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Bebop Flashcards

1
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Earl “Fatha” Hines

A

piano
bebop
incubated musicials like Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie

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2
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Earl Hines Orchestra

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bebop

included Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie

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3
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jam sessions (in bebop timeframe)

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encouraged individual expression and experimentation

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4
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musical changes in the bebop era

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small groups
improvisation very important
fast tempo
rhythym was more syncopated

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5
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“Anthropology”

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Charlie Parker

bebop

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6
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Charlie Parker

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alto sax

bebop

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7
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Dizzy Gillespie

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trumpet

bebop

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8
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Bud Powell

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piano

bebop

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9
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Thelonious Monk

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piano;
bebop;
House pianist at Minton’s Playhouse (Kenny Clarke also in the band);
dropped stride technique in favor of rhythmically unpredictable accompanying chords;
off-beat accents

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10
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Jimmy Blanton

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bass

bebop

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11
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Kenny Clarke

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drums

bebop

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12
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Max Roach

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drums

bebop

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13
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J.J.Johnson

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trombone

bebop

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14
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Melba Liston

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trombone, composer, arranger;
played in Dizzy Gillespie’s big band;
bebop

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15
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Miles Davis

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trumpet

bebop

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16
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Clark Terry

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trumpet

bebop

17
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Which bands was Charlie Parker in?

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Jay McShann’s band

Earl Hines band

18
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Who had a big problem with heroin

A

Charlie Parker

19
Q

Who started writing songs based on chord progressions of other songs?

A

Charlie Parker

20
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What bands was Dizzy Gillespie in?

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Cab Calloway’s band
Earl Hines band
Billy Eckstein band

21
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Who tried to popularize bebop by forming a big band to show that bebop was danceable?

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Dizzy Gillespie

22
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Who incorporated Afro-Cuban elements in their music?

A

Dizzy Gillespie

23
Q

Who hired Melba Liston?

A

Dizzy Gillespie

24
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“Manteca”

A

Dizzy Gillespie

bebop

25
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“Night in Tunisia”

A

Dizzy Gillespie

bebop

26
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Who introduced “dropping bombs”

A

Kenny Clarke

27
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What is “dropping bombs”

A

adding loud irregular accents in unexpected places (drums)

28
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Father of modern jazz piano

A

Earl “Fatha” Hines

29
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“Evidence”

A

Thelonious Monk

bebop

30
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Who mentored musicians like Parker, Gillespie, Monk, Powell, Coltrane, Davis?

A

Mary Lou Williams

31
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“Pisces”

A

Mary Lou Williams

32
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Who developed a unique style (not bebop)?

A

Erroll Garner

33
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“Misty”

A

Erroll Garner

34
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“My Reverie”

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Melba Liston

35
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What song is “Anthropology” based on?

A

“I Got Rhythm” by George Gershwin

36
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scat singing

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vocal improvisation using non-lexical syllables to imitate sounds made by instrumentalists

37
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scat singers

A 
Louis Armstrong
Dizzy Gillespie
Ella Fitzgerald
Mel Thorme
Slam Stewart
38
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“Lady be Good”

A

Ella Fitzgerald & Mel Thorme

39
Q

Why was bebop not very popular?

A

difficult to understand,

couldn’t dance to it

HOJ (15 decks)

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