JAZZ MIDTERM LISTENING LIST (1)

Northwest Passage

ARTIST:Woody Herman (saxophone)

STYLE: Swing

INSTRUMENTS: Marjory Hymans (vibraphone), Billie Rogers (trumpet) 

VOICES: Hyam’s lyrical vibes melodies

SIGNIFICANCE: spanish tinge, habanera, chromatic, two women were featured, rollicking swing groove driven by rhythm section, brass and sax trading phases, precision and high energy

Hot House

ARTIST: Dizzy Gillespie, John Birks, Tadd Dameron

STYLE: Bebop

INSTRUMENTS: trumpet

SIGNIFICANCE: bebop anthem, contrafacture

Lover Man

ARTIST: Charlie Parker

STYLE: Bebop

INSTRUMENTS: alto sax, bass, drums, piano, trumpet

SIGNIFICANCE: romantic, themes of love, loss, and longing, popularized by Charlie Parker, improvisation

Misterioso

ARTIST: Thelonious Monk

STYLE: Bebop

INSTRUMENTS: piano, saxophone, bass, drums

SIGNIFICANCE: simple catchy baseline, snare hits, blues based, 6-Note difference

Manteca

ARTIST: Dizzy Gillispie

STYLE: Afro-Cubop → Latin Jazz

INSTRUMENTS: trumpet, piano, tenor sax, double bass

SIGNIFICANCE: clave pattern, first authentic Latin Jazz tune, refers to racial tensions in America

Tin Tin Deo

ARTIST: James Moody and His Bop Men

STYLE: Afro-Cubop → Latin Jazz

INSTRUMENTS: alto sax, baritone sax, bass, drums, piano, tenor sax, trumpet, bongos

VOICES: Chano Pozo

SIGNIFICANCE: utilized latin influence of bongos

Abanquito

ARTIST: Tito Puente, Vicentico Valdes

STYLE: Afro-Cubop → Latin Jazz

INSTRUMENTS: timbales, sax, piano, trumpet

VOICES: Vicentico Valdes

SIGNIFICANCE: one of the first jazz-mambo hits, Machito Band influence

Boplicity

ARTIST: Miles Davis

STYLE: Cool Jazz

INSTRUMENTS: alto sax, baritone sax, trumpet, trombone, tuba, piano bass, drums

SIGNIFICANCE: consistent tone, birth of cool, uplifting

Take 5

ARTIST: Dave Brubeck

STYLE: Cool Jazz

INSTRUMENTS: piano, alto sax, drums, double bass

SIGNIFICANCE: two-chord piano/bass vamp, saxophone melodies, unorthodox meter, 5-4

So What

ARTIST: Miles Davis

STYLE: Modal Jazz

INSTRUMENTS: trumpet, tenor sax, alto sax, piano, bass, drums

SIGNIFICANCE: dorian, one of the best known examples of modal jazz

Impressions

ARTIST: John Coltrane

STYLE: Modal Jazz

INSTRUMENTS: soprano, tenor sax, piano, drums, double bass

SIGNIFICANCE: improvisation, solos

Desafindo

ARTIST: Charlie Byrd, Stan Getz

STYLE: Bossa Nova

INSTRUMENTS: piano, guitar, double bass, drums, flute

SIGNIFICANCE: diatonic scale, dissonant tones

Corcovado

ARTIST: Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto

STYLE: Bossa Nova

INSTRUMENTS: trombone, guitar, bass, drums 

VOICES: Astrud Gilberto

SIGNIFICANCE: represents a tranquil moment where one can enjoy beauty of nature and dreams

Doodlin’

ARTIST: Horace Silver Quintet

STYLE: Hard Bop

INSTRUMENTS: piano, tenor sax, trumpet, bass, drums 

SIGNIFICANCE: catchy, infectious melody. Signature hard bop riff, blues-based, call & response. Rhythmic precision in piano playing

Moanin’

ARTIST: Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers

STYLE: Hard Bop

INSTRUMENTS: drums, tenor sax, piano, bass, trumpet

SIGNIFICANCE: iconic hard bop composition, infectious bluesy melody, call & response, dynamic and soulful, expressive horn solos, powerful rhythm section