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Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie
The two leading architects of bebop were:
The Overtone series
Series of higher tones that when the fundamental is sounded, make up a complex tone.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: Bebop did not replace swing as America's most popular dance music.
Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Kenton.
Latin rhythm cycled back into jazz in the big bands of:
TRUE
The piano player changed from playing 4/4 steady rhythym to syncopated chordal punctuations. T/F
String Bass.
The sole responsibility for the steady/rhythmic pulse of the beat was left to the ____.
Charlie Parker
___ was known for his fluid alto sax. His influence extended to all instruments.
Charlie Parker
One of ____ most impressive aspects was his use of rhythmic nuances.
Dizzy Gillespie
Played the trumpet. Took bebop jazz in new solo directions. Had great technique, fresh thoughts, and extrensive knowledge.
Thelonious Monk
Was known for melodies and new harmonic approaches. Played the piano. Improvised and fragmented lines. Had a mature style of piano playing.
Kenny Clarke
was brilliant with accenting. Had new rhythmic approaches. Played the drums.
J.J. Johnson
Was the leading influence in trombone playing during the bebop era.
Bud Powell
His left handed voicings proved to be his major contribution to jazz piano playing. Known for his ability to play accurately at fast tempos. Truly a pioneer in bop piano.
Roy Eldridge
Was admired for his startling use of the extreme upper register of the trumpet, but also for his exciting and refreshingly new musical lines. Gillespie modeled his playing.
Reflections of A. American defiance. Bebop gave voice to racism.
Reasons for the shift to bebop;
TRUE
T/F: Bop became the first jazz style not just used for dancing. It required a more elite listening audience.
True
T/F Players naturally turned to small combos.
Minton's Playhouse, Kenny Clarke.
Early bop sessions at ____ emerged from a band led by drummer ____.
first played chorus in unison.
then improvised chorus (usually trumpet and sax)
unison chorus again
style of bebop/composition
Bop
__ used faster tempos
chords
Bop used the ____ of standard tune as the framework to compose a new melody.
drummer, drums
The ____ now used the bass and snare ___ mainly for accents and punctuation.
Charlie Christian
Which guitarist pioneered both the use of the amplifier and the use of single note melodic lines rather than block chords?
FALSE
Bebop musicians/arrangers continue to use the complex musical format of the Swing Era’s written arrangements.TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
Like Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker had a long and active career spanning much of the “golden age” of jazz. T/F
“chamber music jazz”
The cool style is often described as
cool
The style that sacrifices excitement for subtlety and virtuosity for underplaying is
Gerry Mulligan
Who led a famous Cool Style pianoless quartet?
tuba
What instrument, often heard in dixieland, returned to jazz as a melodic voice during the cool era?
third stream
The musical experiments of the Cool Era led to a mixing of jazz and classical traditionals that was eventually know as
Howard Rumsy’s Lighthouse
Just as New York’s Minton’s Playhouse had been the center of the bop community, which of the following was a center of the west coast style?
polyphony
Rather than the tight unisons of bebop, the cool style reverted to the use of
Bix Biederbecke and Lester Young
Among the jazz soloists, whose solo work anticipated the cool style?
Lennie Tristano and Dave Brubeck
Which two pianists—one east coast and one west coast—brought more esoteric compositional concerns to the new cool style of jazz?
tuba
What instrument, often heard in dixieland, returned to jazz as a melodic voice during the cool era?
Clark Terry
Although he listened and tried to imitate many trumpet players, Miles Davis cites whom as his main influence?
“Kind of Blue”
Miles Davis’s new approach to modal improvisation is best heard on the landmark album
Gil Evans
The innovative composer/pianist who collaborated with Davis in many highly respected albums was
Bitches Brew
In which of his famous recordings did Miles Davis use an “electric” rhythm and an amplified trumpet?
jazz rock/fusion
The use of modal scales and slower-moving harmonies helped open the door for
Charlie Parker
Miles Davis’s most important mentor was
John Coltrane, Bill Evans and Cannonball Adderly
The Miles Davis album, “Kind of Blue,” which is one of the best selling jazz recordings of all time, featured which group of jazz greats?