The History of Jazz by Isabel Baba
por Isabel Baba
1. Early Jazz
1.1. New Orleans
1.1.1. Musical Characteristics: Jazz began to emerge as part of a broad musical revolution encompassing ragtime, blues, spirituals, marches, and it reflected the profound contributions of people of African heritage to this new and distinctly American music
1.1.2. Performers/Composers: Wynton Marsalis, Charles "Buddy" Bolden, Louis Daniel Armstrong
1.1.3. Recordings
1.2. Chicago
1.2.1. Musical Characteristics: Its artists and influence inspired a new generation of music; modern rock, pop, alternative music and more all have roots in Chicago jazz and owe much to its founders.
1.2.2. Performers/Composers; Tony Jackson, Freddie Keppard, Manuel Perez
1.2.3. Recordings
2. Bebop
2.1. Musical Characteristics: Developed in the mid-1940s which featured songs characterized by a fast tempo, complex chord progressions with rapid chord changes and numerous changes of key, instrumental virtuosity, and improvisation.
2.2. Performers/Composers: Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie
2.3. Recordings
3. Swing
3.1. Musical Characteristics: The name swing came from the 'swing feel' where the emphasis is on the off-beat or weaker pulse in the music. Swing bands had soloists who would improvise over the melody.
3.2. Performers/Composers: Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman
3.3. Recordings
4. Blues
4.1. Musical Characteristics: The Blues originated on Southern plantations in the 19th century. It incorporated spirituals, work songs, chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads.
4.2. Performers/Composers B.B King, Buddy Guy, Robert Johnson
5. Ragtime
5.1. Musical Characteristics: It's a musical genre which enjoyed its peak between 1897 and 1918.It has a 'ragged' rhythm and found its characteristic expression in formally structured piano compositions.
5.2. Performers/Composers: Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton
6. Brassbands
6.1. Musical Characteristics: The Brass band movement of the British Isles began as an effort to provide the working class a social and cultural outlet.
6.2. Performers/Composers; Eric Ball, Edwrd Gregson, Elgar Howarth