Set: Jazz History

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Miles Davis Created the original style of modern trumpet playing. Didn't go to Juliard to play
Miles Davis Nonet A nine piece ensemble with a three piece rhythm section. Evens, Mulligan, Lewis, and Davis, played in a tiny 55th st. apt. 1948 West Coast Jazz
John Coltrane a innovative sax player who focused his energy on emotion playing, Promoted the spirituality of Jazz "Sheets of Sound". His first intrument was a clairnet, raised in NC
Five Spot In Greenwich Villiage where Coltrane was sold out every night for four months
Alabama written by John Coltrane after four black girls were killed in a bombing in Alabama
Sheets of Sound inspired by harp music. He would try to play the sound that other instruments played.
The coltrane Quartet Tyner, Jones and Garrison. There first album was My favorite things from the sound of music. He was the first jazz muscisan to incorporate influences from indian music to the style.
Free Jazz characterized by a spirit to willingly operate beyond the rules, whether it is one or several musicians. It is tonal in nature (all the melody or harmony revolve around one note), no form, dissonance, high energy, improvisation, unusual instrumentation, and unorthodox playing
Ornett Coleman (free Jazz) Alto sax/trumpet/violin/composer- the pioneer of free jass also known as free bop. Played the plastic sax
Don Cherry free jazz trumpeter who played to pocket trumpet
Cecil taylor pianist/composer- developed a distinctively individual style that existed outside of traditional jazz styles, he had imaginary concerts in his apartment
Eric Doplhy Alto sax/ flute/ bass clarinet- they created unorthodox style utilizing smears, animial like cires and very fast interspersed with bop like phrases
Sun Ra keyboards, composer, bandleader- known for collective improvisations and theatrics... the wierd guy
The art ensemble of Chicago mostly percussion; free collective imporcisiation, visuals aspects like a live performance.
Jazz-Rock/Fusion Has a rock beat and straight rock rythem, simpler harmonic structures, rock perfirming techniques, electronic instruments, electronic effects, wah-wah, and aditional percussion.
Jazz indluenced rock groups Blood,Sweat and tears, Chase, Chicago, Transit Authority, and Sly and the Family Stone
The Beatles First to concieve the recording studio as a musical instrument
Jimi Hendrix set the standard for modern rock guitar playing, one of the first to consider the amplifier as a musical instrument
Jaco Pastorious virtusoso electric bass soloust known for his incredible speed and technique
John MCLaughlin fist important jazz/rock guitarist
Al DiMeola One of the fastest of all electric guitarists
Chick Corea one of the most creative and highly respected keyboard players and composers in modern music
Joe Zawinul one of the greatest maters of the stnthesizer
Important founders of the first generation of fusion bands Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinule - Weather Report; Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters; Chich Corea- Return to Forever; John McLaughlin- Mahavishnu Orchestra; Tony Williams- Lifetime
Weather Report practially defined the fusion genre om the 1970's, Most influential bands of the 70
Tower of Power Oakland based funk/sole band
Woody Herman Herman's Herd
Doc Severinson Tonight Show Band - west coast
Rob McConnell Boss Brass- Toranto based band
Airmen of Note Air force band
Toshiko Akiyoshi Female big band leader
Stan Kenton Progressize Big Band
Henry Mancini Known for Hollywood studio bands
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra Repertory band lead by Wynton Marsalis
Carnegie Hall Band Repertory band led by Dizzy Gillespie protege and trumpeter Jon Faddis
Ella Fitzgerald First Lady of Jazz
Billie Holiday Lady Day
Sarah Vaughan Sassy
Nat King Cole #1 male Jazz Vocalist
Frank Sinatra Associated with the Rat Pack
Mel Torme The velvet Fog
Smooth Jazz First recording to break into the charts were flugelhornist Chuck Magione's "Feels So Good" and Spiro Gyro's Morning Dance
Ken Gorlick (Kenny G) gener's biggest Star
ECM Edition of Contemporary Music Records- European Recording lable that has been one of the leading lables for world and jazz fusion
Tito puente percussionist, cal tjader- vibranohonist, gonzalo rebalcaba- pianist, and Aarturo Sandoval - Trumpet
Anthony Braxton Creative Construction Company
Chick Corea Circle
M-Base- Macro-Basic array of structured extemporization (Cassandra Wilson - vocalist)
Acid Jazz Initially built on the style known as rare groove, in which underground dj's introduced young patrons to the sole jazz records from the 50's and 60's
Greg Osby Alto Sax - Urban Jazz Style
Neo-Traditional most conservative and controveral new movement in the last 20 years, promotes the idea that blues is the essential ingredient of all jazz, goes back to the basics
Wynton Marsalis Trumpet - leader of the Lincoln Center Jazz, Only musician to ever win the pulzer prize
Jon Faddis leader of the carnegie hall band
Yamaha Dx7 first important flexable all use keyboard
Kevin Mahogony Baker U Grad with a really deep voice
Birth of Cool 1949- market the official begininf of the cool jazz movement
Miles Ahead and Sketches of Spain 1957-1958 miles in collaboration with arranger/compiser Gil Evans Gelped the Third Stream style
Milestones 1958- a hard bop recoding with his classic quintet
Kind of Blue 1959 - best selling jazz album of all time - introduced modality to jazz
Some day my prince will come 1961- revitalized jazz standards
Sorcerer 1967 - a mixture of styles (hard bop- bebop) featuring vertical modality
Bitches Brew 1969- marked the foundation of jazz rock
pangea 1975- emohasis on free form collective improvisation
Doo-Bop 1992- released after his death - features techno- jazz and jazz-rap/hiphop

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Created May 5, 2008
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  1. Doc Severinson → Tonight Show Band - west coast - 3 misses
  2. John Coltrane → a innovative sax player who focused his energy on emotion playing, Promoted the spirituality of Jazz "Sheets of Sound". His first intrument was a clairnet, raised in NC - 2 misses
  3. Sheets of Sound → inspired by harp music. He would try to play the sound that other instruments played. - 2 misses
  4. The coltrane Quartet → Tyner, Jones and Garrison. There first album was My favorite things from the sound of music. He was the first jazz muscisan to incorporate influences from indian music to the style. - 2 misses
  5. Don Cherry → free jazz trumpeter who played to pocket trumpet - 2 misses
  6. Cecil taylor → pianist/composer- developed a distinctively individual style that existed outside of traditional jazz styles, he had imaginary concerts in his apartment - 2 misses
  7. Eric Doplhy → Alto sax/ flute/ bass clarinet- they created unorthodox style utilizing smears, animial like cires and very fast interspersed with bop like phrases - 2 misses