Jazz Elements/ Great Migration Flashcards
What was a small jazz group of 3 to 8 players known as?
Combo
What was a larger jazz group of 10 to 15 players known as?
Big Band
What does the rhythm section supply?
The rhythmic, harmonic and melodic content to the larger ensemble
What is the rhythm section comprised of?
Piano, double bass, drum set and guitar
What is the typical make up of a big band?
A brass section of four trumpets and trombones, a woodwind section of alto, tenor and baritone saxophone and a rhythm section
What happens when soloists trade choruses?
One soloist ends their exploration and another soloist starts
What is improvisation?
The act of spontaneous composition and creative expression
How could musicians be considered more employable?
By the number of standards they were able to employ
What were standards?
Well known jazz pieces that were played spontaneously by groups
What was the greatest innovation of the jazz idiom?
The concept of swing
What is swing?
A triplet paced movement, not a quadruplet paced movement
What was the most popular format for jazz performers?
32 bar, AABA format
What were the great migrations?
The term used to describe the acto of over 6 million African Americans leaving their homes in the South during 1940-1970
Where did these people migrate to?
Bigger industrial centres in the Midwest, Northeast and West of the US
What was the South of the USA?
A very dangerous place to live if you were black
What did industrial America need?
Low cost and unskilled labour to fill the factories in its burgeoning economy
Which areas of America did majority of people migrate to?
New York, Detorit, Chicago, Washington
Where did musicians such as Charlie Parker and Miles Davis perform?
In clubs as ‘side men’ before breaking out as feature artists
