Instruments and People (2nd Half) Flashcards
Charlie Parker
Instrument: Saxophone
Genre: Bebop
Most important figure in Bebop
Dizzy Gillespie
Instrument: Trumpet
Genre: Bebop
One of the most important figures in Bebop
Thelonious Monk
Instrument: Piano
Genre: Bebop
Treats piano like a percussion instrument
Bud Powell
Instrument: Piano
Genre: Bebop
Early experience with classical music, influenced Chick Corea
Gil Evans
Instrument: Piano, Arranger
Genre: Modal Jazz, Cool Jazz
One of the founders of cool jazz and the Birth of the Cool
Gerry Mulligan
Instrument: Saxophone, Arranger
Genre: Cool Jazz
Made lower part melodies proficient
Miles Davis
Instrument: Trumpet
Genre: Everything
The single most important figure in bebob-onward modern jazz
Chet Baker
Instrument: Trumpet, Voice, Flugelhorn
Genre: Cool Jazz
Drugs led to downfall, got into fight which ruined embouchure
The Modern Jazz Quartet
Members: Milt Jackson (Vibes), John Lewis (Piano), Percy Heath (Bass), Connie Kay (Drums)
Genre: Cool Jazz
No horn players, popular in college settings
Dave Brubeck
Instrument: Piano
Genre: Cool Jazz
Viewed life with great integrity and music was intellectually stimulating
Bill Evans
Instrument: Piano
Genre: Cool Jazz, Modal Jazz
Kind of Blue was an important track, was an revolutionist with the left hand
Art Blakey
Instrument: Drums, Percussion
Genre: Hard Bop
Worked with The Jazz Messengers, pioneered Hard Bop
Sonny Rollins
Instrument: Saxophone
Genre: Hard Bop-onward
A searcher, inventive and thrilling playing
Horace Silver
Instrument: Piano
Genre: Hard Bop
Got his reputation with the Jazz Messengers
Charles Mingus
Instrument: Double Bass, Piano, Cello
Genre: Hard Bop, Free Jazz
Had a big temper that led to firing from gigs
Ornette Coleman
Instrument: Saxophone
Genre: Free Jazz
His experiments with jazz would free people from the boundaries of thinking
Cecil Taylor
Instrument: Piano
Genre: Free Jazz
Music reminded of a child playing but wasn’t was an amazing array of musical ideas
Sun Ra
Instrument: Outer Space Visual Communicator (OVC)
Genre: Free Jazz
“Space is the place!”
John Coltrane
Instrument: Saxophone
Genre: Hard Bop, Modal Jazz, Free Jazz
One of the most important jazz musicians, recovered from drug addiction
Herbie Hancock
Instrument: Piano, Keyboard, Synths
Genre: Hard Bop, Modal Jazz, Fusion
Was involved in Headhunters
Wayne Shorter
Instrument: Saxophone
Genre: Modal Jazz, Hard Bop, Fusion
Spent a lot of time with Art Blakey and Miles Davis
Jimmy Smith
Instrument: Organ
Genre: Hard Bop
Revolutionized the way the Hammond Organ was played
John McLaughlin
Instrument: Guitar
Genre: Fusion
Involved in Mahavishnu Orchestra
Chick Corea
Instrument: Piano, Keyboards
Genre: Fusion
Was influenced by bebop jazz
Keith Jarrett
Instrument: Piano, Harpsichord
Genre: Fusion
Child prodigy; learned jazz while learning classical
Wynton Marsalis
Instrument: Trumpet
Genre: Hard Bop, post 80s
One of the most important figures in jazz the past 25 years, obsessed with hard bop
Branford Marsalis
Instrument: Saxophone
Genre: Free Jazz, post 80s
Wynton’s brother, musical experiences came from childhood
Jason Moran
Instrument: Piano
Genre: Post 80s, many with hip-hop influence
Introduced new cross-genre strain with jazz
Joshua Redman
Instrument: Saxophone
Genre: Post-80s
Generous collaborator
Esperanza Spalding
Instrument: Bass, Vocals
Genre: Fusion, Post 80s
Sings in a way that ties back to the roots of jazz
Brad Mehldau
Instrument: Piano
Genre: Fusion, Post 80s
Maria Schneider
Instrument: Arranger
Studied under Gil Evans, no naw to get her albums
Kamasi Washington
Instrument: Saxophone
Worked with notable names such as Kendrick Lamar and Snoop Dog
