University of Waterloo Department Of Music

Music 240, INTRODUCTION TO JAZZ, Winter 2017

Professor: Bonnie (Patricia) Brett pbrett@uwaterloo.ca

Lectures: Tuesdays 6:00 – 8:50 PM Conrad Grebel University College CG Room #1208

Office Hours: Tuesdays 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM CG Room # 1113 (519) 885 – 0220 ext. 24248

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Course Syllabus Course Description and Objectives: An introductory survey of jazz history, culture and repertoire. Topics explored include the roots and development of the main periods and styles of jazz, the lives of important jazz artists and composers, and significant concurrent historical events. Repertoire recognition and learning how to listen to jazz are the primary objectives of this course. Prerequisites: Curiosity about jazz and “big ears.”

Required Text: Jazz (2nd

edition) 2015 Scott DeVeaux; Gary Giddins

W.W. Norton and Company ISBN 978-0-393-93706-0 * Students who do not wish to invest in the hard copy of this text can gain access to the EBook at a lower price at: www.wwnorton.com http://books.wwnorton.com/books/webad.aspx?id=4294989967

Resources:

WW Norton StudySpace Student Website http://wwnorton.com/college/music/jazz2/welcome.aspx - offers sound-files, chapter outlines, a glossary of terms and podcast tutorials from the authors of JAZZ

Required listening sound files will be available online at U of Waterloo’s LEARN website.

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(Resources cont.)

Oxford Music Online is an “e-resource” that can be accessed from the University Library Home Page http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/ (On Line Reference Shelf) You will need to sign in using your library card.

Oxford Music Online includes the Grove Dictionary of Jazz and is an excellent all-round resource for music research.

Occasionally extra music or reading may be posted on LEARN

Evaluation:

Listening and Terminology Tests (2 X 24%) 48 %

Written Assignment 15 %

Final Test 25 %

Attendance & Participation 12 %

Required Listening Music Files online at LEARN:

The most important, required component of this course is listening to jazz music.

ALL required listening items are posted on the UW LEARN Music 240 website, found within six designated Modules containing individual mp3 files.

Complete listings of sound file contents appear in the Music 240 Discography found at the end of this Course Syllabus.

TO ACCESS SOUND FILES:

Go to U of Waterloo’s LEARN site http://learn.uwaterloo.ca using your WatIAM user ID and password.

Select Music 240.

Go to Course Materials in top left menu, and select Content.

Select the desired module and then the desired sound file.

Access the file, and you can play it on your computer or follow the prompt to download the tunes into your computer.

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Tests and Assignments Quizzes: Listening and Terminology (Keywords)

Three quizzes (1 every 3 weeks) will test students on Musical Examples From Modules 1 - 6 and on jazz terminology (Keywords)

In the listening portion of each quiz students need to know: 1) the title of the musical example, 2) the name of the performer/composer, genre/style and year the recording was made (the era or time period) of the recording, 4) the basic musical form of the example.

In the terminology/keywords portion of each quiz students will provide short definitions for a number of keywords and jazz concepts. These definitions should include cited examples of songs from music listened to in class.

Each quiz will be a closed-book quiz. No electronic devices (computers/iPhones, etc.) may be accessed during the quiz. If such items are found, the student will receive no credit for the quiz.

All materials to be included in listening quizzes will be confirmed before quizzes take place to give students ample time to do their listening.

NOTE: This material is not easy to “cram” …The night before a quiz is NOT a great time to begin. Do yourself a favour and make listening a daily part of your study routine.

Written Assignment: Choose one of the following options. Option a) How did Bebop change jazz?

Write a short essay (5 pages – approx. 1500 words – double spaced + Bibliography / Works Cited) in which you discuss the changes to jazz brought about by Bebop in terms of musical elements such as performance practises, instrumentation, rhythm and harmony.

Option b) Create a Listening Guide:

Using the listening guides in your textbook as templates, make a listening guide of your own for one of the songs in modules #5 or #6 (Additional Listening)

List all performers and instruments. (Cont’d) …

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Option b) Cont’d

Provide a brief (one or two paragraphs) biography of the principal performer.

Provide a paragraph or two explaining your reasons for choosing this particular musical example. (Reasons can include historical or musical significance, the song’s relative popularity, or simply that you just love it or just hate it – explain your reasons.)

Provide a list of “What to listen for:”

Make your own time line or flow chart of the song’s form and progression.

Option c) Compare different versions of either “All Of Me” or “Flying Home”

Write a short essay (5 pages double spaced) comparing the three versions of “All Of Me” recorded by Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan.

In your own words describe what you hear in terms of timbre, rhythm, arrangement / instrumentation and each singer’s treatment of the melody and lyrics.

Do you have a favourite version? Explain why. OR

Compare the three versions of “Flying Home” (Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton and Ella Fitzgerald)

In terms of instrumentation/arrangement, timbre, rhythm and melody what differentiates each version.

Do you have a favourite version? Explain why. IMPORTANT:

The bibliography/works cited page is in addition to the four pages of your written assignments.

Cite musical examples from your list of recordings to illustrate each point.

ALL references to your textbook, Oxford Music Online and recordings must be cited in your Bibliography / Works cited page.

All Internet sources must be cited.

Rule of thumb: IF IT ISN’T YOURS – CITE IT! This applies to quotes, articles, ideas from books, recordings, photographs (YES PHOTOGRAPHS) and anything else you didn’t create, shoot or think up yourself.

*** Consult the Chicago Manual of Style for proper formatting of Works Cited page, footnotes and discographical citations etc. http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html

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Academic Integrity:

In order to maintain a culture of academic integrity, members of the University of Waterloo are expected to promote honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility.

Guidelines and links from University of Waterloo regarding Academic Integrity and related topics

Discipline:

A student is expected to know what constitutes academic integrity, to avoid committing academic offences, and to take responsibility for his/her actions.

A student who is unsure whether an action constitutes an offence, or who needs help in learning how to avoid offences (e.g., plagiarism, cheating) or about “rules” for group work/collaboration should seek guidance from the course professor, academic advisor, or the Undergraduate Associate Dean.

When misconduct has been found to have occurred, disciplinary penalties will be imposed under Policy 71 – Student Discipline.

For information on categories of offenses and types of penalties, students should refer to Policy 71 - Student Discipline, http://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat/policies-procedures-guidelines/policy-71.

Grievances:

A student who believes that a decision affecting some aspect of his/her university life has been unfair or unreasonable may have grounds for initiating a grievance. Read Policy 70 - Student Petitions and Grievances, Section 4, http://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat/policies-procedures- guidelines/policy-70.

Also consult http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/student-grievances-faculty-arts-processes for the Faculty of Arts’ grievance processes.

Appeals:

A student may appeal the finding and/or penalty in a decision made under

Policy 70 - Student Petitions and Grievances (other than regarding a petition)

OR

Policy 71 - Student Discipline if a ground for an appeal can be established.

Read Policy 72 - Student Appeals, http://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat/policies-procedures-guidelines/policy-72.

Academic Integrity website (Arts): http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/arts/ugrad/academic_responsibility.html

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Academic Integrity Office (uWaterloo): http://uwaterloo.ca/academic-integrity/ Accommodation for Students with Disabilities: Note for students with disabilities:

The AccessAbility Services (AS) Office, located in Needles Hall, Room 1132, collaborates with all academic departments to arrange appropriate accommodations for students with disabilities without compromising the academic integrity of the curriculum.

If you require academic accommodations to lessen the impact of your disability, please register with the AS Office at the beginning of each academic term.

Appeals: A decision made or penalty imposed under Policy 70 (Student Petitions and Grievances) (other than a petition) or Policy 71 (Student Discipline) may be appealed if there is a ground. A student who believes he/she has a ground for an appeal should refer to Policy 72 (Student Appeals) www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy72.htm.

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Tentative Lecture Schedule Lectures

Week/Date Material Covered Assigned

Reading Assigned Listening

Important Dates: Assignments Due

Quizzes Final Test

1 Jan. 3 Introduction:

Instruments, Form, Rhythm,

Terminology Beginning a

glossary/ /List of Keywords

==== The Roots of Jazz:

“Africanisms” Blues, Ragtime

New Orleans ===

Great Migration Harlem

Renaissance

Tin Pan Alley

JAZZ Chapters 1-3

Module #1 & “I Got Rhythm”

2 Jan. 10 Louis Armstrong

The Swing Era Begins

JAZZ Chapter 4 - 6

Modules #1 & 2

3 Jan. 17 The Swing Era

Duke Ellington / Count Basie

JAZZ

Chapter 7- 9

Modules #1 & #2

Listening and Keywords

Quiz #1

4 Jan. 24

The Swing Era JAZZ

Chapters 7 - 9 Modules #2 & #3

Jan 23 Final day to drop course without academic penalty.

5 Jan. 31 Bebop

Klook, Bird and Dizzy

JAZZ

Chapters 10-11

Modules #2 & #3

6 Feb. 7 Hard Bop JAZZ

Chapters12 - 13 Modules #2 & #3

Listening and Keywords

Quiz #2

7 Feb. 14 Modal Jazz JAZZ

Chapter 14

Module #3

Feb. 20 – 24 READING WEEK READING WEEK READING WEEK READING WEEK

8 Feb. 28 Singers

(See Chapter 16) JAZZ

Chapter 16

Module #6 Written

Assignment Due

9 Mar. 7 The Avant Garde

JAZZ

Chapter 15

Module #4 Listening and

Keywords Quiz #3

10 Mar. 14 Fusion Jazz JAZZ

Chapters 16 - 18 Modules #4 - #6

11 Mar. 21 Jazz Today JAZZ

Chapters 16 - 18

Module #4

12 Mar. 28 Final Test Modules #1 - #6

Final Test

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MUSIC 240 Course Discography

Module #1

The Norton Jazz Recordings Listening Guides

Pre – Jazz, Blues & Early Jazz Listening Guide Page # Performer(s) Title 1. “The Buzzard Lope” Georgia Sea Island Singers 45 2. “Reckless Blues” Bessie Smith 49 3. “Down Home Rag” Wilbur Sweatman 57 4. “Dixie Jass Band One-Step” Original Dixieland Jazz Band 69 5. “Dead Man Blues” Jelly Roll Morton 72 6. “Snake Rag” King Oliver 77 7. “Cake Walking Babies From Home” The Red Onion Jazz Babies 80 8. “Changes” Paul Whiteman Orchestra 89 9. “Copenhagen” Fletcher Henderson 93 10. “You’ve Got To Be Modernistic” James P. Johnson 99 11. “Black and Tan Fantasy” Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 103 12. “Hotter Than That” Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five 112 13. “West End Blues” Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five 114 14. “Weather Bird” Louis Armstrong / Earl Hines 116 15. “Singin’” The Blues Bix Beiderbecke / 120

Frankie Trumbauer

16.“Blue Lou” Fletcher Henderson 139

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Module #2

The Norton Jazz Recordings Listening Guides

Boogie Woogie, Swing Listening Guide Page # Performer(s) Title 1. “Dinah” Benny Goodman 143 2. “Star Dust” Artie Shaw 148 3. “Annie Laurie” Jimmie Lunceford 150 4. “It’s All Right Baby” Big Joe Turner / Pete Johnson 159 5. “Walkin’ and Swingin’” Andy Kirk / Mary Lou Williams 162 6. “One O’Clock Jump Count Basie 168 7. “Mood Indigo” Duke Ellington 173 8. “Conga Brava” Duke Ellington 176 9. “Blood Count” Billy Strayhorn/ Duke Ellington 180 10. “Body and Soul Coleman Hawkins 187 11. “Oh! Lady Be Good” Count Basie / Lester Young 192 12. “I’m Coming Virginia” Benny Carter / Django Reinhardt 196 13. ”You’re Driving Me Crazy” Valaida Snow 199 14. “A Sailboat in the Moonlight Billie Holiday 203 15. “Blue Skies” Ella Fitzgerald 206 16. “Christopher Columbus” Fats Waller 212 17. “Over The Rainbow” Art Tatum 215 18. “Swing To Bop” (Topsy) Charlie Christian 218

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Module #3

The Norton Jazz Recordings Listening Guides

Modern Jazz Bebop, Hard Bop, Mainstream & Modal

Listening Guide Page # Performer(s) Title 1. “Ko-Ko” (false start) Charlie Parker 2 “Ko-Ko” (master take) Charlie Parker 239 3. “Embraceable You” Charlie Parker 242 4. “Now’s The Time” Charlie Parker 243 5. “Tempus Fugue-It” Bud Powell 249 6. “Long Tall Dexter” Dexter Gordon 253 7. “Venus de Milo” Miles Davis 263 8. “Vendome” Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ) 268 9. “Song For My Father” Horace Silver 273 10. “A Night In Tunisia Clifford Brown 277 11. “I’m An Old Cowhand” Sonny Rollins 280 12. “Thelonious” Thelonious Monk 291 13. “Rhythm-a-ning” Thelonious Monk 293 14. “Boogie Stop Shuffle” Charles Mingus 297 15. “King Porter Stomp” Gil Evans 300 16. “Concerto For Billy The Kid” George Russell 304 17. “So What” Miles Davis 316

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18. “Witchcraft” Bill Evans 318 19. “Giant Steps” John Coltrane 321 20. “Acknowledgement” John Coltrane 326 21. “E.S.P.” Miles Davis 330

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Module #4

The Norton Jazz Recordings Listening Guides Avant Garde, Bossa Nova & Fusion

Listening Guide Page # Performer(s) Title 1. “Lonely Woman” Ornette Coleman 347 2. “Bulbs” Cecil Taylor 352 3. “Ghosts” Albert Ayler 356 4. “Spirit Possession” Anthony Braxton / Max Roach 361 5. “Hattie Wall” World Saxophone Quartet 364 6. ”O.G.D.” Wes Montgomery / Jimmy Smith 375 7. “All Of Me” Sarah Vaughan 380 8. “Manteca” Dizzy Gillespie 384

9. “Só Danço Samba” Stan Getz / João Gilberto 387

10. “Una Dia Bonito” Eddie Palmieri 390

11. “Teen Town” Weather Report 407

12. “Cantaloupe Island” Herbie Hancock 410

13. “Chank” John Scofield / Medeski, 417 Martin and Wood 14. “Why Do We Try” Robert Glasper 421 15. “The Pearls” Wynton Marsalis 434 16. “Maiden Voyage” SF JAZZ Collective 438 17. “My Favorite Things” Betty Carter 443 18. “Timeline” Michael Brecker 445

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19. “You’ve Got To Be Modernistic Jason Moran 448 20. “Lude” Vijay Iyer 460 21. “Short And Sweet” Esperanza Spalding 463 22. “John Henry” Cécile McLorin Salvant 466 23. “Calypso Minor” Abdullah Ibrahim 470

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Module #5

Additional Listening – Instrumental Jazz

1. Moten Stomp Benny Moten 1927

2. Moten Swing Benny Moten 1932

3. Jumpin’ At The Woodside” Count Basie 1938

4. “Take The A Train” Billy Strayhorn / D. Ellington 1941

5. “C Jam Blues” Duke Ellington (w/ Ray Nance) 1942

6. “Pitter Patter Panther” Ellington & Jimmy Blanton 1940

7. “Flying Home” Benny Goodman 1941

8. “Flying Home” Lionel Hampton 1942

9. “Ornithology Charlie Parker 1946

10. “St. Thomas Sonny Rollns 1956

11. “Four” Miles Davis 1956

12. “The Promise ” John Coltrane 1963

13. “Hot House” Dizzy Gillespie 1945

14. “What Is This Thing Called Love?” Bill Evans Trio 1959

15. “Soul Station” Hank Mobley 1960

16. “Senor Blues” Horace Silver 1957

17. “The In Crowd” Ramsey Lewis 1965

18. “Poinciana” Ahmad Jamal 1958

19. “Space Is The Place Sun Ra Arkkestra 1984

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Module #6

Additional Listening – Vocal Jazz

1. “Run Old Jeremiah” Ring Shout 1934

2. “Old Alabama” Lomax Prison Recordings 1947

3. “Backwater Blues” Bessie Smith / James P. Johnson 1927

4. “Sent For You Yesterday” Jimmy Rushing w/ Count Basie 1938

5. “He Ain’t Got Rhythm Jimmy Rushing W/ Benny Goodman 1936 6. “Swing It Brother Swing” Billie Holiday w/ Count Basie 1937

7. “He Ain’t Got Rhythm” Billie Holiday 1937

8. “All Of Me” Billie Holiday 1941

9. “Take The A Train” Betty Roché w/ Ellington 1952

10. “A Tisket A Tasket” Ella Fitzgerald 1938

11. “All Of Me” Ella Fitzgerald 1961

12. “Duke’s Place” (C Jam Blues) Ella Fitzgerald w/ Duke Ellington 1966

13. “Flying Home” Ella Fitzgerald 1945

14. “How High The Moon” Ella Fitzgerald 1947

15. “How High The Moon” Sarah Vaughan 1957

16. “How High The Moon” Ella Fitzgerald Live In Berlin 1960

17. “What Is This Thing Called Love?” Sarah Vaughan 1963

18. “Someday Sweetheart” Bing Crosby c. 1933 -1935

19. “The Song Is You” Bing Crosby 1956

20. You’re Driving Me Crazy” Betty Carter 1958

21. “The Surrey With The Fringe On Top” Betty Carter 1970

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22. “Get It Straight” Carmen McRae 1988

23. “I Only Have Eyes For You” Carmen McRae 1959

24. “Sweet Georgia Brown” Anita O’Day 1956

25. “Old Devil Moon” Anita O’Day 1957