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Jazz
Musicology 3
Overview
• WW2 and the development of Bebop
• Be-bop
• 1950’s – Where do we go from here?
• Freedom 1
• Freedom 2
• Experimentation
• Fusion and Beyond
Questions
• 1. What effects did World War II have on the development of jazz?
• 2. Be-bop has become the dominant language of jazz. Outline some of the defining strengths of Be-bop, with reference to some of the musicians who influenced it’s development?
• 3. Identify an important album recorded during the 1950’s and discuss?
• 4. The 1950/60’s were a tumultuous time in the history of the U.S.A. particularly for African Americans? Consider the role of jazz within the historical context of this period?
• 5. Identify two prominent jazz styles of the 1970’s and compare their importance in the development of jazz?
• 6. The modern era has seen the globalisation of jazz. Discuss two issues, which you consider are affecting jazz, either positively or negatively, with reference to particular artists and/or recordings?
Swing era
Benny Goodman
• Achievements were impressive –
• Defined the standard of Jazz Clarinet,
• Established standards of technical perfection within his band that were the envy of peers
• Huge influence on the popularity of “swing music”.
• Commissioned major works – Bela Bartok’s Contrasts, Aaron Copland’s Concerto for Clarinet, Paul Hindemith’s Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, and Morton Gould’s Derivations for Clarinet and Band.
Body And Soul: Coleman Hawkins
1939
World War II
• Out break of War 1939
• U.S.A enters the war 1941
52nd Street
Modernism
The Musicians
• Charlie Chrisitan – Guitar
• Jimmy Blanton – Bass
• Charlie Parker – Alto Saxophone
• Dizzy Gillespie – Trumpet
• Thelonious Monk – Piano
• Dexter Gordon – Tenor Saxophone