History of Jazz

1. Roots of Jazz

1.1. Blues(1890-1950's)

1.1.1. African American derived music that envolved hymns, work songs and field hollers.

1.2. Ragtime(1897-1918)

1.2.1. Began as dance music in Red-light districts.

1.3. Brass Bands (Late 1800's to Early 1900's)

1.3.1. Fusion of Eurpean styled military band music and African folk music.

2. Major Style Periods

2.1. Early Jazz

2.1.1. New Orleans Style (1900-1917)

2.1.1.1. Characteristics and Artists

2.1.1.1.1. characteristics

2.1.1.1.2. Improv

2.1.1.1.3. Tuba

2.1.1.1.4. Banjo

2.1.1.1.5. Based on a March or Church melody

2.1.1.1.6. Breaks

2.1.1.1.7. Brass Instruments

2.1.1.1.8. Artists:

2.1.1.1.9. Jelly Roll Morton

2.1.1.1.10. Joseph "King" Oliver

2.1.1.1.11. Louis Armstrong

2.1.1.2. Recordings

2.1.1.3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-xzfwDAn1I

2.1.1.4. Louis Armstrong - Dream a Little Dream

2.1.2. Chicago (began early 1920's)

2.1.2.1. Characteristics and Artists

2.1.2.1.1. characteristics

2.1.2.1.2. Polyphony

2.1.2.1.3. Guitar/String Bass

2.1.2.1.4. Artists

2.1.2.1.5. Earl Hines

2.1.2.1.6. Johnny Dodds

2.1.2.1.7. Sidney Bichet

2.1.2.2. Recordings

2.1.2.3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OJ1MzKTivU

2.1.2.4. Earl Hines - Dream of You

2.2. Swing (1935-1945)

2.2.1. Characteristics and Artists

2.2.1.1. characteristics

2.2.1.2. Less Improv

2.2.1.3. Emphasison Showmanship

2.2.1.4. Arrangements ( Tutti, Soli, Shout Chours, Riffs)

2.2.1.5. Sections ( Saxphones, Brass, Rythym)

2.2.1.6. Artists

2.2.1.7. Duke Ellington

2.2.1.8. Count Bassie

2.2.1.9. Coleman Hawkins

2.2.2. Recording

2.2.3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDQpZT3GhDg

2.2.4. Duke Ellington - It Don't Mean A Thing

2.3. Bebop (began early 1940's)

2.3.1. Characteristics And Artists

2.3.1.1. characteristics

2.3.1.2. Small Ensembles

2.3.1.3. Complex anglular melodies played in unison

2.3.1.4. Faster Tempos than Swing

2.3.1.5. HarmonicComplexities

2.3.1.6. Fast Beat

2.3.1.7. Artists

2.3.1.8. Charlie Parker

2.3.1.9. Dizzy Gillespie

2.3.1.10. Thelonius Monk

2.3.2. Recording

2.3.3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukL3TDV6XRg

2.3.4. Charlie Parker - Groovin High