Jazz Test 2

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45 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

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Front Back
"Dixie Jazz Band One Step"
ODJB 1917~first recording, from Chicago, recorded in NY, early jazz
CH 5
Wolverine Blues
By Jelly Roll Morton 1927, early jazz

ch 5
Hotter than That
Louis Armstrong, 1928, early jazz
CH 5
West End Blues
Louis Armstrong, 1928, early jazz

CH 5
After You've Gone
By Gene Krupa, 1941, Roy Eldridge/trumpet, swing

CH 6
"Seven Come Eleven"
Benny Goodman ‘40s, swing

CH 6
Transblucency
Duke Ellington, 1946, swing

CH 6
Prelude To A Kiss
Duke Ellington, 1957s, swing, CH 7
Cottontail
Duke Ellington, ‘40s, swing
CH 7
Lester Leaps In
Count Basie, Lester Young/ sax, ’39, swing
CH 8
What are some important differences between early jazz combos and the music jazz came from- ragtime, blues and brass band music?
a. much of each performance was improvised
b. rhythmic feeling more relaxed- anticipated swing
c. some new repertoire of its own
d. collective improv. yielded more complex texture-more exiting

Who was Jelly Roll Morton & what were his major accomplishments?
Jazz composer, pianist, arranger,
Blended composition and improv, ‘red hot peppers’ band,
What were brass bands and how were they important to the early development of jazz?
Used trumpet, clarinet, trombone, tuba, drums and sometimes sax
Who was Louis Armstrong and what are some of his major contributions to jazz?
Trumpet player from NO, extend jazz vocab, scat singer, swung 8th notes, sense of drama,
In addition to being a great trumpet virtuoso, what are some other things Louis Armstrong is known for including in his musical performances?
Entertainer, ‘satchmo’, rhythmic displacement,