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1. Who were the two great Bebop artists that we focused on and what did they play?
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Charlie “Bird” Parker ~ alto sax, composer
Dizzy Gillespie ~ trumpet Thelonius Monk ~ piano, composer |
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2. Name several things that each of the above are famous for.
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Charlie: Kansas City, syncopated, add chords to existing chord progressions
Dizzy: Entertainer (Salt and Peanuts), harmonizing skills, crack high notes Thelonius: Most original composer, odd music, used seconds |
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3. Describe the differences between Swing and Bop in terms of the following:
use of singers: popular appeal: visual appeal: |
Sing: Rare in bebop more often in swing
Pop: Bebop was more art music for the sophisticated crowd. Swing was popular. Visual: bop didn’t have as much as swing (was more serious) Swing had uniforms bebop didn’t. |
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complexity
danceability abstract sounds & use of the melody |
Comp: Bop wasn’t difficult to follow, not predictable, complicated -> solos and accompaniment - Swing was simple, predictable,
Dance: People didn’t dance to bop, did dance to swing Ab: bop has less familiar patterns and are more abstract, harder to follow, barely detectable relation between improv and original melody swing is familiar and easy to follow. |
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packaging or marketing the relationship to the length of solos-
h. dates of swing & bop- |
Pack: bop- absence of formal packaging for improve and greater length and amount of solo improv, fresh improve (not written)
swing- big band, use written arrangements,
Date: Bop: Early 40’s – early ‘50s Swing: 30’s, 40’s |
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4. What is meant by the triumph and tragedy Charlie Parker’s life?
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Virtuoso but addicted to drug, died too young
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5. What are contrafacts and what poplular song and song form produced many of these?
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Written over the same chord changes, AABA – “I Got Rhythm”
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6. What did Thelonious Monk play and what was so unique about his:
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Piano, composer
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Play: Unorthodox melodies, challenging chord progressions in improv, logical and symmetric, concise, most original, clashing tones
Person: Unconventional, odd personality |
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Miles Davis – “The Birth of Cool”
Gerry Mulligan- baritone sax and composer in Miles Davis Nonet, west coast cool Dave Brubeck- piano, composer, bandleader avoided bop melodies and rhythmic feelings, classic music |
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When did cool jazz begin and Miles Davis record came out from this period that has gone on to become the biggest selling jazz record of all time?
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CA 1950’s, “Birth of Cool”, “Sketches of Spain”
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Paul Desman “Take Five”
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In general terms, what type of sounds did cool jazz players use?
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Subdue, light, dry tone qualities, little/no vibrato, low levels of volume and avoid high notes, more relaxed and melodic than bop
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What unusual instruments are found on some of the cool jazz recordings? (“unusual” for jazz that is)
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Guitar
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What swing era musicians influenced cool jazz styles.
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Lester Young
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