Chapter 3 Test Flashcards
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Charlie Parker
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- Contributed most to bebop
- Historians and musicians feel Parker is the most
- important figure in jazz history
- Nicknamed: Yardbird, Bird-due to love of chicken
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Dizzy Gillespie
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- First and most important bebop trumpet player
- Sense of humor-quoting from other
music - Keen knowledge of harmony-due to
skills as pianist
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Thelonious Monk
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- Unorthodox pianist/composer of bebop
- Irregular accents: Rhythm-n-ing, Straight, No Chaser
- Displaced phrases
4
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Bud Powell
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- Most imitated Bebop pianist, ability to play horn like sounds, comping two and 3 note chords for piano
5
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Miles Davis
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- Played trumpet with a lighter, mellower sound than Gillespie
- Eventually led his own bands and became a major innovator in many different sub-styles of jazz
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J. J. Johnson
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- Generally considered the first trombonist to adopt the bebop style
- During the 1970’s he was active as a composer in Hollywood, writing for T.V. shows and movies such as: Starsky and Hutch, Six Million Dollar Man, Mike Hammer
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Dexter Gordon
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- Considered to be the first bebop tenor saxophonist
- Nicknamed “Long Tall Dex” due to height (6’ 6”)
- Used the entire range of the tenor, but favored low register
8
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Stan Getz
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- One of the most distinctive tenor saxophonists of all time
- Played with a lighter, almost fluffy tone
- Became well known as a soloist with the Woody Herman big band
- Became one of the best known of all jazz artists
9
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Lennie Tristano
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- Pianist-composer-arranger
- In late 1940’s-created an alternative sound to bebop
- Used locked-hands style
10
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BIRTH OF THE COOL
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- A nonet (nine-piece group) organized in 1948 by Miles Davis and Gil Evans to perform and record
- Davis wanted to created a more accessible brand of jazz that offered more than bebop-a blend of composed and improvised sections
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Modern Jazz Quartet
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- One of the longest running combos in jazz history
- Featured a sophisticated Classical chamber music approach to performing jazz
- Relied on polished arrangements, tailored suits and a lighter sounds
- MJQ sought to make jazz equal to Classical music by performing only in concert settings, not clubs
12
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West Coast Style
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- Often equated with cool style
- Generally performed by mostly white musicians influenced by Miles Davis and Lee Konitz
13
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Chet Baker
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- A bebop player who adopted a very subtle, laid back approach
- Innate ability to choose the “right” notes during improvisations
- Also well known for his singing style and scat vocals
14
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Paul Desmond
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- Perhaps the epitome of cool style saxophone playing
- Sound was light, but pure
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Dave Brubeck
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- Best known West Coast pianist/composer
- Though not classically trained, maintained a classical approach
