Final Exam Flashcards
Charles MIngus’s composition Pithecanthropus Erectus could be considered as
a tone poem
Which one of the following was an outstanding characteristic of Charles Mingus’s composition/recording of Hora Decubitus
riff tune, 12-bar blues
Even though most of Ornette Coleman’s improvisations follow no preset chord progressions, they:
maintain bass and drums accompaniment traditions
Characteristics that have become associated with free jazz, even though they are not necessarily the basic conceptions of Ornette Coleman or Cecil Taylor, are
collective improvisation
Characteristic of Cecil Taylor’s style?
textural, atonal improvisations
The A.A.C.M. contributed to the development of
free jazz
What do the initials A.A.C.M. stand for
Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians
The flagship group of the A.A.C.M. was
Art Ensemble of Chicago
Jazz and rock have similar origins, but
jazz traditionally employed more improvisation
What rock guitarist and jazz vibraphonist joined forces in 1967 to form one of the first significant “fusion” jazz ensembles
Larry Coryell and Gary Burton
Miles Davis?
Creating an original and substantial trumpet style, Miles Davis organized bands of key
innovators at early moments in the development of cool jazz, modal jazz and jazz/rock. His large body of recordings almost invariably contain distinctive, high quality performances that served as textbooks for modern musicians in the way that Louis Armstrong and Lester Young had served their pre-modern counterparts.
Charles Mingus?
- virtuoso bass soloist
- prolific composer who blended pre-modern and modern jazz traditions ranging from Jelly Roll Morton and Duke Ellington to bop and free jazz
- influenced by gospel music, Mexican folk songs and 20th century European classical music
- leader of various ensembles ranging from quintets to big bands
Which one of the following elements of Bitches Brew was unique to jazz recordings at the time it was made in 1969?
the album was mastered by splicing different musical segments into complete performances
WEATHER REPORT
Founded by Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter, what band dominated the fusion style
throughout the 1970’s, at first combining free jazz and rock/funk styles, and later
adopting a more orchestral/commercial rock sound?
Who revolutionized the electric bass during his time with Weather Report in the mid-1970’s by incorporating classical guitar techniques including the use of “harmonics” combined with electronic effects?
Jaco Pastorius
Which one of the following does not belong in a discussion of Weather Report after their 1976 album “Heavy Weather”?
textural, free-form improvisations
Guitarist John McLaughlin plays with phenomenal speed and precision, and his 1970’s band Mahavishnu Orchestra drew inspiration primarily from the music of ______________ and ______________.
John Coltrane and Charlie Parker
Herbie Hancock is known for all but which one of these musical roles?
lyricist
Herbie Hancock”s Head Hunters album changed the direction of fusion by:
refocusing on a more lyrical and arranged approach to fusion
Which one of the following contemporary saxophonists successfully experimented with MIDI technology on his recordings with the 1980’s fusion band, Steps Ahead?
Michael Brecker
Who did rap artist/producer Easy Mo Bee team with to jump-start the hip-hop jazz movement in 1991?
Miles Davis
Keith Jarrett’s solo piano concerts usually fit the category of:
spontaneous improvisations
Led by young musicians such as Wynton Marsalis and Joshua Redman, a new era of jazz emerged in the 1980’s whereby the music, for the first time in its history, was rooted in an older style. Their music is referred to as:
neoclassic bebop
POST-MODERN BOP
During the 1980’s, what emerging style, as projected in the music of Wynton Marsalis and other
young jazz musicians of that decade, was rooted in the hard bop/cool jazz period of the classic
Miles Davis bands of the late 1950’s and 1960’s?
NEOCLASSIC BOP
During the 1980’s, what emerging style, as projected in the music of Wynton Marsalis and other
young jazz musicians of that decade, was rooted in the hard bop/cool jazz period of the classic
Miles Davis bands of the late 1950’s and 1960’s?
Which one of the following musicians best represents the “repertory jazz movement”?
- Don Byron
- The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
- Wynton Marsalis
Which one of the following does not belong in a discussion of Carla Bley?
post-modern bop approach to arranging
Which one of the following contemporary musicians performs jazz fused with traditional Balkan, Klezmer, Celtic, and Gypsy influences?
Matt Darriau
Andrea Parkins is best known for:
stunning elctro-acoustic improvisations utilizing accordion and didgital electronics
With the group Masada, who spearheaded the Klezmer jazz movement in the New York avant-garde music scene in the 1980’s?
John Zorn
what were the important contributions to jazz by Charles Mingus as a player and as a composer
- variety of compositions for solo bass, jazz trio and string quartet, standard small jazz ensembles, standard big band, and full sumphony orchestra
- virtuoso bassist
Describe the music of Herbie Hancock’s 1973 Head Hunters album. What impact did it have on jazz?
became a model jazz-rock-funk band
What is the “jazz repertory movement”? What effect has it had on the development of jazz?
Re-creating past recorded jazz performances became popular. Dedicated to performances of masterpieces of the past.
What was the Knitting Factory in New York during the 1990’s?
jazz club
What is unique about Cuong Vu’s approach to jazz improvisation?
combined free improv with elements of rock, electronica, ambient music, and twentieth century avant-garde influences.
