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1 History of Jazz Miss Paschall 8 th Grade General Music

2 Blues Developed in the 1800s Continues today Exists in every time period and style Name a modern blues musician

3 Ragtime (1890-1917) Composed piano music written by African Americans Influenced jazz Most famous Ragtime composer is Scott Joplin Maple Leaf Rag

4 New Orleans

5 Beginnings of Jazz

6 Dixieland (1900-1920s) Originated in New Orleans Combination of African and European styles Large bands with cornet, clarinet, trombone, banjo, tuba, and drums Tuba used instead of string bass; sometimes these bands marched

7 Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) Nickname was Satchmo Played trumpet Improvised vocally by scat singing Scat-singing is improvised singing with nonsense words

8 Louis Armstrong

9 Louis Armstrong and Joe Oliver

10 Louis Armstrong Listening Examples Jeepers Creepers

11 Louis Armstrong Listening Examples St. Louis Blues

12 Louis Armstrong Listening Examples Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off (with Ella Fitzgerald)

13 Louis Armstrong Listening Examples They Can’t Take That Away From Me (scat singing with Ella Fitzgerald)

14 Louis Armstrong Listening Examples Hello Dolly

15 Louis Armstrong Listening Examples What a Wonderful World

16 Boogie-Woogie (1920s-1930s) Occurred during the Great Depression Bands were smaller due to the Great Depression and the need to save money Piano was added because it could play more parts than any other instrument Count Basie Topsy

17 Swing (1932-1942) Large dance bands because the Great Depression was over This happy era ended when the U.S. entered World War II Important Swing Band Leaders: Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Glenn Miller

18 Duke Ellington (1899-1974) Played piano and composed many pieces Cottontail

19 Duke Ellington Take the A Train

20 Benny Goodman (1909-1986) Played clarinet First popular jazz band to include both white and black musicians Don’t Be That Way

21 Benny Goodman First jazz group to play swing music at Carnegie Hall This gave jazz musicians greater respect Sing Sing Sing

22 Count Basie (1904-1984) Talented piano player Led band while playing piano Swingin the Blues

23 Glenn Miller (1904-1944) Played trombone Most popular swing band at the time Entertained troops overseas during World War II In the Mood

24 Bebop (1940-1950) Groups were smaller because of World War II Music was often fast and complex

25 Dizzy Gillespie (1917-1993) Mixed jazz with African and Cuban rhythms Was a prankster and once kicked out of a band Trademark--trumpet with a bent bell

26 Charlie Parker (1920-1955) Extremely talented saxophone player Performed complex solos Died at 34 because of drug and alcohol problems Groovin High, Parker (sax), Gillespie(tpt)

27 Cool Jazz (1949-1955) Reaction to the Bebop style Much more relaxed and less complex than Bebop music Songs are slower and longer during this era of jazz

28 Miles Davis (1926-1991) Trumpet player His influence helped the evolution of jazz Was also a boxer and a painter So What

29 Decline of Jazz Jazz was “taken out of Harlem and put in Carnegie Hall and downtown in those joints where you’ve got to be quiet. The black people split and went back to Harlem, back to the rhythm and blues, so they could have a good time.” -tenor sax player Johnny Griffin

30 Decline of Jazz “White kids were jamming the rock halls and the older people were staying home and watching TV. Maybe they found they couldn’t pat their feet to our music anymore.” -pianist Hampton Hawes

31 Modern Jazz (1960-present) Funk/Soul Avante-Garde (free jazz) Straight-ahead (traditional) Latin Jazz Fusion

32 Funk/Soul Reverted to basic harmonies Used funky rhythms James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone, Buddy Rich Buddy Rich, Slow Funk

33 Avante-Garde (free jazz) Less structure John Coltrane –Short life, but great jazz influence –Played saxophone solos an hour in length –Died from liver cancer at age 40 John Coltrane, Giant Steps

34 Straight-Ahead (traditional) Uses improvisation Emotional Wynton Marsalis, Sarah Vaughn, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra Sarah Vaughn – They Can’t Take That Away From Me

35 Straight-Ahead (traditional) Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra – Take the A Train

36 Straight-Ahead (traditional) Wynton Marsalis –Goodbye

37 Latin African and Latin American rhythms combined with jazz Carlos Santana, Tito Puente, Chick Corea Chick Corea, Armando’s Tango; Wigwam

38 Jazz Fusion Mixed jazz with rock Chick Corea Bobby McFerrin Weather Report Blood, Sweat, and Tears –Spinning Wheel

39 Bibliography Jazz: Gumbo: Beginnings: 1917. PBS (2000). Retrieved January 9, 2007, from PowerMediaPlus.com. http://www.powermediaplus.com http://www.powermediaplus.com Jazz: The Gift: 1917-1924: Part One. PBS (2000). Retrieved January 11, 2007 from PowerMediaPlus.com. http://www.powermediaplus.com http://www.powermediaplus.com Jazz: The Gift: 1917-1924: Part Two. PBS (2000). Retrieved January 11, 2007 from PowerMediaPlus.com. http://www.powermediaplus.com http://www.powermediaplus.com

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