Free Jazz

Question 1

what 3 people impacted free jazz the most and of those 3 who had the bgiigest impact ?

Answer 1

1. ornette coleman (biggest impact)
2. cecil taylor
3. sun ra arkestra

Question 2

what were the style traits of free jazz?

Answer 2

1. breaks the rules of jazz
2. new sounds (not always pleasing)
3. does not have many (if any) composed portions
4. has scoop and stretches
5. not set measures and pre set rules (improv)
6. usually the piano is left out

Question 3

what was released in 1960 that had a big impact?

Answer 3

1960 Ornette Coleman completed album of “free Jazz” which was the first 100% example of improv

Question 4

what are extended techniques?

Answer 4

• Extended techniques = not playing your instrument in the traditional way
  o Refers to any modern tehcniques that have been added outside of any traditional techniques ex. Supposed to use finger son piano but you can use your fore arm or elbows

Question 5

what did sun ra arkestra do?

Answer 5

made First big band free jazz

Question 6

what did ceil taylor do? 4 things

Answer 6

• Came from abebop background and transitioned into free jazz
• Plays piano with clusters and funny rhythms
• Paino usually left out in a group setting in free jazz
• Certain combinations of notes can imply a chord and it ruins the freedom beause ears automatically gravitate towards it