Cool Jazz Flashcards
1
Q
who started cool jazz? 2 people
A
Miles davis and gil evans
2
Q
what were the 3 defining style characteristic of cool jazz?
A
- focuses on composition
- less improvisation
- smoother, more legato melodies
3
Q
how did it combine Bebop and sweet swing?
A
it had the language of bebop with the aesthetic of sweet wing
4
Q
who were the 3 most influential people in cool jazz?
A
- miles davis
- Gil evans
- Gerry Mulligan
5
Q
what happened in 1949 that kick started cool jazz?
A
the album called “birth of the Cool” came out by miles davis and gil evans
6
Q
why did cool jazz have a popular appeal? 3things
A
- Young, good looking artists
- Less barriers because of race
- trying to do everything bebop wasn’t to bring jazz back to popularity bc bebop hurt its popularity
7
Q
where did cool jazz find a home?
A
- Found a home on the west coast (bc there was a lot of musicians on west coast it caught on with)
8
Q
what are some other style traits of cool jazz?
A
- Fast tempos
- Angular melodies
- Complicated ornaments
- Focus on improve
- Composition/arrangement limited
- Structure can usually hook a listener and that stooped when improv happened
9
Q
what did cool jazz try to do? 2 things
A
- Trying to take what bebop was and wrap it in a way everyone would love it
- Bebop alienated everyone except jazz purists
