Test 2 Flashcards
collective improvisation
simultaneous improvisation by all members of a group together
trumpet style piano
produce horn like solo lines on octaves with right hand and the harmony with the left hand,
discovered by Earl Hines
c-melody sax
saxophone pitched in the c-key
stride piano
bass notes alteranate with mid-range chords ‘stride down the street’
boogie-woogie
premodern style associated with mead lax lewis,
repetitive lt hand bass figure
chord substitution
advanced technique of using a chord in the place of another
Original Dixiland Jazz Band
first “White” namnd to make a recording.
From Chicago
Joe “King” Oliver
creolle jazz band
first jazz musician that had a band
Louis Armstrong
‘Dipper Mouthe” and satchmo
Sidney Bechet
firts to double two different instramants (clarinet & soprano sax)
James P. Johnson
father of stride piano
Jelly Roll Morton
1st to notate jazz musics
part of Red Hot Peppers
1st arranger
Red Hot Peppers
swing style song played 2-3 lines simutaneously
Earl Hines
Stride piano, strongly influenced bebop pianist created trumpet style piano
Bix Beiderbecke
first great white jazz soloist learned by ear with the wolverines died bof alcohol induced stroke
Frank Trumbauer
“Tram” played c-melody sax with Bix in Paul Whitman Orchestra
Kid Ory
true jazz trombonist
Fletcher Henderson
Georgia larger bands, sent for luis armstrong to join his own band
Bessie Smith
Empress of Blues known for her large voice
Benny Goodman
King of Swing
First to hire black musicians
Clarinet player the first white band leader to integrate his band
played ‘lets dance’
Tommy Dorsey
trombonist
led one of the most popular bands of the big dance
smooth style trombonist
Roy Eldridge
most advanced improvisers of the swing era
tumpet player with incredible range
Coleman Hawkins
“Father of the Jazz Tenor Sax”
improvised like L.A. “Body & Soul” demostrated skills of passing chords
Art Tatum
blind pianist that played on his own radio show known for chord substitution
Art Tatum
blind pianist that played on his own radio show known for chord substitution
Mary Lou Williams
pianist that taught herself boogie-woogie adopted the swing style
An important composer and arranger
Billie Holiday
“Elleanor” – “Lady Day”
Most influential vocalist due to her gentle quality of her voice.
Wrote “God Bless the Child”
Ella Fitzgerald
Vocalist
Finest of all time, mid vocal range, and could scat sing
Discovered at the Apollo
Started chick Webb Band
Count Basie
Led one of the greatest swing bands of all time
Stride pianist
Led the All-American rhythm section
Lester Young
comping
Prez
Tenor Saxophonist
All American Rhythm Section (Basie)
(Walter Page, Freddie Green, Jo Jones)
walking bass style piano guitar bass drums
