1. WAYNE COMMUNITY COLLEGE MUS 112-40 Introduction to Jazz Fall, 2015-2016 Tuesday/Thursday 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. SJAFB Library Bldg. Instructor Information Instructor: Dr. Joseph Hodges Telephone Numbers: (252) 523-9093 (H) (252) 527-8591 Ext 2379 (O) Office Hours: 8-9:30 a.m. E-Mail Address: jmhodges@waynecc.edujmhodges@waynecc.edu jhodges@lenoir.k12.nc.us FAX Number:(252) 527-9014

2. Dr. Hodges’ Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVilO s2j2UbIxOcAxOUPzqfMniAaHM3db https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVilO s2j2UbIxOcAxOUPzqfMniAaHM3db

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. John Coltrane, “Giant Steps”Giant Steps

8. Coltrane, “Acknowledgement”Acknowledgement

9. Davis, “E.S.P.”E.S.P. Round Midnight