term
What was Ragtime written in?
Definition
Written in either 2 beats or 4 beats to a bar
Term
Ragtime was ____________ but was written down on music
Definition
Improvisation
Term
What was Scot Joplin's famous song?
Definition
Mapple Leaf Rag
Term
Jelly Roll played what in N.O.?
Definition
Ragtime
Term
Where did Eubie Blake play?
Definition
Whore houses in Baltimore, Maryland
Term
Who played piano professionally at the age of 5?
Definition
Eubie Blake
Term
Who never made a record but was recorded on a player roll?
Definition
Scot Joplin
Term
Jazz music often has the mood to make you what?
Definition
Swing
Term
Who's from Mississippi and was a country blues singer?
What was he known as?
Definition
Robert Johnson, "King of the Delta Blues"
Term

Who made a deal with the devil at the Crossroads?

When was he murdered and how old was he?

Definition

Robert Johnson, 1938- 26 yrs old

 

(Used to cut off the top of whiskey to use as a slider on his guitar)

Term
Who played the 12 stringed guitar?
Definition
Leadbelly (Huddie Ledbetter)
Term
Main figure of Classic Blues?
Definition
Bessie Smith
Term
What was Bessie Smith known as and who listend to her?
Definition
"Empress of the Blues", Billie Holiday
Term
Where was Bessie Smith killed?
Definition
Mississippi
Term

What was Bessie Smith's famous song?

And who assisted her in playing?

Definition

"St. Louis Blues"

Louis Armstrong and played trumpet and reed organ

Term
Bessie song "St. Louis Blues" is a what type of tempo?
Definition
Steady tempo which is Classic Blues
Term
In time standard blues tuned would evolve into _______
Definition
12 bars
Term

Who taught Bessie Smith how to sing the blues?

What was she refered as?

Definition

Ma Rainy

"Mother of the Blues"

Term
What was more sophisticated to make?
Definition
Urban Blues
Term
What instrument is used in Uran Blues?
Definition
Electric guitar (late 1930s could be amplified)
Term
Where can you find the Blues playing mostly?
Definition
Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City and Memphis
Term
Who was Bo Diddley?
Definition
A famous blues man from Chicago
Term

Who was Muddy Waters?

Where is he from?

Definition
He played Harmonica and Guitar for Urban Blues and is from Chicago
Term
  1. Where is B.B. King from?
  2. Where did he end up working?
  3. What was AKA?
  4. What is his famous tune?

 

Definition
  1. Mississippi
  2. Memphis
  3. Beale Street Blues Boy
  4. "Paying the Cost to Be the Boss"
Term
What did the drummer use his left hand and right hand for?
Definition

Left: syncopated rhythm on snar

Right: hitting the "ride" cymbol

Term
What beats does the drummer cover?
Definition
Covers the weak beats 2 and 4
Term
What can the drummer only provide?
Definition
Only Rhythm
Term
How many notes does a bass play in a bar and What is it refered to as?
Definition
  • Plays 4 notes in a bar,
  • "Walking Bass Line"
Term
What does the bass give emphasis to?
Definition
The low notes of the chord
Term
Bass operates with all 3:
Definition
Melody, Harmony, and Rhythm
Term
What did the pianoist use his left and right hand for?
Definition

Left hand: Harmony

Right hand: Melody

Term
Piano operates w/ all 3:
Definition
Melody, Harmony, and Rhythm
Term
What are Minstrel shows?
Definition
Entertaiment shows and eventually Ragtime would be apart of it
Term
What are the 3 categories of blues?
Definition
  1. Country Blues
  2. Classic Blues
  3. Urban Blues
Term
What is Country Blues known as?
Definition
Primative Blues
Term
What does Country Blues express?
Definition
Sorrow and passion and an expression of one's own voice
Term
What is not really found nor used in blues?
Definition
Barlines
Term
Where did country blues evolve from?
Definition
work songs and black churches
Term
Who was Blind Lemon Jefferson?
Definition
He was a blind blues performer and made records
Term
Where was Blind Lemon Jefferson and who did he teach how to sing the blues?
Definition

Born in Texas (born blind)

Taught Lead Belly

Term
Where did Blind Lemon Jefferson meet Lead Belly when he moved?
Definition
Dallas, Forthward area
Term
What was Blind Lemon Jefferson's famous tune?
Definition
Shuckin Jugar
Term
What was W.C. Handy known as?
Definition

"Father of the Blues"

*1912-"Memphis Blues"

*1914- "St. Louis Blues"

Term
Where was Harmony borrowed from?
Definition
Western Europe
Term
Where was Rythym borrowed from?
Definition
West Africa
Term
When was the Civil War?
Definition
1861-65
Term
When did Slavery start?
Definition
1619
Term
In what year were their 200 bordellos in Storyville?
Definition
1910
Term
What instrument did Buddy Bolden play?
Definition
Cornet
Term
Who put together the first jazz band?
Definition
Buddy Bolden
Term
What year was the first jazz band formed?
Definition
1895
Term
What did Buddy Boldens band depend on?
Definition
Ragtime and Blues
Term
What happend to Buddy Bolden at age 29?
Definition
He beacame mentally insane and went to an insane assylum
Term
Who played piano, was an composer and arranger?
Definition
Jelly Roll Morton (Creol)
Term
What is an arranger and who does this type of style?
Definition
  • Takes styles of music and adapts it into his band
  • Jelly Roll Morton
Term
In order to play with Jelly Roll Morton what did you have to do?
Definition
To play with him you had to read and write music
Term
What was the name of Jelly Roll Mortons band name?
Definition
"Red Hot Peppers"
Term
What was Jelly Roll Mortons famous tune?
Definition
"Grandpas Spells"
Term
What is King Oliver's famous tune?
Definition
"Dipper Mouth Blues"
Term
King Oliver's band played completly by ________
Definition
Ear
Term
 Who formed his own band "Original Creol Band"?
Definition
Freddie Keppard (creol)
Term
What year was Freddie Keppards Band formed?
Definition
1912
Term
Who was given the first opportunity to make a jazz record but denied it?
Definition
Freddie Keppard (creol)
Term
Who recorded the first jazz record in 1917?
Definition
"Original Dixieland Jazz Band"
Term
What instruments were played in the "Original Dixie Land Jazz Band"?
Definition
trpt., drums, piano, trumb., and clar.
Term
What jazz band was an all white group and what year did they first tour Europe?
Definition
  • "Original Dixieland Jazz Band"
  • 1918
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