Final Flashcards
Who were the members of the Classic Miles Davis Quintet?
John Coltrane - Tenor Sax
Red Garland - Pianist
Paul Chambers - Bassist
“Philly Joe” Jones - Drummer
Which specific mute was a signature part of Miles Davis’ trumpet sound?
Harmon mute
What type of music was created by Miles’ renewed collaboration with Gil Evans?
Davis was the only soloist with a large band.
What are the musical characteristics of the Miles Davis recording Sketches of Spain?
Nearly a classical music album because the music was almost exclusively written
Which 1959 Miles Davis album helped popularize modal improvisation in jazz?
Kind of Blue
Which pianist was responsible for most of the harmonies on Kind of Blue?
Bill Evans
What features characterize the compositional style of Miles Davis’ 1964-1968 band?
- the use of space in tune construction
- free-flowing sound
What was the Hancock/Carter/Williams rhythm section know for musically?
Being the smoothest rhythm section ever.
What composer was prominently featured in Miles’ 1960s quintet?
Wayne Shorter
Describe the playing style of drummer Tony Williams?
- He was very fast
- ride cymbal playing was very hard and crisp
- possibly the most influential jazz drummer of the 1960s
What are essential components of Miles’ trumpet style?
- alternating pitch and tone quality
- Harmon mute
- using silence as an effective dramatic device
Define avant-garde
Ahead of their time. Always pushing forward.
Which rhythm section instrument was often absent from free jazz groups?
Piano
Describe Ornette Coleman’s music?
- One of the most prolific bop composers
- music is free of present chord progressions and their chorus lengths.
How was Ornette Coleman’s Free Jazz album significant?
- contributed to more frequent use of free-form approaches
What is the instrumentation used on Free Jazz?
2 Pianoless quartets:
Don Cherry - tpt, Charlie Haden - bass, Eddie Blackwell - drums.
Eric Dolphy - Alto sax/bass cl. , Freddie Hubbard - tpt, Scott LaFaro - bass, Billy Higgins - drums
Which trumpeter was a member of Ornette Coleman’s groups in the 1950s and 1960s?
Don Cherry
Describe the musical characteristics of free jazz.
- absence of chord progressions, sometimes tempo
- typically lacks piano and guitar
- fragmented phrasing
- extensive manipulation of pitch and tone quality
- dense textures
- loosening of melodic practices
Describe the music of Albert Ayler.
- his style remains one of the most usual in jazz history
Which musical styles influenced the music of Charles Mingus?
- symphonic music
- folk songs
- modern jazz
- avant-garde jazz
Which bandleader had a profound influence upon the music of Charles Mingus?
Duke Ellington
Describe free jazz drumming.
Free jazz drummers perfected approaches that depart from marching band and dance band traditions by generating an ever-changing undercurrent of activity instead of standard timekeeping patterns.
Fusion pianist and guitarists replaced the improvised comping of jazz with…
Repeating accompaniment riffs
Which pianist-composer collaborated with Miles Davis on In a Silent Way?
Joe Zawinul
Which instruments did Miles Davis prefer in his post-1968 groups?
- electric piano, organ, bass, and guitar
- soprano sax
- two or more drummers
Which type of saxophone was often used in the jazz-rock groups of Miles Davis?
Soprano sax
Joe Zawinul contributed significantly to the use of which instruments during the late 60s?
Electronic instruments
Which guitarist led the fusion group Mahavishnu Orchestra?
John McLaughlin
Which two artists used Indian modes in their solo improvisations?
- John McLaughlin
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Describe the guitar style of John McLaughlin.
He plays with phenomenal speed and precision, and draws from the music of India and John Coltrane.
What was the musical approach of early Weather Report recordings?
Weather Report did not use it’s conventional instrumentation in conventional ways.
Which bassist was a member of Weather Report from 1976-1982?
Jaco Pastorius
What was the musical approach of late Weather Report recordings?
Highly repetitive phrases
Which jazz saxophonist was the musical model for many jazz-rock saxophonists?
John Coltrane
Which type of music present soft tone qualities and the lack of tension?
New Age
What other types of music provided much of the model for New Age music?
Gregorian chant and classical music
Acid jazz features which digital technique?
Sampling
Describe the process of looping.
It produced an accompaniment groove with lots of stuff on top of it.
What is the name of musicians that scratch records?
DJ
What are the three soul saxophone styles?
- Smooth jazz style
- Rough, raw style
- More complicated, jazz-oriented style
Which musics are combined in Kelzmer jazz?
Mixes Jewish music and jazz.
Who influenced Klezmer music?
John Zorn.
What are characteristics of post-modernism?
- A fusion style that draws from a wide variety of musical periods: jazz, world music, rock, R&B, and film/tv.
- incorporates non-traditional instruments.
Which artist explored blending jazz improvisation and hip hop?
Branford Marsalis
What significant accomplishments were made in the career of Wynton Marsalis?
- won a Grammy in both jazz and classical music at 22 yes old.
- nine Grammys and a Pulitzer Prize.
- creator and artistic director of jazz at Lincoln center.
Describe the music of Carla Bley.
- always “avant garde”
- “there are no rules”
