History of Jazz Quiz #2

a place where slaves were permitted to dance, now called Louis Armstrong Park, danced in ring-shouts

developed before the Civil War. White performers would wear black makeup and mimic and ridicule the slave population, replaced by Vaudeville by 1900

purely African in nature, since slaves were not allowed to talk in the fields, they communicated through song.

strayed from minstrel shows, got their name from the Jubilee in "leviticus" where the slaves are set free, fund-raising group

many slaves migrated to the north to escape racial strife after WWI, affected where jazz music was recorded

usually thought of as piano genre, does not swing, came from military march form, AABBACCDD, even division of the beat

composed by Scott Joplin and Jelly Roll Morton. Joplin's was played on a piano roll. Morton's had more improv

made music specifically for african american listeners, connected to Okeh Rcords, name not a perjorative

followed lead of Ma Rainey, sang Lost Your Head Blues, 1926

black saxophonist, played Blue Horizon, 1944 part of Dixieland Revival,

black pianist, performed Black Bottom Stomp, Maple Leaf Rag

black guitarist, sang Hell Hound on my Trail, 1937 nasal quality and difficult to count measures, influenced Eric Clapton

nicknamed "Satchmo," known for scat singing, being an "Uncle Tom," and stressing solo improv rather than group improv

Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five, 1927

Louis Armstrong, example of scat singing, response to a song "Hotter than Hell"

Armstrong's most famous opening cadenza, Earl Hines on piano

1928, duo between Armstrong and Hines, slight competition in the song

played the cornet, more introspective music than Armstrong, first white performer to be admired by blacks, self taught, wanted to be remembered as a composer in "In a Mist"

emphasis on all 4 beats, only entertainment value, started in late 1920's, only time when jazz music was popular to listen to

stronger focus on arranging, musical literacy an essential, big band became the standard group, consolidation of the drum set.

The Stampede and Wrappin it up, 1926 and 1934

Takes over Bennie Moten's band: Freddie Green-guitar, Jo Jones-drumes, Walter Page-bass, Count Basie-piano,

songs were part of Kansas City Swing Style: Doggin Around and Jumpin at the Woodside,

started playing jungle floor shows in NO, sophisticated background, moved to NYC, had a son Mercer, composer, pianist and bandleader. master of the three minute form because of the material he could pack in 3 mins. featured stronger players in his band, would write AABA | BAA

Jungle pieces, Popular dance pieces, Mood Pieces, Solo features the suites

1926 and 1937, Ellington wrote about a homeless man in STL

focused on composition rather than improv, 1940, used different mutes throughout

based on Fibonacci series of numbers, found in Ellington's Warm Valley

King of Swing, extensive classical training, played with Bix at 14, defined jazz clarinet, autocratic method of conducting a band, popularized swing

first racially integrated band. Lionel Hampton-vibrophone, Gene Krupa-drums, Teddy Wilson-trumpet, Benny-clarinet,

featured Krupa on drums

Fisk Jubillee Singers

first jazz recording, "Livery Stable Blues" all white group

Wolverines, Frankie Trumbauer, and Paul Whiteman (more commerical)

call and response, also musicians can be doublers for two different instruments