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)

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What are the three small ensembles used in bebop jazz?

Fill in the Blanks

Bebop Jazz focuses on

rather than on

complex arrangements.

Fill in the Blanks

Complex, angular melodies in bebop jazz are usually played in

.

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