Final Flashcards
What are the four elements of FREE STYLE?
- Improvisation was not tied to chord progression
- Tempo was free – speed and slow down during song – musician played at different tempos
- Traditional melodies were rare
- Involved collective improv
What were some of the criticisms of FREE STYLE (2)
- Less predictable (but this is good because there is an element of chance)
- Could seem loud and disorganized
What are two main characteristics of SONIC TEXTURE?
- Blending of certain instruments
2. Less concerned with recognizable melody
Traditional Jazz musicians frowned on free jazz/avante garde because (3)
- They believed it was less accomplished
- Because of different appraoch to improv in free setting
- Believed it to be a “cop out” to mask inability to play in traditional form
What two subgenres make up AVANTE GARDE?
- FREE STYLE
2. SONIC TEXTURE
Which alto saxophonists is considered to be one of the most influential in avant garde?
Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman used ______ tone in his early career
Soft Legato Tone
Which musician played the pocket trumpet and was an important sideman of Coleman’s early career.
Don Cherry
Which two musicians were a part of the Avante Garde movement but NOT free jazz?
Charles Mingus
Eric Dolphy
Which group emerged from AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Minds)
Art Ensemble of Chicago
This musician is considered the most influential pianist since Bud Powell.
Bill Evans
Bill Evans developed a new style in the areas of _______ and ________.
Chord voicings and modal harmony
Who made up the Bill Evans Trio?
- Bill Evans (piano)
- Scott LaFaro (bass)
- Paul Motian (drummer)
Who was the first pianist to experiment with electric piano?
Herbie Hancock
What was the name of the band led by Herbie Hancock? What was their style?
Head Hunters
Jazz, Funk, Rock Fusion
Chick Corea was heavily influenced by _____
Bill Evans
Chick Corea collaborated with ______.
Gary Burton (vibraphonist)
Chick Corea’s style is more ____ (_____) compared to Herbie’s
Crisp (stacatto)
Keith Jarrett is known for playing long-winding music, what is this style called?
Legato
Who was the most successful solo piano concert player in Jazz History?
Keith Jarrett
Who are the forefathers of fusion?
Miles Davis (trumpet) Herbie Hancock (piano) Larry Coryell (guitar) Gary Burton (vibraphonist)
Who is considered to be one of the most prominent guitarists since Wes Montgomery?
John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin founded _____ orchestra, the leading fusion band
Mahavishnu orchestra
John McLaughlin was influenced by ____ (person) and ______ styles
Coltrane and rock guitar styles
Who was the first guitarits to blend jazz not only with rock, but with country and blues?
Larry Coryell
This guitarist is the most famous and influential
Pat Metheney
Pat Metheney was the first to incorporate ________.
electronic effects in to his signature sound
Hiram Bullock used what kind of guitar?
solid body guitar
This guitarist was the original guitarist in the David Letterman Band.
Hiram Bullock
This guitarist played in chord melody – where the bass notes was the melody
Hiram Bullock
John Schofield played the _____guitar
semi hallow guitar
Mike Stern used the ______ guitar
solid body electric guitar
Who were the 3 cofounders of Weather Report? Which one left?
Joe Zawinul
Wayne Shorter
Miroslav Vitous (left the band)
Who was added to Weather Report later
Jaco Pastorius
Who were some big artists of the new age jazz era? (4)
George Winston
Paul Wynton Consort
Yanni
Dave Grusen
Who were some minimalist composers of the New Age Jazz era? (3)
Philip Glass,
Steve Wright,
John Adams
Who were some big smooth jazz artists? (4)
Grover Washington,
George Benson,
Earl Klugh,
Bob James
Who were some artists that saw smooth jazz as viable, moneymaking genres (4)
Kenny G
David Benoit
Boney James
Rick Braun
George Benson (hard bop guitarist) received heavy critism for his album “breezin”. Why?
That he has sold out his artistry/artistic values, played more commercial music.
This tenor saxophonist is widely regarded as the most influential tenor saxophonist since John Coletrane
Michael Brecker
The recording pointed to as one of the first Latin jazz songs is ____ by Gillespie, when he brought in ______, who was a Cuban percussionist.
Manteca
Chono Poso
The foundation for Latin Jazz is the _____ pattern
Clave
This type of modern jazz is closest to hard bop.
Neo Classic Jazz
Branford Marsalis began his career with playing as a sideman for ______
Art Blakey
This trumpet player was the first jazz musician to win a Pulitzer prize
Wynton Marsalias
The style of jazz singing in which lyrics are written for melodies that were originally part of an instrumental composition or improvisation is:
Vocalese
Who were the two pioneers of scat singing?
King Pleasure (Clarence Beak) Eddie Jefferson
Who are two practitioners of Vocalese?
Karrin Allyson
Kurt Elling
Who was included in the first vocalese group? (3 people)
Dave Lambert
John Hendricks
Annie Ross
This group was a four part vocal group which included 1 female and 3 males
Singers Unlimited
Which was the first international four part jazz group which branched off to perform pop influenced tunes
Manhattan transfer
This group is the most accomplisehd in the present day and will perform with instruments and acapella
New York Voices
This group has a highly gospel influence and is a sextet of all males
Take 6
This group is a professional acapella group from Sweden and includes 5 people (2 women and 3 men)
The Real Group
Name 4 ensemble orchestras
Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
Chicago Jazz Orchestra
Los Angeles Jazz Orchestra Unlimited
This trumpet player got a slow start to his career because he was in Wynton Marsalis’ shadow, but he became an active film composer and has scored a lot of Spike Lee movies
Terrance Blanchard
This bass player was the jazz music director of the hollywood bowl
Christian McBride
This piano player is a Jazz piano prfoessor at UCLA
Tamir Hendelman
This guitarist used to be a jazz guitar professor at UCLA, but now is currently the guitarist in Diana Crawl’s band
Anthony Wilson
The trumpet player who performed with the Thelonius Monk Institute was ____.
Who was the singer?
Terrell Stafford
Lisa Henry
