Musicians
Who was the greatest Ragtime composer?
Scott Joplin
What are the two defining factors of jazz?
Swing and Improvisation
Where did the name "Ragtime" come from?
Ragged Rhythms
What two syllables do we use to help remember how to swing 8th notes?
Do-Va
Where did Jazz originate?
The American South
Define Swing
lilting feeling or groove
Which cool jazz musician was famous for playing trumpet and singing
Chet Baker
The first African American blues artist to make vocal blues recordings.
Mamie Smith
This band leader wanted to elevate jazz music into an art form.
Duke Ellington
What is the form of Ragtime?
AABBACCDD
Where does the name bebop come from?
onomatopoetic rendering of what the word sounds like
How did Cool Jazz get its name?
The music was soft, reserved, and controlled.
Define Improvisation
Making it up as you go, not rehearsed, spontaneous
Cool Jazz was popular where in the 1950s?
AND
What region was Cool Jazz most popular?
College Campuses
The West Coast!
Which clarinet professor is known as the "King of Swing"?
Benny Goodman
How do we listen to jazz?
We listen for the form and chord progressions
What is the primary instrument used in Ragtime? AND what other instruments are used?
Piano, and ANY instruments can play ragtime!
Who was the most influential jazz saxophonist in Bebop?
Charlie Parker
Which 2 musicians are known for inventing Latin Jazz?
Dizzie Gillespie and Mario Bauza
Which instrument was FIRST used in blues?
The voice!
Which three regions made up Latin Jazz?
American, Latin, and Caribbean.
Which trumpet player came put with the album "Birth of Cool"?
Miles Davis
What were 4 major factors in the demise of the swing era?
WWII draft
Taxes
Racism-segregation
Nightly Curfew
Where does swing live?
In the 8th notes!
Which cool jazz pianist wrote "Take Five"?
Dave Brubeck
What is Cubop? and who came up with the term?
Combination of Cuba and bebop, Dizzy Gillespie
What are 3 characteristics of the blues
walking bass line, heavy swing, and repetitive lyrics
What are 3 basic principals of Free Jazz?
1. Following the rules, then breaking them
2. Improvisation
3. Experimentation
This trumpeter and vocalist transformed jazz to focus on the solo virtuosity.
Louis Armstrong
DOUBLE POINTS!
Name all five famous Free Jazz musicians and their instruments
Ornette Colman- Saxophone
John Coltrane- Saxophone
Cecil Taylor- Piano
Eric Dolphy- Woodwinds
Albert Ayler- Tenor Sax
Where did Free Jazz originate?
New York
What free jazz musician used a plastic saxophone?
Ornette Colman
List the primary jazz genres in order from earliest to latest.
Ragtime, Blues, Swing, Bebop, Cool, Free, Latin, Fusion
What kind of ensemble usually performs swing?
Big Band
Name three reasons solo playing is popular in free jazz.
1. self expression
2. Freedom to change tempo and key signature
3.Best for Improvisation