Jazz Musical Styles (Part 3)

Jazz Style Period (Part 3)

Bebop Jazz (1945-1950)

Bop (1945-1950)

CHARACTERISTICS

• Drummer is now more interactive (dropping bombs) with soloist. 

• Use of contrafacts (original melody 

  lines written over standard chord progressions). 

• Increased harmonic complexities (alterations and substitutions of standard chord progressions).

Bop (1945-1950)

CHARACTERISTICS: 

•  Small ensembles (trio, quartet, quintet). 

• Focus on improvisation rather than on complex arrangements. 

• Complex, angular melodies usually played in unison. Longer, irregular 

  phrasing.

• Usually faster tempos than in swing. 

• Emphasis on virtuosity, instrumental technique.  

IMPORTANT MUSICIANS: 

• Charlie "Bird" Parker (alto sax)

• Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet)

• Thelonious Monk (piano) 

• John Coltrane (tenor sax)

• Miles Davis (trumpet)

• J.J. Johnson (trombone)

Multiple Choice

In Bebop Jazz irregular phrasing is played _____________.

• Shorter

• Longer

Multiple Choice

Bebop usually has __________ tempos than in swing.

• Slower

• Faster

Multiple Choice

The _______________ is now more

interactive (dropping bombs) with soloist.

• Guitarist

• Pianist

• Drummer

• Saxophonist

Multiple Choice

Use of _____________ is original melody lines written over standard chord progressions.

• contraband

• contrafacts

• contrabass

• contradictory

Multiple Choice

Charlie "Bird" Parker played what instrument?

• Saxophone

• Trumpet

• Piano

• Trombone

• Drums

Multiple Choice

John Coltrane played what instrument?

• Saxophone

• Trumpet

• Piano

• Trombone

• Drums

Multiple Choice

Miles Davis played what instrument?

• Saxophone

• Trumpet

• Piano

• Trombone

• Drums

Multiple Choice

Thelonius Monk played what instrument?

• Saxophone

• Trumpet

• Piano

• Trombone

• Drums

Multiple Choice

J.J. Johnson played what instrument?

• Saxophone

• Trumpet

• Piano

• Trombone

• Drums

Multiple Choice

Dizzy Gillespie played what instrument?

• Saxophone

• Trumpet

• Piano

• Trombone

• Drums