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63 Cards in this Set
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12 bar blues form |
Musical form with a. Harmonic scheme of I, IV, and V chords |
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32 bar AABA form |
Musical form with 8 bar repeated section, 8 bar contrasting part, and first 8 again |
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Beat |
Pulse implied by the music |
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Break |
Short rhythmic melodic solo played by an instrument between ensemble passages |
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Bridge |
B section in AABA form |
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Chord changes |
Aka chord progression Sequence of chords for a tune Used often for jazz improv |
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Chording |
Harmonic accompaniment Chord played on every beat |
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Chorus |
One time through the form of a tune |
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Comping |
Harmonic accompaniment Evolved from chording Chording played sporadically |
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Creole |
Person descended from French, Sppanish, or portuguese settlers of the southern US, especially Louisiana portuguese settlers of the southern US, especially Louisiana settlers of the southern US, especially Louisiana |
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Creole of color |
Person mixed with black and European ancestry Ex. jelly roll Morton |
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Double time |
Feeling of music going twice as far as the tempo Chord progression is actually normal |
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Drumset |
Snare drum Small Tom Tom Large (floor) Tom Tom Bass drum Ride cymbal Crash cymbal Hi-hat |
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Head |
Musical Melody or theme At beginning or end of jazz performance |
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Meter |
How beats are grouped |
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Paraphrase |
Decorate and rework a melody |
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Quote |
Playing a part of a well known time within one's solo |
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Rag |
Syncopate |
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Release |
Same as bridge |
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Rhythm |
The result of various durations of sounds and silences |
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Rhythm section |
Some combo of Piano Bass Drum Guitar Provides support for the soloist |
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Rhythmization |
Playing melodic instruments in highly percussive ways |
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Scale |
Ascending out descending prescribed pattern of notes |
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Scat singing |
Jazz improvisation using the human voice as an instrument with nonsense syllables |
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Stride piano |
Early piano style Left hand plays bass notes (1,3) And chords (2,4) |
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Syncopation |
Anticipation of the beat, often accented This is a function of rhythm |
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Tempo |
Relative speed at which beats occur |
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Trading fours |
Alternating solos between instruments for four bars each |
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Waking bass |
Each beat recieves a separate tone, moving sequence of quarter notes |
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The first jazz recording? |
Dixie Jazz Band One-Step Chicago The Original Dixieland Jazz Band Led by Nick LaRocca |
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Musics that are forerunners of jazz? |
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European devices of jazz |
*Instruments Improv Syncopation Harmony Role of percussion Repetition of patterns |
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African devices of jazz |
*Rhythmization *Roughening, Buzzes, ringing *Blue notes Improv Syncopation Harmony Role of percussion Repetition of brief patterns Polyrhythms Decorated tones |
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Louis Armstrong |
Biggest name First to demonstrate solo improv rather than Dixieland style Johnny Dodds and Kid Ory player with him |
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Johnny Dodds |
Clarinet |
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Lil Hardin (Armstrong) |
Pianist Married Louis Armstrong |
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Earl "Fatha" Hines |
Pianist Replaced lil Armstrong Combined styles in his solo Known for cornet like it trumpet like figures |
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James P Johnson |
First East coast pianist Played stride piano style |
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Scott Joplin |
King of ragtime Preeminent composer of piano rags |
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Jelly Roll Morton |
Composer, pianist, bandleader, arranger First great jazz composer Creole from New Orleans Led the red hot peppers Stride, break, and stoptime |
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Joe King Oliver |
Created King Oliver Creole Jazz Band |
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Kid Ory |
Trumbonist |
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East coast piano tradition |
James P Johnson Fats Waller count basie All played stride piano style |
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Bessie Smith |
Most popular female blues singer of 20s and 30s Made many recordings, often with Louis and James P Johnson |
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Dixieland |
New Orleans jazz Made by Creoles Improv (group) |
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Paraphrase |
Decorate and rework a Melody or parts of a melody |
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Rag |
Syncopate |
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Riff |
A short repeated phrase, often used to back up composed or improvised musical material |
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Soli |
In a big band,a solo played by a section |
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Tutti |
In a big band, the whole band plays together |
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Duke Ellington |
Composer, pianist, band director, arranger Jazz standards-longer forms Jazz and classical suites Sacred concerts "Beyond category" |
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Billy Strayhorn |
Jazz composer, Partnered with Duke His songs could go on the radio |
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Johnny Hodges |
Alto sax Played with Duke Beautiful sounds, wide vibrato, sliding from note to note |
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Cootie Williams |
Trumpet In Ellington's band |
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Jimmy blanton |
Bass in Ellington's band |
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Count basie |
1935 took over bennt moten Kansas City orchestra First recordings in 1937 Kansas City style constant riffing Chording to comping |
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Lester young (prez) |
Tenor sax In count basie band Influencing sound of cool jazz or west coast jazz Pork pie hat Coined the term cool and bread Goodbye pork pie hat written by Charles Mingus after Lester's death |
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Mary Lou williams |
Pianist, composer, arranger Joined Duke band at 15 Could play any style as a pianist |
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Billie holiday |
Jazz singer from Baltimore Great relationship with Lester young Improvisation of the melody lines |
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Bebop |
Jazz of the 40s Small group Fast tempo More complex melodies, rhythms, and harmonic Substitute chords Ride cymbal has time Hip |
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Bebop luminaries |
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Charlie parker |
Alto sax Most important person of Bebop Often played double time Composed intricate melodies, over fast chord changes |
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Dizzy gillespie |
First and most important Bebop trumpeter Joined Charlie in 45 Bent trumpet A night in Tunisia= first Latin jazz |