WAYNE COMMUNITY COLLEGE MUS Introduction to Jazz Fall, Tuesday/Thursday 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. SJAFB Library Bldg. Instructor Information Instructor: Dr. Joseph Hodges Telephone Numbers: (252) (H) (252) Ext 2379 (O) Office Hours: 8-9:30 a.m. Address: FAX Number:(252)

Dr. Hodges’ Playlist s2j2UbIxOcAxOUPzqfMniAaHM3db s2j2UbIxOcAxOUPzqfMniAaHM3db

14. Modality: Miles Davis and John Coltrane The Sorcerer: Miles Davis Continuous rethinking of the four primary elements that define jazz: – harmony, – melody, – rhythm and – instrumentation.

Miles Davis He emerged as the archetypal modern jazz musician and the civil-rights-era black man Father was a dental surgeon Self-possessed Preferred the middle register to the high register Focused on timbre and melody playing fewer and longer tones. (Sippin at Bells)Sippin at Bells

Miles Davis, “So What”So What 1949, broke away from Parker and began to record with musicians who would later form the nonet. (Birth of the Cool)Birth of the Cool Walkin

Gil Evans, “Witchcraft”Witchcraft Arranger for Miles Davis Kind of Blue Jazz fixated for 15 yers on chromatic harmony and technical challenges of improvisation. Sketches of Spain Porgy and Bess

John Coltrane, “Giant Steps”Giant Steps

Coltrane, “Acknowledgement”Acknowledgement

Davis, “E.S.P.”E.S.P. Round Midnight