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Ragtime
Originated from african american music
Popular throughout America
Mike Bermard
Essentially a piano music
Simple syncopation
Harmonic orthodoxy -
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Bebop
Rhythms are not too syncopated
Quick tempo
Complex Chord progression
Influenced by swing
Evolved after WW2
Lots of improvisation
Lots of Solo pieces
Clifford Brown
James Moody
Started in Kansas City (southwest) -
Period: to
New Orleans
Driven by rhythm section
‘Dixieland’
Happy music
Small bands
Louis Armstrong
Brassey -
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Blues
12 bar progression
4 beats a bar
Janis Joplin
B.B King
Played by…
Guitar
Piano
Bass
Drums
sax -
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Hot Jazz
Originated in New Orleans
Fast and upbeat tempo
Bigger bands
Louis Armstrong
Played by…
-Trumpet
-Clarinet
-Trumbone
-Tuba
-Drums
-Banjo -
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Swing
Originated in US
Influenced pop music, blues and bebox
Influenced by dance
Dance purpose
Accent always on the up beat
Rhythmic
triplet
William James
Alton Glenn -
Period: to
Cool Jazz
Relax tempo
Lighter tone
Gentler and laid back
less emotional
Influenced by swing and Jazz
Dave Brubeck
Niles Davis -
Period: to
Free Jazz
No rules (improvisation)
Started in US
Makes the rhythm feel likes waves -
Period: to
Hard Bop
Characteristics
Simpler, more catchy and less complicated than Bebop
Recognizable beats
Used original chord progressions
More emotional and ‘soulful’
Simple
emotive
memorable melodies Features of Style eg. rhythm, timbre
strong driving rhythm
Catchy melodies
Slow and medium tempos
Mix of gospel music and blues Well known composers/performers
Horace Silver
Charles Mingus
Art Blakey Time frame/country;
originating with The Jazz Messengers -
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Fusion
instruments were electronically alted
forfront of jazz
blending of jass and rock