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Jazz 1510 FINAL
Section 4 and basic review
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Undergraduate 1
04/14/2013

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John Coltrane
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Tenor and Soprano sax
1926-1967
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Had a heroin addiction hat broke up the Miles Davis quintet
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John Coltrane
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"Mars"
Definition
John Coltrane
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"Blue Train"
Definition
John Coltrane
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Played excessive lengths in his performances
Definition
John Coltrane
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Played with Thelonious Monk "School of Monk"
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John Coltrane
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"Sheets of Sound"
Double-timing
Definition
John Coltrane
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Tried to play every note in every chord and every scale
(Coleman Hawkins X 10)
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John Coltrane
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Most influential tenor saxophonist in Jazz
Definition
John Coltrane
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1960 classic quartet with John Coltrane
Definition
McCoy Tyner (Piano)
Jimmy Garrison (bass)
Elvin Jones (drums)
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What was Elvin Jones known for?
Definition
Rolling triplets on drums
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Dorian mode
Definition
Natural minor scale with a raised sixth
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Album made by John Coltrane when he went clean
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(1964) A Love Supreme
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What did John Coltrane die of?
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Died of Liver cancer
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Only recorded for 12 years, but had a high impact on jazz music
Definition
John Coltrane
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Miles Davis
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Trumpeter (1991)
Born in St. Louis
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At age 18, he performed wih Bird and Diz
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Miles Davis
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Quit Julliard School of music to play at NY nightclub with Bird
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Miles Davis
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Absorped the Bebop style with Bird and Diz
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Miles Davis
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Was not as technically able as Gillespie
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Miles Davis
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Had a nine-person group with Gil Evans
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Miles Davis
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Encounter with Gil helped his first style change "Cool Jazz"
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Miles Davis
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Cool Jazz created a great appeal to the White audience than Bebop
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True
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Who was Miles Davis' rhythm section in his 1st Quintet?
Definition
Red Garland, Paul Chambers, "Philly" Joe Jones
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Who was Miles Davis' rhythm section in his 2nd Quintet?
Definition
Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams (17 years old)
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When was Jazz-Rock Fusion introduced?
Definition
Bitches Brew album dropped (1970)

One of best-selling jazz albums of all time
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Fusion
Definition
No Walking bass (modal delays)
No swing
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Drums Swinging
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Fusion jazz
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Straight up and down rock beat
Definition
Fusion jazz
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Bass-repetitive and busy funk lines
Definition
Fusion jazz
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Vocals
Definition
Fusion jazz
Term
Electrified instruments
Definition
Fusion jazz
Term
Inclusion of african insttruments
Definition
Fusion jazz
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Emmerged during the late 60's
Definition
Fusion jazz
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Short repetitive chord progressions
Definition
Fusion jazz
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Miles Davis Effect
Definition
most important fusion pioneers were in the bands of miles davis
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Mixed jazz improvisation with the instrumentation and rhythms of R and B
Definition
Fusion jazz
Term
Blood sweat and Tears

Chicago
Definition
bands that first started fusion
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John McLaughlin
Definition
Fusion guitarist

Recorded with miles davis, Tony Williams
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Mahavishnu Orchestra
Definition
Jan Hammer-keyboards

Jerry Goodman-violin

Rick Laird- Bass guitar

Billy Cobham-drums
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Considered the ultimate models of group cohesion and fuison improvisation
Definition
Mahavishnu
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Weather report
Definition
Joe Zawinul-piano, synth

Wayne Shorter-soprano saxo (w/ davis)
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Often no distiction between solo and band
Definition
Weather report
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Collective improvisation of textures

Funk band emphasis
Definition
Weather report
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Herbie Hancock
Definition
pianist, composer
Term
Played with head hunters and sextant
Definition
Herbie Hancock
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Chick Corea
Definition
Pianist composer

return to forever

Chick Corea Electric band
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Latin and Spanish influence
Definition
Chick Corea
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How Davis avoided musical stasis (single mode)
Definition
Davis created a variety of shifting- to a different scale during the composition
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How did Davis view modal jazz?
Definition
As a challenge to melodic invention
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Deliberate restriction of resources results in __________________?
Definition
Paradoxical sense of creative liberation
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Harmon Mute
Definition
Sharp contrast between Miles understated improvisations and John Coltrane's impassioned streams of notes, made music more intense
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"Jazz as we know it is DEAD"
Definition
October 1967 Downbeat magazine
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Polyrythms
Definition
Rhythmically interlocking parts for bass, guitar, drums.
Term
Solos utilized long strings of sixteenth notes
Definition
John McLaughlin
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