MUSI 3630 Exam 3 - Hard Bop

When was hard bop and funk?

1950s-1960s

Hard bop was really influenced by what genres?

Blues and Gospel

Hard bop had more emphasis on arrangements than bepop (T/F)

true

Characteristics if hard bop

• more emphasis on arrangements

• solos are structured over longer time periods

• drummers are a hard driving force and take a leadership role

• earthy blues-oriented piano riffs

In hard bop, what instrument becomes a hard driving force and takes a leadership role?

drummers

What is a sub genre of hard bop?

funk

What instrument did art blakely play?

Drums

Art Blakely toured with this orchestra?

Fletcher Henderson Orchestra

This artist incorporated African drumming concepts in his style?

Art Blakely

Examples of African drumming concepts…

• rapping on side of drum

• use elbow on the tom-tom to alter the pitch

• forceful closing of the hi hat on beats 2 and 4

Who had the nickname “thunder”?

Art Blakey

Which artist was known for his aggressive and heavy drumming style?

Art Blakey

Art Blakey’s style was influenced by this…

• blues and gospel

• African drumming techniques

Art Blakey formed a band with Horace Silver called…

Jazz Messengers

What instrument did Horace Silver play?

Piano

What style of music was characterized by earthy blues oriented piano riffs?

hard bop

What was Horace silvers playing style?

Funk pianist (rhythmic and bluesy)

Horace Silver used short catchy piano phrases influenced by this?

Boogie Woogie piano RH blues riffs

One of the most prolific 1950s jazz composers?

Horace Silver

Genre of these Horace Silver Songs:

• The Preacher

• Sister Sadie

• Filthy McNasty

Blues gospel

Genre of these Horace Silver Songs:

• Song for my Father

• The Gringo

• Nica’s Dream

Latin influenced

Genre of these Horace Silver Songs:

• Peace

• Melancholy Mood

• Lonely Woman

Lyric Ballads

What instrument did Cannonball Adderley play?

saxophone

What album by Cannonball Adderley was considered to the be with his best band (a sextet)?

Jazz Workshop Revisited (1962)

What was Cannonball Adderley’s style?

combined Charlie Parker with Rhythm and Blues and Gospel

Who was considered a well respected spokesman for jazz?

Cannonball Adderley

Who was a major force in hard bop and an influential figure from 1955 to 1975 known for continuously innovating and his sound and style changed?

Miles Davis

This album by Miles Davis was a new approach to composition and improvisation.

Kind of Blue (1958-1959)

This music term has becomes a viable source for creative choice

Modes

This artist implemented “modes” in his music and pioneered "modal jazz?”

Miles Davis

This artist worked with Miles Davis and was known for freeing himself from formula writing and voiced freely across sections weaving improvisation into the framework of the arrangements?

Gil Evans

What instruments did Charles Mingus play?

bass and piano

This artist founded his “Jazz Workshop” in the mid 1950s

Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus was heavily influence by this artist?

Ellington

How Charlies Mingus arrange his music?

Used preset musical figures within the flow of the music and allowed soloists to improvise around the figures

Which album of Charles Mingus explored the theme of evolution?

Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956)

When was Charle’s Mingus’s East Coasting album and The Clown album released?

1957

What was the most popular song from the East Coasting album by Charles Mingus?

East Coasting

What was the most popular song from the Clown album by Charles Mingus?

Haitian Fight Song

When was Charles Mingus’ album Mingus Ah Um released?

1959

Charles Mingus’ song “Fables of Faubus” off the Mingus Ah Um album was commentary on what?

How govenor Faubus handled the 1957 Little Rock school integration crisis

Which song of Charles Mingus’ was a tribute to Lester Young?

Goodbye Porkpie Hat off the album Mingus Ah Um

Charle’s Mingus’ musical depiction of himself was in this song off of this album?

Self-Portrait in 3 Three Colors off the album Mingus Ah Um

What was the autobiography of Charles Mingus called? (it was from the viewpoint of his psychologist)

Beneath the Underdog (1969)