Test 1 Flashcards
(56 cards)
1
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Robert Johnson
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- Blues Legend
- guitar and vocals
- “Crossroad Blues”
2
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W.C. Handy
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- Father of the Blues
- first to write blues and blues forms down
- “Memphis Blues”
- “St. Louis Blues” *
- formed his own publishing company
3
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John Philip Sousa
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- Brass band leader
- military March style
- always played on the quarter note to match marching
4
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Stephen Foster
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- minstrel performer
- the father of American music
5
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James Bland
A
The worlds greatest minstrel man
6
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Ragtime
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- piano players imitate the sound of a brass band
- LH: goes back and forth
- RH: plays syncopated melodies
- mostly resembles brass band form
7
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Scott Joplin
A
- piano and composer
- ragtime
- “Maple Leaf Rag”
- composed and produced “Treemonisha” - an opera with ragtime incorporated into it
8
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Buddy Bolden
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- the first jazz musician
- trumpet and cornet
9
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Bunk Johnson
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- active in New Orleans
- cornet
- lost his teeth and was unable to play until he got them fixed
10
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Buddy Petit
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- cornet
- revered as one of the greatest New Orleans cornet players
- led bands
11
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Freddie Kepperd
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- cornet
- top player in New Orleans
- didn’t record because he didn’t want to give away his tricks
12
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Joe “King” Oliver
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- cornet and band leader
- mentored Louis Armstrong
- excelled in improvisation
- master of tonal manipulation and the use of mutes
- led Creole Jazz Band
13
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Johnny Dods
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- clarinet
- edgy tone with fast vibrato
- played wonderful countermelodies
14
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Jimmy Noone
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- clarinet
- dark warm sound
- Creole style
15
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Sidney Bechet
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- clarinet and soprano sax
- highly regarded in early jazz
- one of the first important soloists to appear
- big sound, wide vibrato, played with imagination
16
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Kid Ory
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- trombone
- toured and recorded during the 1940s Dixieland Revival
17
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Henore Dutrey
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- trombone
18
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Baby Dodds
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Drums
19
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Zutty Singleton
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- drums
- military style of rudimentary drumming
- used brushes and the hi hat
20
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Original Dixieland Jass Band
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- white New Orleans musicians who learned to play jazz by imitating black players there
- were a big success in Chicago
- “Livery Stable Blues” and “Original Dixie Jazz One Step”
21
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Stride Piano
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- LH: goes back and forth creating an oom-pah effect
- RH: plays the melody
- swing eighth notes are a general part of the rhythmic feel
- walking up and down the keys is common
22
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James P. Johnson
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- piano
- stride style
- Father of Stride Piano
- “Carolina Shout”
- influenced Duke Ellington
23
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Willie “The Lion” Smith
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- piano
- stride style
24
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Charles “Luckyeth” Roberts
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- piano
- stride style
- “Pork and Beans”
25
Fats Waller
- piano and organ
- stride style
- protege of James P. Johnson
26
Boogie Woogie (Honky Tonk)
- specifically piano style
- LH: stationary repetitive pattern
- RH: improvised blues riffs
- mostly AAB blues form used
27
Meade "Lux" Lewis
- piano
- father of boogie woogie
- "Honky Tonk Train Blues"
28
Pete Johnson
- piano (boogie woogie)
| - "Climbin' and Screamin' "
29
Jimmy Yancey
- piano (boogie woogie)
- "State Street Special"
- inducted into the Rock n Roll hall of fame
30
Louis Armstrong
- cornet, trumpet and singer
- joined Joe "King" Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
- his bands: Hot Five, Hot Seven, All Stars
- first great jazz soloist
- double time, increased upper range, hot sound, fast vibrato
- good sense of swing, SCAT vocals
- influenced people to play trumpet instead of cornet
- vocals: "Hello Dolly" and "What a Wonderful World"
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Earl Hines
- piano
- trumpet influenced his style
- right hand: single note melodies, octaves to imitate Armstrong's hot sound, octave tremolo to imitate vibrato
- "West End Blues"
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Bix Beiderbecke
- cornet
- mostly self taught
- unorthodox system of fingerings gave him a unique sound
- joined the band the Wolverines
- great white jazz soloist - very impressive
- teamed up with Frankie Trumbauer
- played in Paul Whiteman's orchestra
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Paul Whiteman
Band leader
| - "Changes"
34
Austin High Gang
- white musicians excited about jazz in Chicago
| - one member: Bud Freeman (sax)
35
Jelly Roll Morton
- piano
- first jazz composer/arranger
- his band was the Red Hot Peppers
- inspired Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus
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Ma Rainey
- singer
- mother of the blues
- recorded with the Paramount label
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Bessie Smith
- singer
- Empress of the blues
- became a TOBA star - live theater booking agency
38
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- blues
- guitar player and singer
- made recordings with the Paramount Label
39
"O Berta Berta"
- Leroy Miller and Group of Prisoners
40
"St. Louis Blues"
- Bessie Smith
| - 1925
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"Maple Leaf Rag" (ragtime)
Scott Joplin
| - 1916
42
"Maple leaf rag" (swing - jazzy)
Jelly Roll Morton
| - 1938
43
"Crossroad Blues"
Robert Johnson
| - 1937
44
"Jelly Bean Blues"
Ma Rainey
| - 1924
45
"Broadway Hit Melody"
James Reese Europe
| - 1919
46
"Dixie Jazz Band One Step"
Original Dixie Jass Band
| - 1917
47
"Dippermouth Blues"
King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
| - 1923
48
"Hotter than That"
Hot Five
| - 1927
49
"West End Blues"
Hot Five
| - 1928
50
"Black Bottom Stomp"
Red Hot Peppers
| - 1926
51
"River Boat Shuffle"
Bix Beiderbecke/ Frankie Trumbauer Orchestra
| - 1927
52
"Carolina Shout"
James P. Johnson
| - 1921
53
"Handful of Keys"
Fats Waller
| - 1929
54
"Honky Tonk Train Blues"
Meade Lux Lewis
| - 1937
55
"Boogie Woogie"
Pete Johnson
| - 1938
56
"Changes"
Paul Whiteman Orchestra
| - 1927
