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Jazz History

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Jazz and Rock
Jazz Fusion refers to the blending of these two styles
Simpler melodies and harmonies; less improv in rhythm section
These two characteristics are associated with rock and funk
B**es Brew
This Miles Davis album is considered the first Jazz Fusion album
Lifetime
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Tony Williams
Weather Report
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Joe Zawinul/Wayne Shorter
Head Hunters
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Herbie Hancock
Return to Forever
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Chick Corea
Mahavishnu Orchestra
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John McLaughlin
Wynton Marsalis
This trumpeter led the neo-classical jazz movement of the 1980s
Piano, bass, drums
The modern piano trio typically consists of _____, _____, and _____.
Nat King Cole
This pianist helped popularize the piano trio
Sheets of sound
John Coltrane's distinct style of playing was referred to as what?
Bebop, Hard Bop,
Third Stream, Modal,
Fusion, Cool
Miles Davis was influential in these jazz styles:
A Love Supreme
This album represented Coltrane's spiritual journey through music
Giant Steps
This Coltrane tune set a new standard for technically challenging improv
Ahmad Jamal
This pianist's recording 'Live at the Pershing' (1958) became a huge commercial success
Keith Jarrett
This pianist was known for his totally improvised solo concerts
Bill Evans
Introspective sound, rhythmic displacement, and tunes in 3/4 are associated with this pianist
Chick Corea
This pianist had a very percussive attack and was influenced by Latin American music
Brazil
Bossa Nova jazz draws its influence from this country:
Gil Evans
The album 'Birth of the Cool' featured innovative arrangements by
Gunther Schuller
The term "third stream" was coined by
Modern Jazz Quartet
This group performed Third Stream music, and often in concert hall settings:
Clifford Brown
This trumpeter played hard bop and was known for his virtuosic, bebop-like improvisations
Funk Jazz/Soul Jazz
This highly singable and accessible style of Hard Bop used blues and gospel-influenced melodies
Kind of Blue
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Modal Jazz (Davis' album)
Getz/Gilberto
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Bossa Nova
Subconscious Lee
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Cool Jazz
The Shape of Jazz to Come
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Free Jazz
Clifford Brown
& Max Roach
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Hard Bop (group)
City of Glass
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Third Stream (album)
The Real McCoy
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Hard Bop (album)
Impressions
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Modal Jazz
(Coltrane's album)
The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra
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Third Stream (group)
Rejects the constraints of chord changes, melody, form, and time
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Free Jazz
Smaller instrumental range,
smaller accent level,
and less intense tone
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Cool Jazz
Ambiguous tonality,
fewer chords, and
longer chord durations
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Modal Jazz
Developed out of the bebop tradition and encompasses several movements within jazz from the 1950s onward
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Hard Bop
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
This group became an important training ground for upcoming younger jazz musicians
He was influenced by the blues and the music of Charlie Parker
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Ornette Coleman
He approached the piano like 88 tuned drums
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Cecil Taylor
He developed the world fusion genre and often played in duet settings
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Don Cherry
He featured elaborate costumes and choreography with African and Egyptian elements
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Sun Ra
Giant Steps (John Coltrane)
This album was NOT released in 1959 (rather 1960)
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For each of the following sentences, add apostrophes where needed. Cross out apostrophes that are not needed. Theyre chosen by scientists' from all over the world.
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vocabulary
The underlined portion of each sentence below contains some flaw. Select the answer choice that best corrects the flaw. Teachers have shown that children have a keener aptitude $\underline{ for\ learning\ than\ an\ adult. }$ A. for learning than an adult has. B. for adult-level learning. C. than an adult has for learning. D. for learning than an adult's aptitude. E. for learning than adults have.
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Synonyms are words that have the same or nearly the same meaning as each other. Review the vocabulary list on page $473$. Then, for the given numbered vocabulary word from the selections, identify its synonym and write its letter in your notebook.\ **illumine** a. appearance b. stubborn c. violate d. trickery e. stormy f. surpassing g. pleading h. light i. disgrace
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