MUSIC 8 THE REAL FINAL

§ Influenced by Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone, and James Brown
§ United Miles own blues roots with rock, international music and avant garde trends in jazz
§ Led by the single most influential musician in the genre
§ Most important groups of the following decades were led by this bands alumni

§ In early recordings abandoned the soloist with rhythm section accompaniment paradigm of traditional jazz in favor of a more collective approach to improvisation
§ Anticipated and contributed to a growing interest in world music rhythms and structures.
§ Black mark

§ Their first album "the Headhunters " is one of the top 5 selling recordings in the history of jazz
§ Sound characterized by heavy use of the clarinet in a guitar like rhythmic role
§ Widely sampled by acts including Nas, Coolio, and Madonna

§ A descendant of earlier bands continuing experiments with form, polyrhythm melody, harmony and often adding language to the equation

§ Association - Charlie Parker
§ Was a leader for 40 years - hiring and mentoring many of the best musicians and composer in jazz
§ Emphasized dynamic control in ensembles and thematic
§ Improvisations for soloists
§ Notable sideman : Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter
§ Shuffle Rhythm)
§ Bill Extine??

§ Heavily influenced by music of Duke Ellington, like Ellington his writing was tailored to musicians in his ensembles and emphasized their strengths.
§ Changes in tempo in songs
§ Lovebird was dedicated to CHARLIE PARKER!
§ His music is difficult to categorize - it has elements of gospel music, classical music free jazz and the collective improvisations o f New Orleans jazz.
§ Notable Sideman: Pepper Adams, Eric Dolphy Charles McPherson

§ His accessible compositions were noted for sing able melodies, elegant harmony
§ Helped create the rhythmically forceful branch of jazz known as "hard bop"
§ Notable sideman: blue Mitchell, Joe Henderson. And Woody Shaw

§ Along with partner Don Redman created a format for BIG BAND ARRANGEMENTS that was to influence arrangers for the net 30 years.
§ His arrangements contributed to the success of clarinetist Benny Goodman
§ He was a pianist
§ Use saxophone to support piano

§ Originally influenced by Duke Ellington and Don Redman
§ Expanded the orchestral palette of jazz using rarely heard instruments. Including the French horn, tuba, harp, mandolin, bassoon among others.
§ Was also interested in popular music and created arrangements of the music of Jimi Hendrix
§ Record with David Bowie and Sting
§ Dissonance
§ Association - Miles Davis

§ The arrangers training in classical and long form music was essential to the duke Ellington Orchestra enabling their experiments in extended compositions
§ Was a prolific composer as well, contributed several important works to the jazz cannon.

§ Piano with Gil Evan Orchestra
§ Jazz Recording artist accomplished

○ Was an assistant/librarian for mentor Gil Evans
○ A pioneer in internet marketing - is the first artist to win a Grammy award for a recording sol exclusively on the web.

§ One of the giants of Harlem "Stude Piano"
§ Prolific composer of popular music
§ First significant jazz organist.

§ Using stride piano as a point of departure, expanded the vocabulary of the jazz piano with astonishing technique, advanced harmonic concepts and boundless creativity.
§ Prominent classical musicians including Sergei Rachmaninoff and Vladimir Horowitz attended his performances and marveled at his technique.
§ Partial blindness.

§ Originally influenced by Fats Waller/Art Tatum
§ He later began to weave classical influences (such as French composers Debussy and Satie) in to his work
§ Has performed composed and recorded for over 70 years.
§ One o f the longest and most prolific careers in the history of jazz.

§ Wrote a piano concerto in honor of Art Tatum, which was performed in their shared hometown by the Toledo symphony Orchestra.
§ Has been a professor at the Rutgers University in their renowned jazz department.

§ Is considered o be the most prolific and widely praised solo jazz pianist of his generation
§ Recipient of the 2003 Guggenheim memorial fellowship for composition and 3 Grammy nominations
§ Openly gay, raised money for HIV research.

○ Use of trio format consideredrevolutionary at a time when big bands dominated the jazz scene.
○ The trios piano bas guitar instrumentation has been adapted by many leading artists, includin oscar peterson, art tatum, ahmad jahmal diana krall

Use of trio foremat as a foil for pianisit cvirutosity
One o fthe finest examples of bebop playin explored by piano trio

This trios use of space, surprise tand reptition has influenced many important musicians including miles davis
The trios recordings are revered by hip hop artists and have been sampled by nas, common jay Z among others