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Whitworth Jazz of America
Whitworth Jazz of America Final
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07/27/2015

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Bebop
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A nervous,energetic style of jazz that developed om tje 1940s. The term probably developed from teh nonsense syllables used by scat singers to re-create the characteristic melodiac phrases of the new style. Also called bop
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Bossa Nova
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A Latin jazz style that develope from Brazilian music in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Stan Getz was prominent among jazz players with bossa nvoa hits.
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Hard Bop
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A jazz movement of the 1950s that drew on the speed,intensity, and power of bebop and sometimes married bop to gospel and blues-influeneced music in a substyle known as funky or soul jazz.
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Moddal Jazz
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body of music that uses one or more of the following characteristics; modal scales for improvising, slow harmonic rhthym,pedal points, and the absence or suppression of finctional harmonic relationships. Significant early examples of modal jazz come from Miles Davis' recording Kind of Blue (1959) and the recordings of John CaColtrane's classic quartet.
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Third Stream Music
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A blend of jazz and European concert music. In many instances, third stream composers create concert works that allow for improvisation within larger-scale structures influenced by both jazz and concert music.
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West Coast Hazz
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A jazz style from the 1950s that embodied many of the principles of cool jazz as performed by a group of players contered in California.
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Shuffle
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a 4/4 rhythmic pattern in which each each beat in represeted by the end of th epiece, in which case it might also be called an out-chorus.
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Sheets of Sound
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An expression coined by jazz critic Ira Gitler to describe John Coltrane's method of playing that features extremely fast notes with irregular phrase groupings. Sometimes unusual harmonies are introduced over the given chord changes.
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Motive Cells
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A body of music that uses one or more of the following characteristics; modal scales for improving, slow harmonic rhythm, pedal points, and the absence or suppression of functional harmonic relationships. Significant early examples of modal jazz come from Miles Davis's recording "KIND OF BLUE and his recordings of John Coltrane's classic quartet.
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Multiphonics
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A technique of producing more than one note at a time on a wind instrument. Using nonstandard fingering and appropriate embouchure, the player spilts multinote "chordal" effect. The technique is dificult to control, may be strident, and generally associated with avant-garde playing.
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Birth of The Cool
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Miles Davis Nine Piece band in 1949 launched a whole movement and culture.
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Vocalese
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The technique of setting lyrics to exsisting Jazz solos is Called
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Apollo Theater
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Ella's first break came when she won the contest at which venue
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False
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Ella died from heroin at an early age
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Chick Webb
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Who was the drummer that hired Ella to sing with his band
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Sarah Vaughn
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This singer nicknamed Sassy sang with the Billy Eckstine had a wide range and an astounding range of vocal colors that she used to embellish the melody of song like Misty.
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Peggy Lee
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This singer performed with Benny Goodman and wrote and performed many of the songs in the Disney film, Lady and the Tramp.
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Nat King Cole
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I am the first African American to have a network television show. My voice was silky sooth and my daughter made history singing a duet with me after I died.
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Frank Sinatra
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I am the cool leader of the rat Pack. We took Vegas by storm. I recorded with Basie and was friends with teh Kennedys. The Yankees play my version of the New York, NY after winning games.
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Swing
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What style do most jazz vocalists sing?
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Chet Baker
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West coast trumpet player who sang and moved to Europe for his drug addiction. He died when he fell out of a window.
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Free Jazz
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Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Joe Morello, Eugene Wright
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Blue Note
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This label was famous for Hard Bop, great photo and album art, and superior recordings by Rudy Van Gelder,
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Normal Grantz
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I created Verve Records, the Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts and tours, and was Ella Fitzgerald's manager.
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A Love Supreme
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John Coltrane's album that was a result of his spiritual interest.
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Art Blakeley
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The drummer who led the Jazz Messengers for decades and was a mentor to many young musicians. His nickname was teh Bebop Volcano.
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Kind of Blue
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Best selling jazz recording ever, critically acclaimed as greatest jazz record.
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Free Jazz
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Ornette Coleman double quartet
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Free Jazz
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Very popular record that featured songs not in 4/4 time.
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Love Supreme
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John Coltrane's album that was a result of his spiritual interest.
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Birth of the Cool
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Gerry Mulligan, Gil Evans, Gunther Scuhller
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Love Supreme
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John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderly, Bill Evans, Jimmy Cobb, Paul Chambers
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Free Jazz
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the least commercially popular of these recordings
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Time Out
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Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Joe Morello, Eugene Wright
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Blue Note
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This label was famous for Hard Bop, great photo and album art, and superior recordings by Rudy Van Gelder.
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Columbia
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This record label pioneer the LP or Long Playing format and recorded many of the most important albums of this period.
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Teo Macero
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I am the producer for Columbia who worked with everyone from Thelonius Monk to Miles Davis.
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Paul Desmond
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I am the sax player who was a leader of the free jazz movement.
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Chicago
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What city produced many avant garde/free jazz artists who blended theater with their music.
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Sun Ra
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I am the piano playing composer who played with Fletcher Henderson and then formed the Myth Science Arkestra. It played intergalactic music that painted pictures of infinity. I am also one fo the first to go electric.
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Cecil Taylor
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I am the piano player that we watched in class who pounded last runs up and down the keyboard. His music was very difficult for audiences to relate too and sounds very confusing.
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Ornette Coleman
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He played plastic sax and created music free from harmony with musicians like Don Cherry, Charlie Haden and Eric Dolphy.
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Eric Dolphy
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He was the free jazz woodwind player who joined John Coltrane's band. A downbeat critic accused him and Coltrane of playing "anti-jazz."
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Miles Davis
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Innovative trumpet playing leader for "The Birth of the Cool Sessions."
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Woody Herman
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The clarinet playing big band leader whose group contributed many members to the West Coast scene including members of the Four Brothers Sax Section.
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Dave Brubeck Quartet
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Paul Desmond, Joe Morella, Eugene Wright were members of the quartet who created the "Time Out" album with the hit "Take Five."
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Stan Getz
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Popular Tenor sax player who also sang and moved to Europe for the Four Brothers sax section who helped to introduce the Bossa Nova to America.
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Chet Baker
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West Coast trumpet player who also sang and moved to Europe for his drug addiction. He died when he fell out of a window.
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Gunther Schuller
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French Horn player who played on the Birth of the Cool and coined the term Third Stream. He also founded the Festival at Sandpoint.
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Stand Kenton
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Piano playing West Coast big band leader who's Neophonic Orchestra featured an expanded brass section, great arrangers and helped jazz education by creating jazz camps for music students.
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Gerry Mulligan
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Bari sax player who wrote Jeru for the Birth of the Cool.
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Gill Evans
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Brillant arranger who worked on the Birth of the Cool and Sketches of Spain Records. He was known for his ability to blend instruments together.
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Clifford Brown
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Innovative trumpet player who died young in a car wreck. Recorded "Powell's Princess" with Roach and Rollins.
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Jimmy Smith
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Organ player who's trio had a bluesy, funky, soulful style.
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Art Blakey
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the drummer who led the Jazz Messengers for decades and was a mentor to many young musicians. His nickname was the Bebop Volcano.
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Horace Silver
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Piano playing composer co leader of the Jazz Messengers who influenced many piano players with his funky style.
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Charles Mingus
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Composer, bass player whose work included political commentary such as "The Haitian Fight Song" and the "Fables of Faubus."
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Sonny Rollins
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He was the tenor sax player who played with Miles and Clifford Brown. He famously dropped out of the scene and practiced on the Williamsburg Bridge over the East River in New York.
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Miles Davis
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Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Eric Dolphy, Reggie Workman
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Miles Davis
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Heroin Habit
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Miles Davis
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Kind of Blues
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Miles Davis
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Play what you hear
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Miles Davis
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Sketches of Spain
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Miles Davis
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East St.Louis
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Miles Davis
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robbed his friend and mentor Clark Terry
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John Coltrane
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Philadelpia
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John Coltrane
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becomes intensely spiritual
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John Coltrane
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Died of Liver cancer at 40 years old
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John Coltrane
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My Favorite Things
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Brazilian
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Antonio Carlos, Sergio Mendez
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Brazilian
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Bossa Novas and sambas
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Brazilian
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"The girl from Ipanema"
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Brazilian
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Horn riffs, montuno piano playing and tumbao bass lines
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Afro Cuban
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congas,bongos, maracas, claves, cowbells.
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Afro Cuban
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Chano Pozzo, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Arturo Sandoval
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Miles davis
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Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner,Jimy Garrison, Eric Dolphy, Reggie Workman
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Lambert Henddricks and Ross,
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Which singing group helped to pioneer voclalese?
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