MUS 122 QUIZ 2

characteristic of bee bop

fast tempo

characteristic of bee bop

melodies were very complex, many notes, not 'tuneful'

characteristic of bee bop

piano players needed greater chord recognition, chord progressions and possible substitutions

characteristic of bee bop

contrafact

most famous contrafact

I got rhythm

characteristic of bee bop

not much clarinet

characteristic of bee bop

not smooth, very stop and start

person of bee bop

dizzy Gillespie

dizzy gillespie instrument

trumpet

characteristic of dizzy's playing

insane high notes

song of dizzy

night in Tunisia

song of dizzy

manteca

song of dizzy

salt peanuts

person of bee bop

Charlie parker

Charlie Parker instrument

alto sax

characteristic of Charlie parker

great improv

characteristic of Charlie parker

technical ability and fine taste

characteristic of Charlie parker

rich and expressive tone

characteristic of Charlie parker

comfortable with FAST tempos

characteristic of Charlie parker

added and substituted chrods

song of Charlie parker

confirmation bias

song of Charlie Parker

bird's blues

person of bee pop

theolonius monk

instrument theolonius monk

piano

characteristic of theolonius monk

bang on keys

characteristic of theolonius monk

loved dissonance

characteristic of theolonius monk

tended to blend melodic lines with harmonies

characteristic of theolonius monk

erratic

characteristic of theolonius monk

sparse and disjunct

characteristic of theolonius monk

very structured composing style

song of monk

round about midnight

person of bee bop

jj johnson

instrument jj johnson

trombone

characteristic of jj johnson

developed trombone in bee bop and showed it was possible

characteristic of jj johnson

speed and agility

characteristic of jj johnson

smooth and clean style

person of bee bop

bud powell

instrument bud powell

piano

characteristic of bud powell

left hand would voice and minimized comping

characteristic of bud powell

advanced technique and harmonic acuity

characteristic of bud powell

fast tempos

characteristic of cool/third stream

mix of classical and jazz, very tuneful

characteristic of cool/third stream

many new meters

characteristic of cool/third stream

mellow and in range; laid back; 'pastel colors'

characteristic of cool/third stream

moderate tempo

characteristic of cool/third stream

easy to recognize the melody

characteristic of cool/third stream

unusual instruments like French horn and tuba

characteristic of cool/third stream

more delicate attack

person of cool jazz

Miles Davis

Miles Davis instrument

trumpet

characteristic of miles davis

back to the audience

characteristic of miles davis

very low-key, left plenty of spacw

characteristic of miles davis

very melodic

characteristic of miles davis

straight tone with little vibrato

characteristic of miles davis

overarching long tones

person of cool jazz

gil evans

characteristic of Gil Evans

interest in harmonic color

characteristic of Gil Evans

syncopation with bass and drums

characteristic of Gil Evans

use of chordal patterns

characteristic of Gil Evans

chord vocal and improv

group of cool jazz

Miles Davis and Gil Evans

characteristic of Miles Davis and Gil Evans together

wide range of instruments

song of Miles Davis and Gil Evans

birth of the cool

characteristic of birth of the cool

novel (9 musicians)

song of Miles Davis and Gil Evans

skeletons of spain

characteristic of skeletons of spain

based on guitar concerto, gives it 3rd stream connection

song of Miles Davis and Gil Evans

porgy and bess

group of cool jazz

Brubeck quartet

characteristic of Brubeck quartet

played in odd rhythms

characteristic of Brubeck quartet

weird time signatures

characteristic of Brubeck quartet

syncopated chords and swing

instruments of Brubeck quartet

piano, bass, drums, alto sax

member of brubeck quartet

Paul desmond

characteristic of Paul Desmond

wrote "take 5"

instrument Paul Desmond

saxophone

instrument brubeck

piano

song of Brubeck quartet

take 5

song of Brubeck quartet

rondo a la turk

group of cool jazz

gerry mulligan quartet

instruments in gerry mulligan quartet

bari sax, bass, drums and vibes

characteristic of gerry mulligan quartet

produced small intimate sound known as chamber jazz

characteristic of gerry mulligan quartet

tune is established and repeats

member of gerry mulligan quartet

John lewis

characteristic of John lewis

leader

instrument John lewis

piano

member of gerry mulligan quartet

milt jackson

instrument milt jackson

vibes

characteristic milt jackson

featured player

song of gerry mulligan quartet

django

characteristic of django

theme based on piano and vibes

characteristic of django

phrases continue each other and swing

person of cool jazz

bill evans

instrument bill Evans

piano

group of cool jazz

bill Evans trio

characteristic of bill Evans trio

expected the drummer and bass player to contribute just as much as piano

characteristic of bill Evans trio

interplay between instruments

characteristic of bill Evans trio

first time trios really worked this way

song of bill Evans trio

autumn leaves

characteristic of autumn leaves

syncopation

characteristic of autumn leaves

exchange of ideas