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Instruments and People (2nd Half) Flashcards

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Charlie Parker

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Instrument: Saxophone
Genre: Bebop
Most important figure in Bebop

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Dizzy Gillespie

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Instrument: Trumpet
Genre: Bebop
One of the most important figures in Bebop

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Thelonious Monk

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Instrument: Piano
Genre: Bebop
Treats piano like a percussion instrument

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Bud Powell

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Instrument: Piano
Genre: Bebop
Early experience with classical music, influenced Chick Corea

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Gil Evans

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Instrument: Piano, Arranger
Genre: Modal Jazz, Cool Jazz
One of the founders of cool jazz and the Birth of the Cool

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Gerry Mulligan

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Instrument: Saxophone, Arranger
Genre: Cool Jazz
Made lower part melodies proficient

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Miles Davis

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Instrument: Trumpet
Genre: Everything
The single most important figure in bebob-onward modern jazz

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Chet Baker

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Instrument: Trumpet, Voice, Flugelhorn
Genre: Cool Jazz
Drugs led to downfall, got into fight which ruined embouchure

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The Modern Jazz Quartet

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Members: Milt Jackson (Vibes), John Lewis (Piano), Percy Heath (Bass), Connie Kay (Drums)
Genre: Cool Jazz
No horn players, popular in college settings

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Dave Brubeck

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Instrument: Piano
Genre: Cool Jazz
Viewed life with great integrity and music was intellectually stimulating

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Bill Evans

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Instrument: Piano
Genre: Cool Jazz, Modal Jazz
Kind of Blue was an important track, was an revolutionist with the left hand

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Art Blakey

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Instrument: Drums, Percussion
Genre: Hard Bop
Worked with The Jazz Messengers, pioneered Hard Bop

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Sonny Rollins

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Instrument: Saxophone
Genre: Hard Bop-onward
A searcher, inventive and thrilling playing

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Horace Silver

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Instrument: Piano
Genre: Hard Bop
Got his reputation with the Jazz Messengers

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Charles Mingus

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Instrument: Double Bass, Piano, Cello
Genre: Hard Bop, Free Jazz
Had a big temper that led to firing from gigs

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Ornette Coleman

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Instrument: Saxophone
Genre: Free Jazz
His experiments with jazz would free people from the boundaries of thinking

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Cecil Taylor

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Instrument: Piano
Genre: Free Jazz
Music reminded of a child playing but wasn’t was an amazing array of musical ideas

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Sun Ra

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Instrument: Outer Space Visual Communicator (OVC)
Genre: Free Jazz
“Space is the place!”

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John Coltrane

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Instrument: Saxophone
Genre: Hard Bop, Modal Jazz, Free Jazz
One of the most important jazz musicians, recovered from drug addiction

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Herbie Hancock

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Instrument: Piano, Keyboard, Synths
Genre: Hard Bop, Modal Jazz, Fusion
Was involved in Headhunters

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Wayne Shorter

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Instrument: Saxophone
Genre: Modal Jazz, Hard Bop, Fusion
Spent a lot of time with Art Blakey and Miles Davis

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Jimmy Smith

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Instrument: Organ
Genre: Hard Bop
Revolutionized the way the Hammond Organ was played

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John McLaughlin

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Instrument: Guitar
Genre: Fusion
Involved in Mahavishnu Orchestra

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Chick Corea

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Instrument: Piano, Keyboards
Genre: Fusion
Was influenced by bebop jazz

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Keith Jarrett

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Instrument: Piano, Harpsichord
Genre: Fusion
Child prodigy; learned jazz while learning classical

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Wynton Marsalis

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Instrument: Trumpet
Genre: Hard Bop, post 80s
One of the most important figures in jazz the past 25 years, obsessed with hard bop

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Branford Marsalis

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Instrument: Saxophone
Genre: Free Jazz, post 80s
Wynton’s brother, musical experiences came from childhood

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Jason Moran

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Instrument: Piano
Genre: Post 80s, many with hip-hop influence
Introduced new cross-genre strain with jazz

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Joshua Redman

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Instrument: Saxophone
Genre: Post-80s
Generous collaborator

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Esperanza Spalding

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Instrument: Bass, Vocals
Genre: Fusion, Post 80s
Sings in a way that ties back to the roots of jazz

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Brad Mehldau

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Instrument: Piano
Genre: Fusion, Post 80s

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Maria Schneider

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Instrument: Arranger

Studied under Gil Evans, no naw to get her albums

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Kamasi Washington

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Instrument: Saxophone

Worked with notable names such as Kendrick Lamar and Snoop Dog

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