Jazz vocab
Creating music on the spot is called this.
What is improvisation?
This trumpeter was nicknamed “Satchmo.”
Who is Louis Armstrong?
Jazz originated in this U.S. city.
What is New Orleans?
Bebop harmony often uses extended chords like 9ths, 11ths, and these.
What are 13ths?
Bebop is typically played at this type of speed.
What is fast tempo?
A repeated rhythmic pattern is known as this.
What is a riff?
This singer recorded “Strange Fruit.”
Who is Billie Holiday?
This New York City neighborhood became a major jazz hub during the Harlem Renaissance.
What is Harlem?
A dominant scale with a lowered 9th and raised 9th is often used over this type of chord.
What is a dominant chord?
The rhythm section in bebop usually includes piano, bass, and this instrument.
What are drums?
Jazz often emphasizes these unexpected beats in the rhythm.
What is syncopation?
This pianist led a famous big band and wrote “Take the A Train.”
Who is Duke Ellington?
Prohibition in the 1920s led to secret bars known as these, where jazz thrived.
What are speakeasies?
This symmetrical scale, built from alternating whole and half steps, is used over dominant chords.
What is the diminished scale?
Many early bebop sessions took place during this wartime decade.
What is World War II / the 1940s?
The series of underlying chords a soloist improvises over is called this.
What are chord changes?
This bebop alto saxophonist was nicknamed “Bird.”
Who is Charlie Parker?
This 1930s–40s era is often called the “Big Band Era.”
What is the Swing Era?
This melodic device outlines chord tones in a linear, flowing way that defines the bebop sound.
What is arpeggiation?
Replacing basic chords with more complex ones is known as this.
What are substitutions?
Ad lib means to preform freely or improvise and it is short for what?
What is ad libitum?
This innovative singer famously recorded "Somethin' Stupid"
Who is Frank Sinatra?
This 1940s Manhattan club was central to the development of bebop.
What is Minton’s Playhouse?
Bebop developed partly as a reaction against this dance-oriented jazz style.
What is Swing?
A fast tempo marking often associated with bebop is called this.
What is up-tempo?