Jazz History HW: Ch4: Bebop

What was the main club that hosted jam sessions where musicians worked out ideas, etc.?

Mintons Playhouse

What is a “modernist?”

someone who enjoyed newer music, was in favor of jazz progressing

What is a “moldy fig?”

someone who did not enjoy newer music, were not in favor of jazz progressing

What is recomposition?

keeping chord changes but composing a new melody

What is reharmonization?

keeping the melody and composing new chord changes

Why was there a recording ban?

Musicians were not being payed fairly for the use of their music on the radio

What street became the primary venue for bebop bands?

52nd street, New York

Why did Parker was dishes at Jimmy’s Chicken Shack?

So he could lsiten to Art Tatum on piano

Who were the two trumpet players on Parker’s first album?

Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie

When Parker died, how old did the examining doctor think he was? How old was he really?

55,35

Describe Dizzy’s personality

silly, a showman, funny

What is “cubop”?

A fusion of bebop and cuban music

What made Bud Powell the father of jazz piano?

He played with his right hand like horn players, eventually creating a right hand dominated style

How did Thelonious Monk’s piano style strike his contemporaries?

quirky, strange, unpredictable

In what club did Monk serve as the house pianist?

Mintons Playhouse