Test 3 Biographical Blurbs Flashcards
American jazz saxophonist and composer
Helped pioneer the use of modes and was of the players at the forefront of free jazz.
John Coltrane
Worked with Miles Davis, member of his sextet
Appeared on Davis’s record «Kind of Blue»
Julian «Cannonball» Adderley
From the 60s to 70s, was in demand as an arranger for film and television, thus less active as a performer.
Benny Golson
American jazz tenor saxophonist
Widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter and composer
Principal founder of free jazz, term derived from his 1960 album «Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation»
Ornette Coleman
Popularized bossa nova in the United States with the hit single «The Girl from Ipanema»
Stan Getz
American jazz pianist and composer
Used impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block chords and trademark rhythmically independent «singing» melodic lines.
Bill Evans
American jazz composer, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader
Composed «Spain», «500 Miles High», «La Fiesta», «Armando’s Rhumba» and «Windows»
Chick Corea
American jazz pianist and composer
Worked with John Coltrane Quartet (1960-1965)
McCoy Tyner
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
Herbie Hancock
American jazz pianist, composer and educator
She recorded two albums with Ornette Coleman: Sound Museum:Hidden Man and Sound Museum: Three Women
Geri Allen
American jazz drummer and bandleader
Mid-1950s, Horace Silver and him formed the Jazz Messengers and stayed for the next 35 years
Art Blakey
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
Elvin Jones
American jazz trumpeter
Unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives for modern jazz and bebop
Freddie Hubbard
Canadian jazz trumpeter
Graduated from Berkeley
Toured with the Vienna Art Orchestra and taught at the Bruckner Conservatory in Austria when she was 25.
Ingrid Jensen
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
Wynton Marsalis
American jazz trumpeter
Had a long association with free jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman, which began in the late 1950s
Don Cherry
American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger
His tone has been described as mellow, warm, gentle, subtle, rich, and lightly amplified
Jim Hall
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
Scott Lafaro
American jazz double bass player, bandleader, composer and educator
He revolutionized the harmonic concept of bass playing in jazz
Charlie Haden
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
Esperanza Spalding
Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger and singer
Known as the «father of bossa nova»
Antonio Carlos Jobim
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
Gary Burton
