Test 3 Biographical Blurbs Flashcards

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American jazz saxophonist and composer

Helped pioneer the use of modes and was of the players at the forefront of free jazz.

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John Coltrane

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Worked with Miles Davis, member of his sextet

Appeared on Davis’s record «Kind of Blue»

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Julian «Cannonball» Adderley

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From the 60s to 70s, was in demand as an arranger for film and television, thus less active as a performer.

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Benny Golson

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American jazz tenor saxophonist

Widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians

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Sonny Rollins

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American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter and composer

Principal founder of free jazz, term derived from his 1960 album «Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation»

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Ornette Coleman

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Popularized bossa nova in the United States with the hit single «The Girl from Ipanema»

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Stan Getz

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American jazz pianist and composer

Used impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block chords and trademark rhythmically independent «singing» melodic lines.

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Bill Evans

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American jazz composer, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader

Composed «Spain», «500 Miles High», «La Fiesta», «Armando’s Rhumba» and «Windows»

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Chick Corea

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American jazz pianist and composer

Worked with John Coltrane Quartet (1960-1965)

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McCoy Tyner

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American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer

Joined the Miles Davis Quintet

Helped to redefine the role of jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the post-bop sound

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Herbie Hancock

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American jazz pianist, composer and educator

She recorded two albums with Ornette Coleman: Sound Museum:Hidden Man and Sound Museum: Three Women

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Geri Allen

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American jazz drummer and bandleader

Mid-1950s, Horace Silver and him formed the Jazz Messengers and stayed for the next 35 years

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Art Blakey

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American jazz drummer of the post-bop era

Most famously a member of John Coltrane’s quartet, with whom he recorded from late 1960s to late 1965

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Elvin Jones

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American jazz trumpeter

Unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives for modern jazz and bebop

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Freddie Hubbard

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Canadian jazz trumpeter

Graduated from Berkeley

Toured with the Vienna Art Orchestra and taught at the Bruckner Conservatory in Austria when she was 25.

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Ingrid Jensen

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American trumpeter, composer, teacher and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center

Only musician to win a Grammy Award in both jazz and classical during the same year

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Wynton Marsalis

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American jazz trumpeter

Had a long association with free jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman, which began in the late 1950s

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Don Cherry

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American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger

His tone has been described as mellow, warm, gentle, subtle, rich, and lightly amplified

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Jim Hall

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American jazz double bassist known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio

Developed a countermelodic style of accompaniment rather than playing traditional walking basslines

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Scott Lafaro

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American jazz double bass player, bandleader, composer and educator

He revolutionized the harmonic concept of bass playing in jazz

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Charlie Haden

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American jazz bassist, singer, songwriter and composer

Her precocious talent and musical adventurousness brought her considerable success both within and beyond the world of jazz

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Esperanza Spalding

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Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger and singer

Known as the «father of bossa nova»

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Antonio Carlos Jobim

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American jazz vibraphonist, composer and educator

Also known for pioneering fusion jazz and popularizing the duet format in jazz

Was also a major figure in music education from his 30 years at the Berkeley College of Music

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Gary Burton