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1st Grade
12/15/2008

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4 qualities of jazz by gridley
Definition
improvs,
swings and improvs,
Swings,
Follows jazz Tradition
Term
What Genres were combined to make Jazz
Definition
Blues and Ragtime
Term
What characterized Early jazz?
Definition
Collective improv,
Little Improv,
Lots of Clarient,
Tuba
Term
what year was the first jazz song recorded in?
Definition
1917
Term
who was the first to record on a full drum kit? What year?
Definition
Gene Krupa, 1927
Term
Compare Beiderbecke to Armstrong
Definition
Armstrong=Virtuosic
Beidebecke=Loose cool jazz sound, Solid
Term
Name some Common early jazz instruments
Definition
Clarinet,Cornet, Tuba, banjo
Term
Who were the three important Tenor players in the swing era?
Definition
Ben Webster,Coleman Hawkins,Lester young
Term
Who was the all american Rhythm section?
Definition
Freedie Green, joe Jones, Walter Page, Basie
Term
Who were the 4 major band leaders of the swing era?
Definition
Gene Krupa,Tommy Dorsey,Fletcher Henderson,Herman
Term
1st Commerically successfull racially integrated band?Who were the members?
Definition
Benny Goodman band
Krupa, Goodman, Loinel Hampton, Teddy Wilson
Term
Compare Swing and Early Jazz
Definition
Swing had more legit solos,
Set arrangments in swing,bigger bands,
String bass replaces tuba,
Sax much more common
Hit hats used more
smoother rhythmic feel in swing
Term
who were the "Four Brothers?"
Definition
Stan Gets, Zoot Sims, Herbie stewart,Surge Challof
Term
What characterizes Be Bop:
Definition
More emphasis on improv(Harmony not melody)
Small groups,
less on arrangments,
More chromatics,
k.clarke switched time from hi hat to ride
guitar was more of a solo instrument
Art Music
Term
What characterizes Cool jazz?
Definition
Less about energy,
Sounds closer to swing sort of,
Laid back
Mostly West Coast
Less Bouncy
Musicians were cooler about it
Term
Miles davis classic quintent consisted of:
Definition
Miles, Philly joe jones,Coltrane,Red Garland, Paul Chambers
Term
Who was the father of modren Baritone playing?
Definition
Pepper Adams
Term
What Defines Hard Bop
Definition
Greasy, Soulful Jazz
Bluesy
Funky,
rythmic section drove the band
new composition rather then contrafacts
Term
Where were most Hard Bop musicians from?
Definition
Detriot and Philly
Term
What were the two most important clubs in BEBOP
Definition
Miltons play house
Monroes uptown house
Term
Drummers duties:
Definition
Time, Colour
Term
Pianos duties:
Definition
Colour, Harmony
Term
Bass functions:
Definition
Time and Harmony
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