MUSIC 204 Exam 4

Which style uses straight 8th notes, electronic instruments, and is a blend of jazz with rock or funk styles?

Jazz fusion

Who was the leader on the album Bitches Brew?

Miles Davis

Who was the producer on Bitches Brew?

Teo Macero

What jazz album was popular with younger audience and was the birth of jazz-rock fusion, paving the way for more commercial success of jazz music?

Bitches Brew

What was it called when a newer band was led by a sideman of Miles Davis?

Alumni band

Which band had Tony Williams, John McLaughlin, and Larry Young?

Lifetime Trio

What style did the Lifetime Trio fuse with jazz?

Rock

Who was the leader of the Mahavishnu Orchestra?

John McLaughlin

What band was known for virtuosity, complex meters, fast tempos, and large use of synthesizers?

Mahavishnu Orchestra

Who was the leader of the band Headhunters?

Herbie Hancock

What band welded together funk and improvisation and became commercially successful?

Headhunters

Who was the leader of Return to Forever?

Chick Corea

Which band played this song?

Return to Forever (“500 Miles High”)

What style is fused with jazz in this song?

Samba (“500 Miles High”)

What technique is seen at the end of each samba chorus to slow down?

Braking (“500 Miles High”)

Which two former Miles Davis sidemen formed Weather Report?

Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul

Who was the bassist in Weather Report?

Jaco Pastorious

Which band performed this song?

Weather Report (“Birdland”)

How does “additive” describe this song?

The same thing will get repeated over and over, but add more and more to it over time (“Birdland”)

What style is this song fused with?

Disco (“Birdland”)

Which jazz saxophonist was incredibly virtuosic and aggresive, used side-stepping, and was highly influential?

Michael Brecker

What is the technique of moving a melody a half-step off the harmony?

Side-stepping

What band did Michael Brecker join after the Brecker Brothers?

Steps Ahead

What band was Michael Brecker a part of before Steps Ahead?

The Brecker Brothers

What band performed a mix of postbop and fusion that featured acoustic instruments along with electric instruments?

Steps Ahead

What band performed “contemporary bebop” or “the new acoustic fusion?”

Steps Ahead

What is an EWI?

Electronic Wind Instrument (wind synthesizer)C

Who was the producer of CTI Records?

Creed Taylor

Which publisher invited established jazz artists to perform commercially-oriented, smooth jazz records?

CTI Records

What style of jazz was commercially-oriented and easy listening and elicited controversy for not being “jazz”?

Smooth jazz

Who is the highest-selling jazz instrumentalist in history?

Kenny G

What style of music does Kenny G epitomize?

Smooth jazz

Who was the founder of ECM?

Manfred Eicher

What publisher fused jazz, classical, and world music?

ECM Records

What publisher’s music utilized non-US artists and often didn’t swing 8th notes or include a blues feel?

ECM Records

What record label did Keith Jarret play for?

ECM Records

Which jazz pianist blended classical and jazz influences and had huge success despite not conforming to commercial pressures?

Keith Jarrett

What instrument did Keith Jarret play?

Solo piano

What band was influenced by ethnic music and used interesting instruments like the sitar, tabla, flugelhorn, oboe, and English horn?

Oregon

Which musician was influenced by the Beatles, Miles Davis, and Ornette Coleman?

Pat Metheny

Which musician formed the Pat Metheney Group with Pat Metheny?

Lyle May

Which guitarist used a singable, melodic style, virtuosity, and consanant harmonies?

Pat Metheny

Who performed the guitar on this song?

Pat Metheny (“The First Circle”)

Who performed the piano on this song?

Lyle Mays (“The First Circle”)

What is interesting about the meter on this song?

It switches between 12/8 and 10/8 (“The First Circle”)

What style is this song?

ECM (“The First Circle”)