Jazz Music Final Written Assignment


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    Jazz Music Final Written Assignment

    From the choices provided below, select a jazz musician for your paper of 600 to 800 words. You will be writing about the historic jazz style represented by this musician, as well as his or her individual performance style. An abundance of choices will allow you to write with genuine enthusiasm about one of your favorites. (Please note that we have excluded Miles Davis and John Coltrane from the list–they are simply too popular to include on the list.)

    For the musician:

    discuss the general characteristics of the historic jazz style;
    describe the individual stylistic characteristics for which the performer is known;
    select one piece that features a notable performance and provide your observations from listening to the piece;
    provide a conclusion that offers insight into the artistry and significance of the piece and performer you have selected.
    This assignment is an extension of the work you have been doing on the discussion boards. Topics questions can serve to guide your own investigation of the piece you have selected.

    The one caveat is to make sure that you select a recording that is not assigned listening–be it recordings on the lesson pages, the discussion boards, or on the Unit listening lists. As far as that goes, there are several more lessons before the end of the semester. There is one remaining discussion board, and there are recordings on the Unit 5 Listening List (that will be presented in Lessons 13 and 14). These recordings–and all recordings from Lessons 12, 13, and 14–are also off limits. The remaining lessons are available to you, so that you can check to make sure that your selection is not a recording from the lesson pages. In addition, here are the recordings on the remaining discussion board, along with those on the Unit 5 Listening List:

    Discussion Board #10 recordings:

    Miles Davis, “Bitches Brew” (Miles Davis), New York, August 19, 1969
    Miles Davis, “Sivad” (Miles Davis), Live at The Cellar Door, Washington, DC, December 19, 1970
    Weather Report, “Birdland” (Joe Zawinul), Hollywood, 1976
    Weather Report, “This is This” (Josef Zawinul), Los Angeles, CA, 1986
    Chick Corea, “Steps – What Was” (Chick Corea), New York, March 1968
    Chick Corea, “Now He Sings, Now He Sobs” (Chick Corea), New York, March 14, 19 and 27, 1968
    Return to Forever, “Spain” (Chick Corea), London, October 1972
    Herbie Hancock, “Sly” (Herbie Hancock), San Francisco, CA, Fall, 1973
    Keith Jarrett, “Landscape For Future Earth” (Keith Jarrett), Oslo, Norway, November, 1971
    Keith Jarrett, “All The Things You Are” (J. Kern/O. Hammerstein), New York, January 1983

    Unit 5 Listening List:

    The Wynton Marsalis Quartet, “Knozz-Moe-King” (Wynton Marsalis), Washington, D.C., December 19 and 20, 1986
    Wynton Marsalis, “Caravan” (D. Ellington/J. Tizol/Mills), New York, May 29-30 and September 24-25, 1986

    Michael Brecker, “Slings and Arrows” (Michael Brecker), New York, 1996
    Sonny Clark Memorial Quartet, “Cool Struttin’” (Sonny Clark), 1986
    Tito Puente, “Royal ‘T’” (Tito Puente), San Francisco, January 18-19, 1993
    Medeski Martin & Wood, “Hey-Hee-Hi-Ho” (MMW), New York, December 15-22, 1997
    Roy Hargrove Quintet, “Mental Phrasing” (Roy Hargrove), New York, January 16 and 17, 1994
    Brad Mehldau, “Monk’s Dream” (Thelonious Monk), Live at Village Vanguard, New York, July 29-August 3, 1997

    Historic jazz recordings have become very easy to purchase online as mp3 downloads. If you don’t already have the recording you have selected, an mp3 purchase is a very reasonable and affordable way to obtain the recording.

    In the header for your paper, be sure to include:

    The artist you have selected
    The title of the piece
    The year of the original recording
    Other performers on the recording

    Note: This is not a research paper. Your online lessons provide ample information. If quoting from these lessons, place the words in quotation marks and use a parenthetic citation, such as (Hopkins, Lesson 11). You may use other sources, but be sure to document these sources and properly attribute quotations.

    Select an artist from the choices provided:

    Pre-Swing (New Orleans/Chicago):

    Trumpet/corinet
    Joe Oliver
    Louis Armstrong (before 1950)
    Bix Beiderbecke

    Clarinet/Sop.
    Sydney Bechet
    Johnny Dodds
    Jimmie Noone

    Trombone
    Edward “Kid” Ory

    Saxophone
    Frankie Trumbauer

    Piano
    Lil Hardin Armstrong
    Jelly Roll Morton
    Fletcher Henderson (pre-swing, swing)
    Earl Hines (pre-swing, swing)
    Fats Waller (pre-swing, swing)
    James P. Johnson (stride)
    Willie “The Lion” Smith (stride)

    Guitar/banjo
    Johnny St. Cyr
    Eddie Lang

    Violin
    Joe Venuti

    Drums
    Sid Catlett
    Baby Dodds

    Swing:

    Trumpet
    Bubber Miley
    Cootie Williams
    Harry “Sweets” Edison
    Buck Clayton
    Roy Eldridge

    Trombone
    Joe Nanton
    Vic Dickenson

    Clarinet
    Benny Goodman
    Barney Bigard
    Jimmy Hamilton

    Alto Sax
    Johnny Hodges
    Benny Carter
    Earl Warren
    Willie Smith

    Tenor Sax
    Coleman Hawkins
    Lester Young
    Herchel Evans
    Ben Webster

    Baritone Sax
    Harry Carney

    Piano
    Duke Ellington
    Count Basie
    Art Tatum
    Teddy Wilson

    Vibraphone
    Lionel Hampton
    Red Norvo

    Guitar
    Freddy Green
    Django Reinhardt
    Charlie Christian (swing, bop)

    Violin
    Stephane Grappelli
    Stuff Smith

    Bass
    Walter Page
    Jimmie Blanton

    Drums
    Jo Jones
    Sonny Greer
    Gene Krupa
    Chick Webb
    Buddy Rich (swing, bop)

    Modern: Bebop:

    Trumpet
    Dizzy Gillespie
    Red Rodney

    Trombone
    J.J. Johnson
    Kai Winding

    Alto Sax
    Charlie Parker

    Tenor Sax
    Dexter Gordon

    Piano
    Bud Powell
    Thelonious Monk (bop, hard bop)
    Duke Jordan
    Al Haig

    Vibraphone
    Milt Jackson (bop, cool)

    Bass
    Curly Russell
    Tommy Potter
    Oscar Pettiford

    Drums
    Kenny Clarke
    Max Roach (bop, hard bop)
    Roy Haynes

    Modern: Cool/West Coast:

    Trumpet
    Chet Baker

    Clarinet
    Jimmy Giuffre (clarinet/sax)

    Alto Sax
    Lee Konitz
    Paul Desmond
    Art Pepper

    Tenor Sax
    Stan Getz

    Baritone Sax
    Gerry Mulligan (bop, cool)

    Piano
    Lennie Tristano (cool, free)
    Dave Brubeck

    Guitar
    Jim Hall

    Bass
    Ralph Pena
    Bob Bates
    Eugene Wright

    Drums
    Joe Morello
    Chico Hamilton

    Modern: Hard bop:

    Trumpet
    Clifford Brown
    Lee Morgan
    Freddie Hubbard

    Trombone
    Curtis Fuller

    Alto Sax
    Cannonball Adderley
    Jackie Mclean
    Phil Woods
    Gigi Gryce

    Tenor Sax
    Sonny Rollins
    Wayne Shorter (hard bop, fusion)

    Piano
    Wynton Kelly
    Red Garland
    Horace Silver
    McCoy Tyner (hard bop, free)
    Tommy Flanagan
    John Lewis (third stream)
    Oscar Peterson

    Organ
    Jimmy Smith
    Groove Holmes

    Guitar
    Wes Montgomery
    Kenny Burrell
    Grant Green
    Joe Pass

    Bass
    Charles Mingus (bop, hard bop, free)
    Paul Chambers
    Jimmy Garrison (hard bop, free)
    Scott LaFaro
    Ron Carter
    Ray Brown

    Drums
    Philly Joe Jones
    Art Blakey
    Jimmy Cobb
    Tony Williams (hard bop, fusion)
    Billy Higgins (hard bop, free)

    Pianists (Worked with Davis)
    Bill Evans
    Herbie Hancock (hard bop, fusion)
    Chick Corea (hard bop, fusion)
    Keith Jarrett (hard bop, free, fusion)

    Vocalists
    Ella Fitzgerald
    Sarah Vaughan
    Betty Carter
    Cassandra Wilson
    Diana Krall (1990’s)

    Misc. Jazz Orchestras/Ensembles
    Woody Herman Orchestra
    Stan Kenton Orchestra
    Carla Bley
    Maria Schneider Big Band

    Latin Jazz
    Chano Pozo (congas-bebop)
    Tito Puente (percussion)
    Chucho Valdes (piano)
    Arturo Sandoval (trumpet)
    Paquito D’Rivera (alto sax, clarinet)

    Free/Avant-Garde:

    Trumpet
    Don Cherry
    Lester Bowie

    Alto Sax
    Ornette Coleman
    Eric Dolphy
    Anthony Braxton (woodwinds)
    Marshall Allen (woodwinds)

    Tenor Sax
    Albert Ayler
    Archie Shepp
    Roland Kirk

    Piano
    Cecil Taylor
    Sun Ra (keyboards)
    Paul Bley

    Bass
    Charlie Haden
    Dave Holland

    Drums
    Paul Motian

    Fusion:

    Trumpet
    Randy Brecker

    Piano/Keyboard
    Joe Zawinul
    Lyle Mays

    Guitar
    Pat Metheny
    John Scofield
    John McLaughlin
    Mike Stern

    Violin
    Jean-Luc Ponty

    Bass
    Jaco Pastorius (electric)
    Stanley Clarke (electric)

    Drums
    Billy Cobham
    Steve Gadd

    1980’s:

    Trumpet
    Wynton Marsalis

    Alto Sax
    Kenny Garrett
    David Sanborn
    John Zorn
    Steve Coleman

    Tenor Sax
    Michael Brecker
    David Liebman
    Gary Thomas

    Piano
    Marcus Roberts

    Bass
    John Patitucci
    Robert Hurst

    Drums
    Dave Weckl
    Jeff “Tain” Watts

    90’s and Beyond:

    Trumpet
    Roy Hargrove
    Dave Douglas

    Alto Sax
    Greg Osby

    Tenor Sax
    Joshua Redman
    James Carter
    Chris Potter
    Mark Turner

    Piano
    Cyrus Chestnut
    Gonzalo Rubalcaba
    Brad Mehldau
    Jason Moran
    John Medeski (keyboards)
    Ethan Iverson
    Esbjorn Svensson

    Guitar
    Bill Frisell
    Russell Malone
    Kurt Rosenwinkel

    Violin
    Regina Carter
    Jenny Scheinman

    Bass
    Christian McBride
    Larry Grenadier
    Reid Anderson
    Chris Wood

    Drums
    Brian Blade
    Terri Lyne Carrington
    Bill Stewart
    Jorge Rossy
    Jeff Ballard
    Dave King
    Billy Martin

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